One of the really lovely things about having a garden is watching my fruit trees grow from bud to flower to fruit. While it sounds almost hackneyed to confess this, I get excited and even awe inspired when ripe fruit finally dangles down among the leaves. Ask anybody who has done it-there is nothing like … Continue reading
Here in Israel, moussaka has taken a bum rap. I think it’s because wedding caterers offer a dish by this name constructed with fried and breaded eggplant and bread crumbs mixed with a microscopic amount of meat, so little in fact that can wonder if this dish is truely fleishig. I personally never touch the … Continue reading
Maybe I’ve been living in a cave, but it wasn’t until I attended Kosherfest, the kosher food industry’s trade fair and specifically chef Avi Roths’ fab cooking demonstration that I discovered the myriad possibilities of Tofutti cream cheese. While I can’t get many hip American ingredients-I have yet to sample farro, ponzu or srichacha sauce … Continue reading
