Soups are a winter lunchtime staple at our house. Unfortunately, my kids lose their enthusiasm for just about any soup on day 2, so I have to figure out what to do with leftover soup. A fast Google search produced many results on how to make soup out of leftovers (that’s a no-brainer), but pitifully [...]
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Quick and easy homemade pickles
The homemade pickles served at my grandfather’s house are part and parcel of warm childhood memories for me. I’ve never tasted anything like that ever since, so when my mom called the other day telling me she had pickled cucumbers and tomatoes based on her recollection of grandmother’s recipe, my first instinct was to grab [...]
Pomegranate Art
Hannah over at the Cooking Manager posted a great video on how to cut a pomegranate. It came right in time. Although we had a bunch of pomegranates sitting around in our fruit bowl, I was too intimidated by the looming mess to actually cut them. As always, Hannah saved the day with her video. [...]
School Lunches – What in the World do You Pack in that Box?
Hadassah over at In the Pink has raised a poignant question that haunts many a parent – what can I pack in the lunch box that will keep the kids happy, satiated, and healthy, without getting bored. Here are a few ideas I have used to feed my kids at school: Make several dozen shnitzels [...]
Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza – Gourmet Videos
What images does “humanitarian crisis” conjure in your mind? For me, it’s the stories of the siege of Leningrad during WWII, which some of my family members experienced first-hand. The Hamas and its supporters (especially in the media) would like us to believe that something of the sorts is happening in Gaza. Then, last week, [...]
Cold Soup on a Hot Day
With the heat wave upon us, and many more expected in the coming months, the idea of hot kitchens and heavy meals doesn’t resonate with family chefs and their “clients.” That’s where these nutritious, delicious, and super-easy recipes come in. There is nothing like a bowl of nourishing yet refreshing cold soup to please your [...]
Purple Pancakes
2 eggs 2 cups milk or ground flax seed milk substitute (see below) 2/3 cup sugar 2½ cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 3 oz (100 g) frozen blueberries with ice or 2-3 tbsp water 1. Defrost blueberries (with ice or water) in the microwave or in a small saucepan. The liquid should be purple. [...]
More on cholent cloth bags
Following my post about cholent, I have received inquiries about buying muslin bags in Israel. From my experience, these sakiyot lebishul mebad are available at most health food stores. You can also order them online, for example here and here. As to care, I have found the dishwasher to be the best way to clean [...]
‘Tis the Season to Eat Cholent
Winter is here and with it the annual cholent season. While the long months of the Israeli summer make the very thought of a heavy meat meal (and an extra heat source) unthinkable, cholent is the perfect winter comfort food. For anyone unfamiliar with this masterpiece of Jewish inventiveness, cholent (chamin in Hebrew) is a [...]
What in the World do I Feed my Kids? (Part I)
The other day, I took my one-year-old to a pediatric dietitian. Over the last several months, her weight hasn’t been keeping up with her height, so the pediatrician thought it wise to get some nutritional guidance. I got plenty of guidance at that visit, but how do I apply it? The dietitian thought I should: [...]
