Harissa
Harissa is a Moroccan spicy condiment made with red chile peppers and small hot chili peppers and spices. We eat harissa with braised dishes, sandwiches, soups, salads, couscous, omelets, etc. My husband likes to mix…
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Simple Granola with Poppyseeds
I find most store-bought granolas and granola bars too sweet and too expensive. Why spend $10 for a small bag when you can easily make it yourself? The preparation is takes less than 5 minutes,…
Black Bean Soup & Green Rice
First of all, thank you for supporting me and my humble blog! I love getting your feedback, so please continue to do so. Feel free to request recipes and ideas for easy simple dishes. Second, can…
Dairy-Free Banana Bread With Chocolate Chips
Leo: Mommy, we’re bored! Mommy: How can you be bored when you have a friend over? Leo: Can we play Skylanders? Mommy: Ok, I can put it on my blog. Mommy: No! Kenneth (Leo’s friend):…
White Bean & Tomato Soup
All the women in my family make this soup and we all make it slightly different. For example my grandmother used to make this soup with a beef shank, which makes it more like a stew; My aunts…
Vegan Chanukah Donuts (Sfinj)
Chanukah is the holiday of lights, miracles, and sufganiyot (Jewish donuts). I usually make the classic sufganiyot filled with jelly, but this year I decided to go back to my roots and make sfinj, Jewish…
Farmers Market
You know what is the best thing about moving to a new city? Discovering new places to eat and buy food, like markets and farmers markets. Like the one I used to go to at Union Square…
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Leo and Alex never refuse to help when I offer to make something sweet. So here they are making chocolate chip cookies. All on their own! Leo reads the directions, while Alex wildly and clumsily…
Roasted Cauliflower with Smoked Paprika
It’s one of those dishes that never makes it to the dining table. As soon as it comes out of the oven, the boys start to nibble on it. It’s crunchy, slightly sweet, smokey and…
Cabbage Salad with Pumpkin Seeds
Me: Why do you like this salad very much? Leo: Because I like super-mega-crunchy vegetables. Alex: Because it’s good and it has a nice color.