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…
ketoish dark chocolate & tahini truffles
They have an addictive flavor and fun to make, which can be challenging when you try to avoid sugar completely. They’re all the diets friendly (Keto, vegan, Paleo…). Too friendly 🙂 if you can limit yourself to 2 maximum 3…
Grain-Free Sesame bagels
These are not your typical New York-style bagels or any traditional bagels, but they do have a hole and can be enjoyed with cream cheese and beet-lax, or my personal favorite, avocado. Additionally, they are much easier and quicker to…
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…
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
I have a tendency to wait with breakfast until I’m absolutely starving, and then I need to whip something up fast. I could make toast — but even when I’m ravenous, I’m fussy. I want something eggy. Something like these…
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…
Easy Vegan Chickpea Omelet
There are a handful of restaurants and cafes in Tel Aviv that I love. One of them is Cafe Anastasia. Everything there is vegan, refined sugar-free, and mostly gluten-free. I go occasionally for their vegan cheese plate or Israeli breakfast…
keto friendly almond cookies
Last week after feeling low and bloated again I decided to quite gluten, grains and most sugars. Luckily, I have Miss Rogel, who’s a friend, a brilliant designer, a talented cook, and many other things. She’s been on a strict…
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…
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…
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.
Quick Radish & Carrot Salad
I came across this recipe while flipping through a beautiful cookbook in Barnes & Noble. Unfortunately I didn’t write down the title of the book so I can’t credit the author. I made because I needed to do something with…