Roasted Vegetables with Toasted Almond & Barberries
This is a one-dish meal. It has veggies, herbs, grains and nuts. It has many elements, feel free to skip some or make it with other veggies. Serve with lemony tahini and harissa or schoog.…
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Shuk Machne Yehuda, Jerusalem
I can’t believe how time flies. It’s been exactly one year since we left Israel. And God knows when we will be able to travel again. I miss my family and friends, and the food.…
Smoky Bell Peppers
The aroma of burnt peppers always reminds me of home, my mother’s house in the Negev, the desert of Israel. Every Friday noon my mother burns, directly on the flames, green hot peppers for Matbucha,…
Dairy-Free Orange Pancakes
My boys asked if I can make normal pancakes for a change. Normal as with gluten and eggs. This is my most normal pancake recipe. With a small twist but as fluffy and light as…
Matbucha (Moroccan Slow-Cooked Tomato salad)
Matbucha or cooked tomato salad is a Jewish Moroccan mezze. The tomatoes are cooked slowly with garlic and green hot peppers until it resembles a jam. A slightly sweet, acidic, spicy and smoky jam. In my…
Potato & Caramelized Onion Salad
There are so many versions of potato salads. I love them all. One of my favorite is the potato and herb salad and this one. It’s humble, easy to make and delicious. The caramelized onions…
Toasted Israeli Couscous With Pine Nuts, Currants & Parsley
A non-israeli friend of friends made this dish for Fourth of July, while we were visiting them in Montana. She told me that if she had known that we were Israeli, she would have made…
Turkish-Inspired Flatbreads
Bread recipes normally take long proofing time. The great thing about this one is that it needs only 30 minutes proofing and 1 hour in total. The second great thing is the number of ingredients,…
Vegetable Tempura
I never made tempura before. This was my first time. I was surprised how easy it was. You can tempur anything. I used mini zucchini and zucchini blossoms from my garden (such a treat) and…
Leftover Rice With Caramelized Onions, Toasted Almonds & Herbs
I usually make this when I have leftovers of basmati rice. If you don’t have rice leftovers, it takes 12 minutes to cook basmati (but make sure you wash it thoroughly). You can make it…
Smoky Butternut Squash, Eggplant & Bell Pepper Salad
I made this salad with hummus, tahini and burnt peppers for lunch with friends. Every body loved it.
Lemon Poppy Pancakes (GF + DF)
Does the world need another pancake recipe? Yes, indeed! I rarely make the same pancake recipe. Sometimes I make orange pancakes, blueberry pancakes, pancakes with cardamom. If we don’t have eggs, I make them vegan.…