Mexican Turkey & Bean Quinoa Bowl
Mexican Turkey & Bean Quinoa Bowl with quick pickled corn & onions makes 4 bowls For the Quick Pickled Corn & Onion: 1 can (8.5 oz) whole kernel corn 1/4 bulb red onion, sliced thinly...
View ArticleAsian Beef Bowl
I love Chinese food. I love Chinese food even more when it’s 3AM and I’m sitting with twelve of my friends at New Sky. It’s been so long. 1:45AM – Toronto bars yell out for last call. 1:58 AM –...
View ArticleIsraeli Farro Salad
This recipe brings me home. No matter what we were eating, no matter what time of day it was, we would always have an israeli salad to accompany our food. It consisted of cucumbers, tomatoes, lemon...
View ArticleDad’s Chicken Curry
There are certain things I remember my mom making: schnitzel and rice, beef and green beans, matbucha, bolognese, batata sofrito (chicken & potatoes), chamin, etc. And then there are the...
View ArticleLemony Chicken & Rice Soup
The Greeks call it Avgolemono. It’s a rich lemon and chicken soup with rice thickened with eggs. No cream or dairy at all yet it’s unbelievably creamy and smooth. Said to cure all illnesses, I just...
View ArticleCholent Cassoulet
I thought there was a good Usher “My Way – Cassoulet” joke here… but there’s not. After a very long thanksgiving weekend full of friends, food, music, dirty pantry bits, and drinking, I’ve decided that...
View ArticleWinter Chicken & Kale Salad
Here come the talks of detox… *eyeroll*. I’ve given up on making new years resolutions. But for all of you brave souls that will start the year eating healthier and working out, here is a great, and...
View ArticleRoasted Tomato & Wild Rice Soup
I ate a bagel with cream cheese and Lay’s Salt & Vinegar Chips for lunch every day during my sophomore year of high school. The lunch lady, a larger woman with a thick Jersey accent, never asked...
View Article“Bacon”‘n’ Eggs Oatmeal
I’ve been thinking about his dish for a very long time and finally got the chance to make it. Worth the wait. The bacon is made from chicken skin that I slowly crisped up in the oven with a sprinkle of...
View ArticleKofta Kebab & Freekeh Salad
Mom, wow. I wrote a cookbook. Modern Israeli Cooking. It’s always been a life goal of mine to write my own cookbook. I never thought it would happen so quickly. In about a year, I was approached by...
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