Recipes

Usually I use ground beef for hamburgers… sometimes for meatloaf. Meatballs sometimes become a “main course” with side dishes. They are also one of the dishes that become tastier each time they are reheated. The flavors deepen and the sauce is heartier. In Europe, often recipes were sweeter. This is Read more…

There is nothing really Israeli about this recipe other than we made it in Israel. But whenever I post a recipe on our Galilee Green Facebook Page with the word “Israel or Israeli” in it, it attracts huge numbers of anti-Israel trolls. I’d rather have them waste their time on Read more…

Recently I bought a new a new Kitchen Toy that needs very little clean up. It’s a mandolin and it makes really nice sliced vegetables. And it is so much fun! Here is an easy and yummy dish I know you all will love. It’s made with not just potatoes. Read more…

This recipe is from Diana May of Bodega Bay, California. Diana has been part of the Galilee Green Family since May 2016! We recently noticed this wonderful photo on her Facebook page and reached out to her. In Israel, we don’t eat a lot of beef, we tend to stick Read more…

The web is full of quick 1 minute videos on how to prepare the most delicious dishes.  One of the most popular videos lately is the “Challah in a Bag.”  I thought I’d give it a try last Shabbat and designed my own Galilee Green version using our extra virgin Read more…

We are always on the lookout for desserts that are gluten free, dairy free, sugar free… and still taste like dessert! LOL Most gluten free recipes like this one usually make use of Greek yogurt to make it moist. Because our Galilee Green Olive Oil is fruity and mild, you Read more…

It’s not surprising that Corn Latkes (Fritters) are not a traditional European Jewish dish. Maize (Corn) only arrived in Europe in 1493 after Columbus and other Spanish explorers brought it back from the “New World” – most likely Colombia. What is fascinating is that the explorers didn’t bring potatoes back Read more…

We have been sprouting mung beans, lentils and chick peas for a while. It brings out the nutrients and makes them more digestible. Usually we stop the sprouting process after they send out the first tiny roots. Recently a neighbor gave us her automatic sprouting machine which she was no Read more…

At the beginning of the Gazan war, along with the rest of the country we prepared our “safe room.” Since 1992, by law, any new home or apartment building built in Israel is required to have a safe room.  Prior to this, there were public bomb shelters – many are Read more…