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I’m an American-Israeli mother who loves to prepare fresh, seasonal dishes (and a few healthy desserts) on a budget in my small, Israeli kitchen with limited time to cook. Come on by for fool-proof recipes and a little food for thought.Archives
Category Archives: Baked Goods
Lite Chocolate Date Nut Cake
One chilly evening, ten years ago, I sat in a cafe in Jerusalem with my parents and brand-new husband, taking a quiet night off from sheva brachos celebrations. When the waiter, dressed in crisp black and white, glided over to … Continue reading
Posted in Baked Goods, sweets
Tagged breakfast, chocolate, chocolate cake, coconut, date, dessert, easy, healthy, nondairy, parve, walnut
15 Comments
3 Ingredient Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (Gluten Free)
Taste can be a strong memory trigger. Even in our adult years, we find ourselves comparing drinks to medicine our mothers made us take as toddlers or reaching for “comfort foods” that remind us of home when we are feeling … Continue reading
Posted in Baked Goods, sweets
Tagged cookies, easy, flourless, gluten free, parve, peanut butter
7 Comments
No-Bake Fresh Cherry Pie
The first time I tasted a no-bake fresh fruit pie was two years ago when I was visiting family in the United States. A guest brought my parents two fresh blueberry pies. Fresh fruit loses a lot of its nutritional … Continue reading
Posted in Baked Goods, sweets
Tagged breakfast, cherries, cherry picking, dessert, fresh cherry pie, fruit, no-bake, nondairy, parve, pie, vegan, vegetarian
5 Comments
Granola-Crust Cheesecake Fruit Tart
As the holiday of Shavuot nears, the smell of cheesecake is in the air. Well, not just yet, but at least the recipes are already flying around the internet and the playground benches. We eat cheesecake on Shavuot because it … Continue reading
Posted in Baked Goods, sweets
Tagged cheesecake, dairy, dessert, egg-free, fruit, fruit tart, granola, healthy, Shavuot
10 Comments
Citizenship, Stalactite Caves, and Star Cupcakes
Twelve years ago, on May 3, 2005, I became officially Israeli. I had already been living in Israel for a year and a half, but I updated my status to “citizen.” The whole thing was rather anti-climactic–no Nefesh B’Nefesh hats, … Continue reading
Posted in A Taste of..., Baked Goods, sweets
Tagged aliyah, birthday, cupcakes, Israel, marble cake recipe, stalactites, stalagmites, travel, Yom Ha'Atzmaut
7 Comments
The Key to Perfect Challah
This post is dedicated to a fast and complete recovery for Michal bat Esther Miriam and Michal Leah bat Baila Hadas. For the Shabbat after Pesach (Passover), many people have the custom of baking challah in the shape of a … Continue reading
Posted in Baked Goods, Uncategorized
Tagged challah, key challah, kosher, parve, shlissel challah, whole wheat
10 Comments