Cooking: Vegan

  • No-Bake Chocolate Quinoa Date Balls With Nuts, The Perfect Summer Treat!

    No-Bake Chocolate Quinoa Date Balls With Nuts, The Perfect Summer Treat!

    After Passover I had quite a few dates and almonds that really needed to be used up, and I remembered the chocolate almond date balls recipe from years past. I made this as a dessert for husband and myself when there were no guests for shabbat, and he just loved the balls, as they can…

  • Chocolate Almond Date Balls Are No Bake And Healthy As Can Be!

    Chocolate Almond Date Balls Are No Bake And Healthy As Can Be!

    Passover  is sadly coming to an end, and we have one last shabbat (those outside of Isreal have 2 days of holiday) to enjoy matzo (we enjoy it!) with all the homemade Moroccan salads that taste especially amazing on Passover. I’m  looking in my  pantry and I discover that i bought tons of dates, in…

  • How To Sprout Mung Beans And Use Them In A Colorful Salad!

    How To Sprout Mung Beans And Use Them In A Colorful Salad!

    We are all relieved to say goodbye to 2020, though the silver lining is that is gave many of us the chance to try some new things, and for me one of those things is sprouting! Now that I’ve got a bit of experience under my belt, I just had to share with you our…

  • Homemade Almond Milk Tastes SO Much Better

     Yes, indeed dear readers, there is no comparison between store bought almond milk and homemade almond milk, well at least not the various brands of almond milk i have tried. I have been making my own almond milk on and off for about five years, and lately for the last three or so months. You…

  • Lacto-Fermented Pickled Vegetables Are Healthy And Delicious!

    Lacto-Fermented Pickled Vegetables Are Healthy And Delicious!

    Fermented foods like pickled vegetables, sourdough bread, kombucha tea, kefir and yogurt, to name a few, are all great ways to eat healthy pro-biotic foods in order to colonize your gut with good things. One of the interesting and really important things that I learned towards the end of 2016 is what a major role…

  • Jerusalem Artichoke Tastes Like Artichoke Hearts

    If you saw these tubers in the store, or even just sitting on a counter in someone’s kitchen, would you be able to identify them? Truthfully these Jerusalem artichokes only slightly resemble the ones usually for sale so I was quite surprised by their truly fascinating look. in past years they have only consisted of…

  • Homemade Almond Milk Is A Way Of Life…….

    Homemade Almond Milk Is A Way Of Life…….

    For several years now I have been on and off dairy, and since I have not been able to find sugar free almond milk in my local health food store, I have been making my own. And truthfully, I have tried quite a few non-dairy bevarages that come in cartons, and never found one (except…

  • Chickpea Flour Flatbread

    Chickpea Flour Flatbread

    Introducing my favorite new recipe, chickpea flour flatbread, especially great for someone like me who is not eating wheat, or needs to avoid gluten! Of course you could call this is a chickpea flour pancake, whichever sounds better to you! It is true that the taste of the chickpea flour may not be for everyone,…

  • Whole Wheat Pita Pockets Make The Perfect Succah Meal!

    Whole Wheat Pita Pockets Make The Perfect Succah Meal!

    It has been quite some time since I’ve made some delicious whole wheat pita bread for my family, and so these pita pockets were especially enjoyed by all yesterday for brunch in the succah. I served the pita bread with an assortment of cheeses, and especially feta cheese to enjoy with the Israeli salad, and…

  • Hot Pepper Relish: Fresh And Delicious (Very Hot Or Not!)

    Hot Pepper Relish: Fresh And Delicious (Very Hot Or Not!)

    Many of the cuisines from countries in the Middle East and Mediterranean include spicy food, so it is no surprise that here in Israel, schoog, or hot pepper relish, is a staple amongst those with Sephardic or Yemenite heritage. My husband’s family hails from Morocco, so I have also learned to prepare hot peppers to…

  • Basil Pesto With Almonds Ice Cubes

    Basil Pesto With Almonds Ice Cubes

    At long last I have made pesto ice cubes, such a wonderful idea, and really perfect right about now not only because it is the end of summer, but because with a bunch of Jewish holidays coming up that will involve lots of cooking, it is great to have something tasty on hand to help…