Everyone’s on a juice cleanse. I wanted to make a fruit salad this week because it’s fruit, and there’s no reason not to be accommodating (though I’d rather accommodate with real food than liquid). I thought about a Middle Eastern one with a rose water and honey syrup and some thick and creamy Greek …
There was an article last week in the NY Times called “The ‘Busy’ Trap” that I thought was perfectly insightful. Now, a week later, it’s just sort of haunting me. The author wrote: “Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance, a hedge against emptiness; obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or trivial …
Matzo ball soup. Brisket. Four huge glasses of wine. Macaroons. Which of these things is not like the rest? Macaroons. I don’t trust any food that can survive a year in a little tin canister without molding. We left Egypt! Our food should expire, stale, lose flavor or, at least, evaporate. We deserve …
I want more. I know it’s not really “zen” and all, but I do. An airline carrier that emails me before I arrive for a cancelled flight. A pedicurist who doesn’t skimp on a firm, long foot massage. A can opener that works and a shower caddy that doesn’t rust. One thing’s for sure and …
You know how movies that feature a handful of A-list celebrities are almost always a flop? It makes sense – no one can shine when everyone is great. Food really isn’t like that though. I’m not saying that you should add white chocolate to Babaganoush because you love chocolate and you love eggplant and you …
Sometimes we all need something bright and sweet and comforting during a hectic week. I’ve been so busy lately that I’ve just been consuming a steady diet of Acme bread… bread with pickled onions, bread with avocado and sea salt, bread with mozarella and rosemary agave nectar. All you do is toss 2 sprigs …
I love group efforts. Whether it’s a fire engine barreling through a busy street after all the cars have dutifully moved aside or its a group of six people squished at a cafe table offering to share computer chargers just to make life easier, I get emotional. Sometimes I get a little weepy, but I’m …
Chances are you are terrified of making bread. And if you’re not, you are probably completely “over” the no-knead bread craze. I’m not over it. But I am kinda over the terror I feel every time I reach into a 500 degree oven to pull out my pot (see below), yet no where near over …
Lace cookies have been a well-loved post at myjerusalemkitchen. Every day, more of you come to my site for the Dark Chocolate, Almond & Orange Lace Cookies than any other recipe, and in 2011 and 2012, it was my top post. It’s no wonder really: these cookies are insanely addictive. Ruin, ruin, ruin your diet …
This is not a post about blood oranges. And no meyer lemon was harmed in the making of this dish. No bee pollen was purchased, no bizarr-o flour was milled, and no oak-tarnished wooden knives were wielded. This is a recipe for da people! Made with all that normal crap in your fridge and cooked …
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