Quick Cabbage Frittata
Believe it or not, we are moving once again. Not far though. To the other side of the hill. To the center of Los Angeles. To the same townhouse we lived in when the kids were little, during our first…
Vipassana Sunflower Seed Dressing
I arrived at the Dhamma Vipassana center in North Fork on Wednesday, January 1st, 2025 at 4 PM. My husband drove me there with his mother in the front and my youngest next to me in the back. I could…
Buckwheat, Brussel Sprouts & Leek
I’m not the kind of cook or food blogger that plan meals. I wish I was. Or maybe not. I like being an improvisor. Even when I cook holidays meals I decide what to cook according to what I have…
Zucchini stuffed With White Beans
How do you feel about AI? As a content creator, I don’t use it as much as I could. I mainly use it for proofreading, including this post. For someone whose English is a second language, it’s a life-changing tool.…
Eggplant Stew in 1 Hour or Less
Another childhood Moroccan dish that I modified a little bit and turned vegan—my mother and grandmother used to make it with chicken legs or stew beef meat. When I was a little kid that was the only eggplant dish I…
Dates With Destiny
As a kid in Israel, whenever I spotted a palm tree with clusters of yellow dates, I would run to it and look at the ground for fallen fruits. I would look for the ones that were intact. If they…
Lotus Root Stir-Fry
My life is better now in many ways, but it isn’t as adventurous and exciting as it used to be when I was in my twenties or thirties, or like the lives of all those National Geographic photographers — you…
Simple Pumpkin Lentil Soup
Yesterday, I accidentally stumbled upon a diary entry from exactly a year ago. It’s in Hebrew, so I translated it for you: Sunday, October 8, 23 (in London at Ruby’s) The situation in Israel is dire. More than 600 people…
Simple Split Pea Soup
Hey Autumn, what’s up? When are you coming? With these hot flashes and our newly naked house, summer is unbearable. If you live in a fire-risk zone in California, home insurance companies won’t insure you or they’ll triple your insurance…
Simple Carrot Nectarine Salad
Do I always feel like having a salad? Yes indeed! Do I always feel like making a salad? No, not at all. That’s why most of my salad are 2-5 ingredient salads; steam kale salad, cucumber dill salad, best carrot…
Simple Steamed Kale Salad
Before Leo leaves for college, I would like to equip him with as many dorm-friendly and nutritious recipes like my easy garlicky potato salad, simple cucumber dill salad, and this steamed kale salad. It was his request, I didn’t offer…
Simple cucumber Dill salad
Me: Can I play on the iPad? Can I stay home today? Can I stay up all night?Can we have sushi tonight? Can I go to a friend’s house? Can a friend come over? Can I have something sweet? Can I…
Skillet Cornbread With Nectarine
When the Newmans offer you to stay in their country home on the Lake of Glenville, you don’t think about it and hesitate. You postpone your flight back home, and you stay three more days North Carolina. Even if you’ve…
Moroccan Tea Cookies With Anise
Every single time I make a batch of these irresistible heroine-biscuits, I swear it’ll be the last time. And I’d probably keep that promise if someone didn’t always beg me to make them. Or if a sudden burst of inspiration…
Easy Garlicky Potato Salad
Did you know that garlic is more than a pungent and medicinal ingredient? It’s also a powerful spiritual symbol. In many cultures, garlic is believed to protect from evil spirits and negative energies. Some cultures and spiritual practices used garlic…
Salad Inspired By Mexico City
My husband and I just got back from a trip to Mexico City. We flew down there so I can get a dental implant. It is much cheaper there. It’s not something I would normally do but the dentist was…
Easy To Make Spicy Condiment
One of the most annoying things in my work as a recipe developer is titling the recipes—giving them appealing names. Nowadays it’s not enough to call a recipe by its name; you have to add a keyword that will lure…
Sheet Pan Salmon and Vegetables
That’s it, I’ve decided. If I were to take one thing to a deserted island, I would definitely take an oven. Assuming I have electricity. That way I could make fruit rolls, toasted nuts and roasted fish. With an oven…
Cashew Cheese With Truffle Oil
The day I ditched dairy for good, Kleenex suffered a 50% plunge in stock price. It was sometime in my early twenties. After I realized that all my respiratory issues were caused by milk products. It was hard and sad…
Beet and Beet leaves soup
It’s only 10PM but I am drained and tired. Probably from politics, propaganda and worrying. The computer screen hurts my eyes, but before I crawl into bed with Barbara Kingsolver’s book Copperhead Demon let me give you this recipe before…