Recently, I spent a fun day in Netanya. A picnic on the beach, then went to a nursery to pick up some new spring plants for the front porch and went out for coffee on the way home. After unloading the car and spending a few minutes organizing the plants Read more…
Craving Something Crunchy? Betcha can’t eat just one! Remember that slogan? I never could eat just one Lay’s Potato chip and walk away. Lays Classic are still my favorite. Chips are irresistible. Especially when they have the right amount of oil and salt. I wanted to come up with a Read more…
It is our tradition to eat a light meal on Thursday evening since I we prepare a rather heavy multi-course Shabbat dinner for Friday night. I’m not really a fan of the 3 P’s – pasta, pizza or potatoes so I’m always on the lookout for something that is both Read more…
What I call a “Mount Tabor Bowl” (otherwise known as the Buddha Bowl or Hippie Bowl) is a creative way of eating a full meal in one personal sized serving dish. The idea is to pack a whole bunch of great food stuff on top of more great food stuff Read more…
We were out shopping recently at a brand new supermarket in the Village of Kfar Tabor just ten minutes down the road from us here in the Galilee. Actually we were picking up some supplies that we plan to use in a special surprise for you soon. As usual the Read more…
We are so excited to share our personal recipes from Israel with you! The first edition contains some of our favorite Israeli Salads!! “Left Click” on the book to automatically download to your “downloads” folder. “Right Click” and “Save Link As” to save a copy to a different folder. Now Read more…
For the past 2000 years, Jews have lived in many countries throughout the world. We settled in these countries and adopted/adapted their customs and culture. You can safely say that we’ve been almost everywhere. In each land we were exposed to all different culinary styles and exotic flavors of our Read more…
Most people love our Galilee Green olive oil because of its unique delicate flavor! However our subscriber Cynthia Liora from Pomona CA posted this picture on her Facebook Wall with the following caption. “Shabbat lights; pure Galilee Green olive oil as fuel. Shabbat Shalom from California!“ Immediately, her friends asked Read more…
Shabbat lunch at our home during cold winter days often includes Cholent. Cholent is the Yiddish word for a traditional Jewish stew prepared on Friday. It is usually simmered overnight for 12 hours or more, and eaten for lunch on Shabbat. Most people make cholent with potatoes, barley, beans and Read more…
The Golan Heights is part of the Biblical Land of Israel that God promised to Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov and their descendants. It belongs to Israel — period. For those who feel like arguing with God, Israel won this territory in a defensive war against Syria and therefore according to Read more…
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