Vegan Tortilla Soup
The last time I ate a tortilla soup was in a hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Cozumel, Mexico, six years ago. Not sure why it took me so many years to make it. Especially when it’s my husband’s favorite soup (I didn’t…
1-Hour Vegan Shepherd’s Pie
I like to make this lentil shepherd’s pie when a vegan friend comes over for dinner—it impresses and satisfies EVERYONE. People can’t believe my mashed potatoes don’t have any milk or butter – that’s the magic of olive oil and…
Roasted Sweet Potatoes With Puttanesca Sauce
I know, there is a decent selection of gluten-free pastas everywhere but most of them are made with grains or legumes, which I try to avoid because a) they give me digestion problems and b) most of them don’t taste…
Coconut Pumpkin Soup
When I was a kid in the not-so-holy land, the only type of pumpkin – Dla’at in Hebrew, not as fun to say as pumpkin, or as Alex used to call it when he was a toddler pumpking – I…
simple roasted ratatouille
It’s funny that I know how to make ratatouille but didn’t know how to spell ratatuille… it took me five attempts to spell it right RATATOUILLE ? I need to explain, to the French of us, that for me, any…
Seattle fog – earl gray latte
The first time I had an earl gray latte was in Seattle. It was in a place called Mr. West Cafe Bar. They also had the most delicious almond butter and Jam toast. It was one of the best toasts…
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…
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.
Beet Soup with Vegetable Dumplings
A shower thought: If there’s a Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, a Herring Festival in Denmark, a Pizzafest in Naples, and a Dumpling Festival in Hong Kong, then why there’s no Kubbeh Festival in Jerusalem. Kubbeh is a Jewish Iraqi and…
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…
Root Vegetable Hummus
I had started to write this post in the summer, while we where visiting Israel, but never finished it for the same reasons I haven’t been able to start or finish any posts since leaving Los Angeles back in June; lack of time, lack of motivation…
Rosti with Zucchini & Golden Beets
We’re moving! Again? Where to? I can’t tell you yet. You’ll have to wait for my next post. But I’ll give you a hint… It’s a small island in Spain. But before we settle down, we will do some traveling,…
Black Bean Kibbeh
Honestly, I don’t know what to call this dish. I think Kibbeh is the most appropriate name for it other then experimenting with black beans – I was trying to make veggie burger but I over-processed the beans and added a large egg, which made the mixture too mushy to…
Veggie burgers with melted tahini
The first time I had a burger was in the beginning of nineties, in Israel. It was soon after I moved in with my twin friends. David, their New Yorker dad/excellent cook made them for lunch. The first time I had a veggie burger was in 2000 at a…
Vegan Pumpkin Seeds & Kale Pesto
Alex: Mommy, if Anthony Bourdain came over to dinner at our house, do you think he would like your food? Me: I think he would, but he might need to go eat some pork belly or lobster fat afterwards. I actually have a few things…
Simple Thai-Style Coconut Soup
I love Thai food but I don’t like it when restaurants make it overly sweet. Sugar has a negative affect on the immune system. I feel weak when I eat it and my slender body immediately becomes an greenhouse for fungus.