Maybe in ten years you’ll be able to lick your computer screen and taste these guys. But I wish you could now. These carrots are lemony, slightly spicy and oh-so-soft. When I went to Morocco, this was served as part of a mezze with lots of other intriguing salad combinations, including soft carrot sticks that …

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Ohhhh yeah, that’s right, these are the Orna & Ella’s sweet potato pancakes, yogurt-chive dip and cucumber slices. Orna & Ella’s is a fantastic restaurant on the hip Sheinken St. in Tel Aviv, and if you’ve ever seen the Israeli film “HaBuah (The Bubble)” then you’ll recognize this dish as one that was mentioned and …

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Are you having a “special someone” over for a date night soon? Did someone invite you over for dinner only to burden you with being responsible for the main course (or maybe that just happens in Israel)? This cooked in under an hour, required little attention but tasted like a wise grandma with chubby fingers …

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If you are a woman, or if you’ve ever been one, you likely don’t remember that last time you ordered a regular muffin, a brioche, or stared at the pasty whiteness of an egg white omelette, threw your arms up and shouted out to your server, “Bring me the maple scone!” And even though Beyonce …

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Since I went to Morocco last summer, I have been dying to make preserved lemons. Sadly, I can’t really get over my fear of canning and poisoning myself and friends with fatal bacteria from doing it all wrong. While I’m working up that courage, I found a very quick method of preserving lemons that takes …

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Not pictured: vinegar-spiked water dripping down my forearm as I munch on these and type. Hamutzim (pronounced: khawm-ooo-tzeem) are the Israeli version of the plate of bread that comes before your meal at a restaurant. And they are insanely addictive. Once I have one I have to eat the entire bowl and then I can’t …

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Oh. Dear. Ever make something that was so delicious that when you discarded the foil you removed it from the garbage a few minutes later to savor a stranded carmelized onion or sauce-soaked bread crumb? Me either, ew, that’s….disgusting. While a stir-fry is my usual “I have no idea what to make for dinner” dinner, …

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Breakfast is really tough for me. I’m not usually hungry and I always want something quick. I like to make frittatas and keep them in the fridge for a few days, grabbing a piece for breakfast or lunch along the way because they require almost no time investment whatsoever and you have ready-to-go food for …

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