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 …
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 …
Anyone who has ever bought strawberries in Israel can attest to the sad, short-lived fate of this fruit here. I don’t know what they put on them, or how long it takes them to get from the ground to the market, but something has gone very, very wrong. And maybe I’m just a sucker, but …
I really didn’t know what to think of this dish when I first saw it. I love chickpeas and I like dates so-so (they’re a little too sweet for me, if I’m being honest), but more than that, I wasn’t sure if this was a side dish, what to dip in it or generally how …
Muhammara (Moo-ha-ma-ra) comes from the Arabic word “reddened,” and is a sweet/spicy dip served on toast or with meat. I’ve read that it originated in either Syria or Lebanon, but at the risk of complicating things more, it really reminds me of my favorite Persian stew Khoresht Fesenjan (pomegranate walnut stew), which I’ll put up …
When I went out to lunch with a friend a couple of days ago, we had a salad covered in a creamy, sweet/sour sauce and mixed with dried cranberries, beets and apple. It was to.die.for. We gave it our best shot at guessing what was in it and then decided just to ask. Simple ingredients, …
This is my least favorite word to say in Hebrew besides every word that has an “r” in it. I can’t roll my r’s well, and it’s a huge problem for me when I go to order an Americano at a coffee shop and, well, I just sound so American! But this is my least …
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