Category Archives: Food & Drink

Barcelona lessons – Spanish Omelet

Eggs are not my favorite food. It is one thing when they are hidden in a quiche or a mousse, in a meringue or in ice-cream. I can even handle a yolk when it is fried with bacon, but hard-boiled eggs, … Continue reading

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Barcelona lessons – Gazpacho

During our trip to Spain last month, my son & I attended a cooking class in Barcelona, one of the dishes we learned to prepares was Gazpacho (4 weeks ago to the day) – a cold soup from the southern … Continue reading

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Ribbed animal wanted

Ribbed animal wanted for Saturday lunch Correction Animal ribs wanted Separate the ribs with a knife – just the meat, leave the bones connected Coat with honey and then with mustard Place rosemary sprigs between the ribs Brush with a … Continue reading

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I need to de-liver

“May I have some chicken liver?” “Are you sure? It is Shavuot now everyone is into milk” “Don’t worry, I will take milk products too” “So what is it you wanted?” “Some of these livers, yes the darker ones, not the … Continue reading

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20 years later

When I was a student in Ben-Gurion university in Beer-Sheva, we used meet on Fridays at lunchtime and drive to the market in a car or two (most of us did not yet own cars) for our weekly shopping. The main … Continue reading

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Whose soup is this?

Everyone’s recipe lists have recipes with names like Jane’s apple pie, aunt Betty’s rice etc. So to celebrate the winter that has arrived, I decided to go back in time 20 years to Ronen’s tomato soup. it is the type … Continue reading

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They taste so good

A long long time ago (in January) Elinoar Rabin published a great recipe for Cheddar Biscuits. The word Cheddar was enough to set off my mouth watering, I recalled childhood memories of various cheese biscuits, and remembered a backpacking hike to Cheddar Gorge … Continue reading

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Cucumber time

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Another vegan bone?

After the previous bone, I got requests for some more, so here comes another recipe for all the abstainers (except paleo dieters who abstain from legumes). Cold Black Lentil Salad Lentil preparation – Put a cup of black lentils in a … Continue reading

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A great place

A few months ago I visited Humongous with Shira & Alon, and I hope to take Mike there some day too, but that does not mean that until that day arrives we cannot go there again. For “Family day” (formerly … Continue reading

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