beef and green bean stew

beef and green bean stew

Besides ground beef, I have to admit that meat is not really my thing. I’m not a steak person at all and at barbecues I stick to grilled chicken, kebabs and vegetables. But given that I’m married to a real carnivore, I had to start 

cooked mushroom and caramelized onion salad

cooked mushroom and caramelized onion salad

If there’s one thing all Jewish families have in common no matter their origin, it’s our love for food. We always tend to overcook and have leftovers for days, which is not a bad thing, since we end up having lots of meals in the freezer 

coriander fish balls in tomato sauce

coriander fish balls in tomato sauce

Fish balls are such a great alternative to meatballs — they’re just as easy to make, but are much lighter. Although I’ve already shared two recipes on the blog for fish balls (these lemon cod cakes and these za’atar spiced cod patties), here’s one more to add 

quick coconut granola

quick coconut granola

Sleep deprivation is really tough. So tough, but worth every lost second of sleep when I see our beautiful Gabriel smile and grow by the minute. If you believe that a baby sleeping a long 6-hour stretch at night qualifies as “sleeping through the night”, 

cashew peanut butter energy balls (+ big news!)

cashew peanut butter energy balls (+ big news!)

First post of 2017…and my first post as a Mommy! I couldn’t be more excited to share the news with you and start this new year as a family of 3. Something tells me that it’s going to be an amazing year — yes, one 

sweet potato and red lentil coconut curry

sweet potato and red lentil coconut curry

Dearest readers, I have not forgotten about you, I promise. I know I haven’t been posting regularly, but I’ve been busy cooking freezer-friendly meals to heat up when the baby arrives, most of which I’ve also been photographing to publish on the blog. So now I have 

healthy apple oat pancakes

healthy apple oat pancakes

Sundays rhyme with pancakes. Okay, not really, but you get what I mean; there’s nothing like the smell of homemade pancakes filling up your kitchen on a Sunday morning. Although I have to admit that it’s hard to beat Aunt Jemima’s Original Pancake Mix, homemade pancake 

baba ganoush

baba ganoush

I can’t believe that Summer is coming to an end and that we’re almost in September. Time has flown by so quickly this year; it feels like yesterday that I announced my pregnancy on the blog and now I’m already in my sixth month! Pregnancy