Chocolate Fudge Brownies are irresistible… but this Israeli spiced up and creamy version are the best ever! One way we make Shabbat special is to add “special” food items to our Shabbat meals. We sing about it in our Shabbat songs – “meat and fish and all tasty foods.” So Read more
Why were these soldiers in Jerusalem for Pesach almost 100 years ago? During WWI the British captured Jerusalem from the Ottoman Turks on December 9 of 1917 (picture on right is the Turks surrendering the Holy City which they had occupied for 400 years). This began a year-long campaign by Read more
Quinoa is a “new world grain” that is grown at high-altitudes in the Andean mountain regions in South America. It is not one of the species of grain identified by the Torah and Sages of the Talmud that could be turned into “chametz“- leavened bread products (wheat, barley, spelt, rye Read more
I invited a friend up to Yavne’el to be distracted and pampered. What better way to soothe you than with long walk in good clean country air and a meal made with fresh wholesome ingredients. Our Sunday brunch included: homemade Boursin cheese, a green salad and quick homemade whole-wheat bread Read more
I love trying new things in the kitchen. So this year as I preparing for Purim I decided to try baking crackers. I wanted to be sure that they were easy to make and at the same time have the right amount of flavor and crunch. This batch truly met Read more
One of the ways we make our Shabbat meals special is by adding a delicious treat for dessert. This past Shabbat I took out an oldie, but goodie recipe from almost four decades ago. I am sure many of us have similar recipes from the friends who cooked with us Read more
This is one of our standard family favorites on Friday night. Because the garlic is cooked, it becomes sweet and loses its intensity, so even the kids love it. Some like to spread the garlic and olive oil mixture right onto their Challah. Others like to mix this into their Read more
When we were raising our kids, the weekly challah baking involved 14 cups of flour, 2 cups of sugar and vast quantities of other ingredients! But now being empty nested, I had to come up with a recipe that was more suitable and healthier for a small Shabbat table. After Read more
I remember the first time I tasted sushi. I loved it! When I moved to the Galilee, I thought my sushi days were over. However we were surprised to find a few restaurants in Tiberias selling kosher sushi! Here is a salad that has all the elements of sushi without Read more
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