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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
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Flowering Har Sinai Fruit Mountains for Shavuot
Sometimes, seeds of ideas are planted years before they come into fruition. I first became interested in fruit art when I was twelve years old. A new mother carved a baby carriage out of a watermelon for her daughter’s baby-naming … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Trees!
Giveret David is shaking a little blue and white box with the letters JNF on the side. “Tzedakah!” We hear stories from her many years spent in Israel, about kibbutz life, halutzim draining the swamps, planting trees, and singing “zoom … Continue reading
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
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Israeli Products Explained: Melon
I have bought a small, netted melon, expecting it to be orange cantaloupe, only to cut it open and discover pale green flesh. Continue reading
Posted in Israeli Products Explained
Tagged agriculture, Ananas melon, cantaloupe, fruit, Galia melon, HaOgen, healthy, Israeli, melon, snack
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DIY Frugal Shoebox Game: “Gogo’im”
There are 144 apricot pits in a peanut butter jar on my kitchen counter. I collected stamps, coins, and erasers. My kids collect apricot pits. The spinner craze has hit Israel, and kids around the country are spinning away with … Continue reading
Posted in DIY
Tagged apricot pit, apricots, crafts, DIY game, frugal game, fruit, gogo'im, kids, rainy day, shoebox, גוגואים
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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
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International Ice Cream for Breakfast Day- Feb.4, 2017: Invitation+GF/Vegan Ice Cream Recipe
One snowy, February morning in Rochester, New York, one creative mother humored her children, the two youngest of six, by giving them ice cream for breakfast. The family began eating ice cream for breakfast on the first Saturday in February … Continue reading
Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon Coconut Mousse
As a gift for my 18th birthday, my aunt, a professional chef, gave me a zester. “This is a kitchen tool you can’t live without!” she told me. I stashed it behind the garlic press, pizza wheel, lemon juicer, and … Continue reading
Little White Lies We Tell Ourselves
Today is my last official day of maternity leave, and I celebrated by baking chocolate cookies! And while they’re in the oven, I washed the dishes I didn’t wash last night because I fell asleep sitting up rocking the baby … Continue reading
Posted in Fast Food, Food for Thought
Tagged breakfast, chia seeds, cookies, fast, fruit, pomegranate, pumpkin seeds, yogurt
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