Tradition. TRADITION! Tradition? Thanksgiving is a holiday I have always spent with my dad’s family. And Thanksgiving is “my dad’s holiday.” My Aunt Sarah does Channukah and my Aunt Amy does Passover. (You can almost hear Tevya, snapping his fingers and curling his wrists.) The Thanksgiving location has changed over the years as my dad and stepmom …
Routine getting you down? This is a Middle Eastern take on the classic & boring American hamburger. It’s very similar to the Persian-style kebab, koobideh (koob-ee-deh), but the shape of the patty is slightly different. The meat is so tender it melts in your mouth and the baharat gives the kebab a gorgeous aroma and …
Okay, now, I know what you’re thinking… But, IT TASTES SO GOOD! If pomegranates were in season in Israel right now, I would have have decorated this so it didn’t resemble…ahem!…so before I lose you completely, this is every Persian child’s favorite dinner, and you know children are hard to please. It is sweet (from the …
my jerusalem kitchen 