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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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Green Salad with Avocado Dressing
Kermit said it best: It’s not easy being green. I love a colorful table. Vegetables of different colors each contain high amounts of different vitamins and nutrients, and dietitians and nutritionists will recommend eating from the different categories of fruits … Continue reading
Posted in Salad
Tagged avocado, gluten free, healthy, kosher, lettuce, parve, pumpkin seeds, Romaine, Salad, salad dressing, vegan
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Matbucha
Budget Tip #1: Waste Not, Want Not I had some tomatoes and peppers that were starting to look over the hill, not rotten or moldy, but definitely tired. Normally, I use vegetables like this in soup or tomato sauce. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Salad, Sauces, Sides
Tagged dip, kosher, matbucha, mediterranean, parve, Salad, spread, vegan, vegetarian
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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
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Charoset-Stuffed Matzah Brei
Matzah brei (matzah fried with eggs) is a standard hol hamoed Pesach (Passover) staple for many families. How it is served, though, comes in countless varieties. The matzah brei I grew up with, for example, was scrambled. In my husband’s … Continue reading
Posted in Fast Food, Snacks, Stovetop
Tagged charoset, kosher, matzah brei, parve, Passover
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Poor Man’s Pesto
And the seven years of famine began…and there was great hunger in the land… Over here, we’ve had a few weeks of plenty, also known as carb overload. We’re trying to be done eating chametz in the house by the … Continue reading
Banana Muffins with the Works
I am typing with a baby on my lap. In fact, most of the 38 posts I have written since I started this blog three months ago I wrote with a baby on my lap. He eats or climbs up … Continue reading
Posted in Snacks, sweets
Tagged banana, chocolate chip, healthy, kid-friendly, kosher, muffin, parve, snack, vegetarian, whole wheat
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Lite Chocolate Ganache (Parve, Vegan)
When I was a kid, my shul (synagogue) had a sisterhood. The members cooked for congregational Chanukah and Purim parties, organized an annual rummage sale as a fundraiser, and had lots of Sunday morning meetings. My current shul doesn’t have … Continue reading
Hidden Veggie Tomato Sauce
It’s that time of year again. Sunday will already be Rosh Chodesh Adar, meaning six weeks until Pesach (Passover). Last year, on Rosh Chodesh Adar Alef, an Israeli neighbor asked me if I had started cleaning for Pesach. After I regained … Continue reading
Posted in Sauces, Soup, Stovetop
Tagged easy, fresh, gluten free, healthy, kid-friendly, parve, sauce, tomato, vegan, vegetarian
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