I’ve been away from the blog for what seems like forever now. I have to say that this time I have very good reasons. For starters, back in April I found out I was pregnant (yay) so it’s been kind of hard handling food for the first little while (those morning sicknesses? yeah they lasted […]
Nothing says spring more than lemons right? their color, their smell, their freshness, it just feels like after a long winter nap, your senses come to life. My husband’s parents have their own lemon tree, and every year like a clock, it gives so many lemons, and they’re all so big a juicy. The only […]
It’s May. It’s spring. And for the past few days it’s been gorgeous! I must admit that there are days when I’m sitting in my office at work, looking out the window and wondering if we’re not missing out on too much in life. Not that trip overseas, not that final sale at the mall […]
I love coconut, who doesn’t And this is exactly why I was so happy to find this old recipe I had in my old recipe bag. I have a plastic bag at home, a really old one and it’s full of recipes, the old fashioned ones – the hand written ones 🙂 It’s actually quite a […]
The great cooking website Food52.com was having a contest. The theme of the contest was grapes; anything you can make with grapes. Knowing how much my family loves my Tanned Apple Cake, I decided to use its base and create a new filling – a grape filling. I added some blueberries to the mix as […]
There’s an Israeli Espresso- Bar chain called “Aroma”. When we lived in Israel we loved going there because you could always get a nice cup of coffee, a sandwich and even a real good breakfast. There are branches in Canada but not in Halifax and so this cake is my go-to cake whenever I crave […]
Today’s Family Day in Israel, My home country; and what’s better than to make yummy food WITH the ones you love? I love engaging the kids in food preparations; it’s so much better than staring at the TV screen or surfing the net, or even playing Lego’s together while fighting over the red blocks 🙂 […]