In Mol Aran – A Yiddishist’s Food Blog
Spent the entire day at Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv, accompanying a friend who underwent brain surgery. She’s recovering and doing well, thank G-d, but I came home sort of wound up. To empty my mind and...
View ArticleInterviewed by Ilana-Davita!
Ilana-Davita lives in France and blogs Jewish social commentary and recipes. Just today an interview with me went up on her blog, so come and find out a little more about me here.
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Meet Mimi at the Jerusalem Wine Festival
It doesn’t seem like a year ago. The Jerusalem wine festival at the Israel Museum occurs again this week, from Tuesday the 3rd through Thursday the 5th of August. Gates open at 7:00 PM and the...
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Street Art In Neve Tsedek
It’s been a week of meditating a lot on food. Time for a break till the Sukkot cooking starts, so here is something else that always catches my attention. (Never fear – recipes will follow in the next...
View ArticleInterviewed on Shimshonit blog
Shimshonit writes a blog from the point of view of an Orthodox, feminist mom. Her interview questions were interesting and fun to answer – read the interview here.
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Of Dust and the Dan River
The need to visit Tsfat and see old friends had been growing in my mind, so one dusty day this week, I caught the bus northward. We rolled through sleepy towns with hot, deserted streets, stopping at...
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Summer Night in Yaffo, With Bloggers
Nine foodies met in Yaffo for a blogger’s night out. The restaurant planned on was closed, but the one right next door was open for business. We sat down at an outdoor table and feasted on mezze...
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Summer Menu at the Inbal Hotel, Jerusalem
Creamy salmon topped with radish sprout stalks on a bed of puréed peas, accompanied by fresh-corn polenta (different from my corn-meal based polenta) – and a Parmesan crisp. Oh my gosh. It was a...
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Balabasta! Festival in Machaneh Yehudah Open-Air Market
Hurry up and get there! Only one more Monday night left! Every Monday in July, shuk Machaneh Yehudah throws a huge street party. It’s the rowdy Balabasta festival. The punning name celebrates basta...
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Capers, Wild Summer Flower
In the arid heat of Israel summers, there’s nothing much on the ground but spiny, prickly thorns that grudgingly yield a yellow flower or two. But if you come across a caper bush, it will be putting...
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