Cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and seasonings are baked low and slow to create this healthy and delicious tomato garlic confit. There is nothing like garlic… Wait, there is also nothing like fresh, beautiful cherry tomatoes. Also, there is nothing like olive oil (an Israeli gal is speaking over here!). What happens when you combine…
Roasted chickpeas are the ultimate snack! This oven-roasted chickpea recipe is easy to make and delicious. I first came across these in Israel. We went to a bar in a small village and ordered beer. It came with a side of roasted chickpeas, overly seasoned, flavorful, and delicious! That was years ago and since then…
Let me show you how to make red pepper paste! This pepper paste is easy to make and so so delicious. It can be used many different ways and is a great way to preserve peppers! I always grow peppers in my garden. A few seasons ago, my plants were struggling for some reason… I…
This Israeli eggplant salad is coming to you right from my mother’s kitchen in Israel. It’s simple, healthy, and delicious (or so they say… More on this below). It’s a great salad that should last in the fridge for up to a week! First grade was the only grade I studied in a public school…
This roasted pepper salad is very easy to put together especially if you already have roasted peppers on hand. It’s flavorful and healthy and a great addition to many dishes! My mother (who is a Moroccan living in Israel) loves making what we call cooked salads. In other words, the main ingredients or most of…
This Israeli red cabbage salad is an Israeli classic! It’s very easy to put together, affordable, and delicious… it’s fresh and garlicky. You know those dishes that every bite you take makes you feel like a child again? The kind of meals that remind you how it felt to sit at your mama’s table, a…
This purple sweet potato soup is very easy and quick to make. It’s a great way to use purple sweet potatoes. It’s filling, healthy and has a beautiful, deep, purple color! I’ve been growing purple sweet potatoes for a few years now. Until this year (2023), I’ve only grown them for us but this year…
Kale pesto is quick and easy to make. Five ingredients, plus salt and pepper, are all you need. Kale pesto is not only delicious but it’s also a great way to serve and preserve kale. Kale is pretty easy for us to grow here in central NC (growing zone 7b). I can plant it very…
Garlic scapes are the flowering stalk of the garlic plant. They are delicious and healthy and there are many different ways to use them. You’ll find some garlic scape recipes and garlic scape preserving tutorials in this post. We are in Central NC, gardening zone 7b. In our area, we can grow both hard-neck and…
It takes less than ten minutes to make a delicious side dish of roasted garlic scapes! Roasted garlic scapes are a great vegetable side dish to add to any main dish, and we even eat them as a snack. Garlic scapes are the flowering stalk of the garlic plant. We only get scapes from hard-neck…
Garlic scape pesto is delicious, healthy, and very easy to make. It’s a great vegetable paste to have on hand and a great way to use garlic scapes. It’s also a great way to preserve garlic scapes. Garlic scapes are this special crop that we only get once a year. We plant garlic in the…
Cooked fennel with garlic and lemon is an easy dish to put together. It’s a healthy side dish and a great way to use fennel. Fennel, should be much more common than it is if you ask me. It’s an amazing vegetable. It’s not too hard to grow in the garden and it lasts fresh…
This spinach almond pesto only takes a few minutes to put together. This is a delicious and healthy paste that adds a ton of flavor to any sandwich. It’s also a great way to preserve spinach! I have to admit that I have a love-hate relationship with spinach… For some unexplained reason, it’s not so…
These lentil patties are coming to you from my mother’s Israeli kitchen. These are healthy and filling vegetarian lentil patties (can easily be made vegan as well) that can be served as a main dish or made smaller and served as an appetizer or a snack. In Israel, falafel is very popular. You’ve probably heard…
This pumpkin and feta salad is a delicious fall meal. Seasonal vegetables like pumpkin, broccoli, and celery, paired with yummy feta cheese and roasted walnuts and topped with homemade balsamic dressing. Fall is in the air, you guys! I love the change of seasons, I love the cool air, I love the falling leaves, I…
This is a pumpkin and beetroot salad recipe with celery, apple, gorgonzola cheese, and sesame and sunflower seeds. It’s not only delicious and healthy, but it’s also filling. Really, it’s a whole meal, however, you can also serve it as a side dish. I am in a state of pumpkin salad craze! Every fall I…
This dehydrated kale chips recipe is very easy and takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish! Making kale chips in the oven is a great way to turn your kale into a tasty snack and it’s also a great way to preserve some of your kale. Kale is a crop that I always…
This is a simple recipe for purple sweet potato chips. A great healthy and delicious recipe that is very easy to make. These purple sweet potato chips are special, different, and fun for the whole family! My affair with purple sweet potato started a few years ago… I was walking around the farmer’s market and…