Dates and Nuts Desserts

Duality inspired by two beautiful people, or, to be more precise, two beautiful ladies who’ve never met, caused the appearance of this dessert on my Shavuos table. Dates have a dual meaning for this holiday. First of all, one of the explanations for a dairy menu on Shavuos is the verse  from The Song of…

Inspired by a Blogger Appetizer

New dishes make their way to my Shavuos table all the time, as long as they fit the criteria: dairy or pareve, the right colors (if it’s not the white and green combination, it should at least have some white or some green in it), and, of course, the taste. A while ago one of…

Daikon Salad

I am on a deadline here: Shabbos starts in less than an hour, immediately followed by Shavuos. Since my whole motivation for starting this blog was to document and share my Shavuos recipes (please see my post Hello, Beautiful People!), I’ve been cooking up a storm all week. I also took a bunch of pictures…

Oriental Veggie Burgers

What is it: big, green, hanging on the wall and squeaking? It’s a herring. Why is it big? It grew that way. Why green? My herring, I paint it the way I want. Why is it hanging on the wall? My herring, I hang it anywhere I want. And why squeaking? If they hang me…

Almost Moroccan Three-bean Salad

This is a story about playing with your food. We have always liked chick peas. They are probably the most versatile of all beans. If you start with them as a base for veggie burgers, you can add anything you want (or anything you find in your refrigerator), and surprise yourself with a new dish….