Hummus With Spinach & Tomato Salad
I was going to make baked falafel, with the little I had in hand, but I over processed the chickpeas (I hummused the hell out of them.) I should’ve had used a fork to mush them. Oh well, no harm…
Japchae
Jap-che, I love saying it with Korean accent. I can make a pretty good Korean accent because I had a Korean friend, who has a thick accent. So thick that when she says zoo it sounds like Jew. She is…
Banana, Whisky & Coconut Nice-cream
No ice cream machine, no dairy, no refined-sugar, no effort, no fuss, just a little bit of patience until the bananas are frozen, and then one more time after you process them into a creamy ice cream.
Feta Baked with Tomatoes & Thyme
Once upon a time we lived in New York City, had no kids and no use for our kitchen. We had our breakfasts at our second homes Cafe Mogador or Cafe Gitane. Z used to get the baked feta and…
Easy Cabbage & Onion Fritters
Shallow-fried fritters I whip up when I’ve waited too long for breakfast and I’m starving. Funny thing is, my older son won’t touch cooked cabbage, but he gobbles these up like there’s no tomorrow. The turmeric’s the secret – gives…
savory vegetable crumble
Don’t you find it annoying when you search for a recipe online, click on a picture, scroll down, and down, and down and down, and after 10 seconds, you’re like, “screw you, I don’t need your recipe!” So from now…
Roasted cauliflower with tahini and herbs
I amObsessedWithLISTS.I listEveryThingTo doTo buyClothes to dyeMovies to seeBooks to readDishes to makeCountries to visitPlaces to exploreSongs and singers to add to my playlistHow I feel (with date and address)Things I’m grateful for…
Plant-based omelet
There are a bunch of restaurants and cafes in Tel Aviv that I like very much. One of them is Cafe Anastasia, which is vegan, refined sugar-free and mostly gluten-free. I go there occasionally for their vegan cheese plate or…
Easy Tomato & Cucumber Salad
We Israelis like to eat breakfast anytime of day. Especially for dinner, because it has many elements yet is light. A typical Israeli breakfast usually includes eggs (shakshuka is one style), different types of cheeses, bread, tahini sauce, and chopped…
Easy Tahini Cookies (V)
I’m craving something sweet But healthy sweet Something to have with my fresh herb tea Something quick and yummy Maybe a cookie? Definitely a cookie! Chocolate chip cookie? No, not again! Oh wow! these look good Ooooh, I love tahini…
Celery, apple & basil smoothie
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a singer, actress, fashion designer and a mom of four adopted children from Africa. I never became a singer, actress or…
Biscotti
If you could live anywhere in the world for one year, where would you live? I would live in a small village in Italy, where I would make friends with the local ladies, learn how to make pasta, explore the area,…
Cashew e pepe
I have serious writer’s block. My brain slams the door in my face every time I sit down to write, just like our nasty upstairs neighbor. I knocked on her door and begged her to ask her little girls to…
Vegan caramelized apple tart
I know that Thanksgiving is tomorrow so I hope you get this recipe before. It’s the best and easiest pie I ever made. I wish though that puff pastry had a nutrition value, but unfortunately it doesn’t. The fact that it’s…
Baked Sweet Potato Boats With Quinoa Salad & Tahini
I spent half of my life in Israel. The other half I spent moving around. In total I lived seven years in New York, five in Los Angeles and five in Mallorca. I am Israeli and will always be, I…
Sweet Potato Rice & Quinoa Pilaf
Rice pilaf – what a great effortless dish to make when you have little motivation and time to cook or clean after—everything goes into one pot, preferably a high-rimmed skillet with a lid. If you make it with basmati rice,…
The best Oatmeal Ever
For me, basic oatmeal is like an empty canvas waiting to be transformed into a rich and delicious masterpiece. in order to to make it rich and delicious you’ll need to add a generous amount of unsaturated fat such as…
Chocolate covered Orange Slices
I have a serious moral question for you: Who is the criminal – the person who picks fruits from trees that don’t belong to them, or the people who own the trees and let the fruits fall to the ground…
Cauliflower Tabouli
I always roast my cauliflower but never thought to chop it finely and make a beautiful salad with it.
Potato Salad With Herb
I love potatoes! Anything that is made with potatoes. From Russian potato salad to tortilla Española to Belgian pommes frites to campfire potatoes. Now that we have a fireplace – the second-best invention after a dryer – we bake them…