Chicken in Wine and Herbs

Chicken in Wine and Herbs November 30, 2011

  I’m starting a new project – Diti’s Magic Pot My good friend Diti loaned me a giant pot for the coming year (yes, Diti, you read correctly, for the entire year, and thanks) to replace the pots and pans I left behind. I plan to use it often when [...]

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Swiss Chard Frittata

Swiss Chard Frittata November 13, 2011

This isn’t really a frittata or an omelet. More like bunches of fresh greens lightly held together with egg. I tasted it during one of the many family reunions we had lately, when our aunt brought it to the table. This is a very traditional way to cook Swiss chard [...]

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Homemade Tortillas

Homemade Tortillas October 15, 2011

Jump to Recipe Sometimes, cooking is all about magic – like taking some water and flour and creating, within minutes, a soft and pleasant ball of dough. Store-bought tortillas can be tough and dry. The homemade ones are an entirely different story – soft and puffy and utterly delicious. Since [...]

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The Perfect Honey Cake

The Perfect Honey Cake September 26, 2011

Of course we’re making honey cake for Rosh Hashana! What kind of a Jewish New Year would we have without it?! Hital contributed the recipe and beautiful photos. I know there are lots of honey cake recipes floating around looking for a home to visit for the holidays. I’m here [...]

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Fresh Rice Noodle Salad

Fresh Rice Noodle Salad September 16, 2011

I was packing up the house and getting ready to move to Israel for the year – endless lists that seem to expand and never contract. Meetings, goodbyes, last getogethers. I sadly examined my pantry, a long and narrow cabinet; its contents can keep a small Asian restaurant in stock [...]

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Tuna Tartare: 3 Recipes

Tuna Tartare: 3 Recipes September 5, 2011

Anyone who makes raw fish at home knows that the hardest part is finding a great fresh fish!Then you have to get it home safely (fresh fish don’t like heat) and find the time that very same day to make it. I don’t know about you, but for me something [...]

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Raw Zucchini Salad and Zucchini Soup

Raw Zucchini Salad and Zucchini Soup August 24, 2011

It’s mid July now but since we’ve planted our small garden the weather has been somehow moody. Mid July and there’s no sign of our tomatoes, our carrots are huddling deep underground and our passionfruit is only growing flowers- too cold for fruit. Luckily, we have zucchinis! They seem to [...]

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Easy Scones

Easy Scones July 22, 2011

We’re leaving Berkeley for a year, heading back home. With that feeling of goodbye hanging over us, I’ve decided to take my girl and go away, just the two of us, for 2 days. She packed 2 bags with all her necessities: pencil case, art projects, books, a huge stuffed [...]

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Soba Noodles: 2 Recipes

Soba Noodles: 2 Recipes July 13, 2011

Soba noodles are thin beige noodles that always remind me of high quality paper you buy at specialty art stores. They’re made from buckwheat flour and are an upcoming favorite in my kitchen, thanks to my friends Amir and Yael. You don’t need me to tell you how healthy buckwheat [...]

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Chicken Shawarma

Chicken Shawarma July 6, 2011

We share a great love, the chicken shawarma and I. I think. How else can you explain years of anticipation, dreams and wishes followed by blissful happiness?! This Middle-Eastern fast food staple is one of the most popular food streets you can find in Israel. It can vary in meats: [...]

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Summer Fruit Cake

Summer Fruit Cake June 27, 2011

This fruit cake works with any summer fruit you have around – apricots, plums, nectarines, peaches. It takes under 10 minutes to make, has more fruit than cake, and when you use brown sugar you get a honey-like aroma. Simply beautiful. Easy Summer Fruit Cake 4 apricots, peaches, plums, nectarines [...]

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Middle Eastern Ground Chicken Meatballs

Middle Eastern Ground Chicken Meatballs June 20, 2011

The car in front of me at the traffic light had a bumper sticker: The Things That Matter the Most in Life Aren’t Things Yes, true, the person who wrote this was smart and righteous but for sure hadn’t seen the things I got last mother’s day, things no woman [...]

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Roasted Fennel and Fennel Soup

Roasted Fennel and Fennel Soup June 9, 2011

  Our Sunday routine starts with private Hebrew lessons and this Sunday, while waiting for my girl to finish, the boys and I unload scooters and head to the nearby farmer’s market. First they find a bump in the sidewalk and turn it into a performance ramp with jumps that [...]

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Okra and Tomatoes

Okra and Tomatoes June 3, 2011

You either love okra or you don’t, there is no middle ground! I ate a lot of it as a child, and absolutely love it- slippery mess and all. I saw this recipe a long time ago and it stuck with me for two reasons – the accompanying photos which [...]

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Homemade Apple Cake

Homemade Apple Cake May 25, 2011

I made this cake with my youngest swiping half the apples I peeled and sliced. It was Saturday morning and my friend and her mom, who traveled thousands of miles to visit, were coming over. We all know when guests come over you don’t have to serve cake, but a [...]

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