Today is the child’s due date and, alas, no signs of any forthcoming birthday. Late, just like his/her sister. My physical mobility is much more limited than it was with Amelia (old muscles ain’t what they used to be) so I’m sitting around, doing nothing but waiting. Amelia is officially a clothes horse from all of [...]

Today is CS’s birthday! Although he can’t participate in any of the usual partays we have at home, we try and make the best of it. We spent a little time this morning at the American Rec Center pool and we had teh place to ourselves. Amelia was very behaved and didn’t even fuss when it [...]

I understand I live in a land in which it’s hard to get the best of world cheese. We have plenty of white “cheese” but not a lot else. Most of the cheese is kosher which means most of it is made here. So, I can find many cheeses sitting in liquid, a few imported [...]

Last week we went to the Carmel Market in Tel Aviv. It’s just a big outdoor market where you can buy fruits, vegetables, meat and trinkets. A bit of a souped-up Haymarket with a bit of potential food poisoning mixed in. We got totally ripped off at a spice stall and CS purchased what might possibly [...]

I have been planning on making lemon curd and preserved lemons for some time now. I haven’t exactly gotten around to it yet. I also wanted to make a lemon poppy seed cake the other day but, alas, I have to wait 24 hours for the delicious lemon syrup to do it’s magical work on [...]

I have some great things coming in the mail, most of them courtesy of my brother. Sometimes it takes a few days for things to get here but sometimes it takes weeks. I can bear the weeks because I eventually forget I have that package coming and it’s like a big present I anonymously sent [...]

Milad Mejeed is Arabic for Merry Christmas. There are no words for Merry Christmas in Hebrew because Christmas is one tiny step above illegal here. Anyhow…. Holiday Table: Chicken liver pate Tomato & goat cheese tart Sundried tomato & basil dip Kalamata olive & parsely dip Lasagna (meat and cheese, no veg) Roast beef Roasted potatoes Peas with thyme and butter Flourless chocolate cake Apple and pear [...]

At the moment I have a vodka pie dough chilling in the fridge (yes, vodka) and contemplating what I’m going to make for Thanksgiving while I’m having difficulty locating many things that go into my recipes from home. We live about 15 minutes north of Tel Aviv. There are many places to purchase food but [...]

Read the entire original post at Very Good Taste. Link via Clotilde. excerpt: 1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. 2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. 3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. 4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at http://www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results. The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred: 1. Venison 2. [...]