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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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Apples to Apples(auce)
Today, the apples were calling me. It’s not their fault. They didn’t mean to make trouble. As usual, we’ll blame it on the baby. Continue reading
Posted in Sauces, Snacks, Stovetop, sweets
Tagged allergy-friendly, apples, applesauce, cinnamon, condiment, dessert, easy, gluten free, healthy, parve, sauce, vegan, vegetarian
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Heart Health Challenge, Day 4: Fresh Pumpkin Soup
Pumpkin is versatile and mixes well with other vegetables and both sweet and savory spices. Perhaps this is how “pumpkin” became a term of endearment, along with “dear,” “sweetheart,” etc. Maybe calling someone pumpkin is like saying, “We complete each other.” Continue reading
Posted in Food for Thought, Soup, Stovetop
Tagged easy, gluten free, healthy, heart 30 day challenge, parve, pumpkin, Soup, vegan, vegetarian
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Heart Health Challenge, Day 2: Red Lentil Mujadra
Beans, beans, they’re good for your heart! We’ll stop there. Many people get hung up on the continuation and because of the unpleasant side effects of beans, don’t regularly consume legumes. Legumes, however, really are good for your heart! High … Continue reading
Posted in Main dishes, Sides, Stovetop
Tagged carrot, easy, gluten free, healthy, heart 30 day challenge, mediterranean, mujadra, parve, red lentils, rice, vegan, vegetarian
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Roasted Bell Pepper Dip
The black-necked wag-tails are flitting about, we haven’t used the air conditioner in weeks, and packages of tissues are disappearing faster than cookies. Here in Israel, our clocks fell back last night, following the fall leaves. Now, untwist your tongue and … Continue reading
Posted in Salad, Sauces
Tagged allergy-friendly, easy, garlic, gluten free, healthy, parve, pepper, vegan
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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
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Honey-Glazed Roasted Carrots and Beets
Honey, sometimes life stings. Wherever we choose to live and work or study, whoever we choose to associate with, however we budget our time and money, there will always be a mix of advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes we get to … Continue reading
Posted in Sides
Tagged beets, carrots, honey, parve, pomegranate, Rosh Hashanah, side dish, vegetarian
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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
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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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Lemon Veggie Baked Sole
In the real world, we eat sole. Continue reading
Posted in Main dishes
Tagged budget, easy, fish, gluten free, healthy, lemon, low-fat, parve, pepper, sole
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Chili-Free Chili
Recently, I participated in a video conference for write-from-home mothers. One of the tips offered in the lesson on time management was to realize that there is no such thing as a “normal” week for a mother. Over the week since … Continue reading
Posted in A Taste of..., Stovetop
Tagged beans, chili, dinner, easy, gluten free, healthy, kid-friendly, kidney beans, kosher, Mexican, parve, slow-cooker, Stovetop, travel, vegan, vegetarian
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