Category Archives: Middle East

Israeli-Inspired Meat Patties

Click here to view recipe. I can’t believe it’s been a year since I was in Israel!  I go through my photos pretty regularly and have decided, along with my husband, that we must return in short order to explore … Continue reading

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Israel-Inspired Butternut Squash Soup

Click here to view recipe. It is grey, cold and rainy is Seattle … and there is a large, bulbous butternut squash on my counter begging to be used. Just the other morning I was daydreaming about my recent trip … Continue reading

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Olives, Olives Everywhere

If you were to travel with me, you’d quickly learn that I am relentless about hunting down good food and partaking of food-related experiences unique to the region I’m visiting. Cooking classes? Sign me up. Food markets? No question. Tours … Continue reading

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Sesame Cookies

Click here to view recipe. Our airplane bound for Israel this past September landed in the beautiful capital of Tel Aviv. I had never really spent much time in this cosmopolitan city so we quickly checked into our little hotel … Continue reading

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Homemade Hummus Hits the Spot

Click here to view recipe. “I’m in Israel!” These are the words that happily ran through my mind as our plane touched down in Tel Aviv last month. I kept pinching myself and telling myself that it was true … … Continue reading

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Pavatel – Puckery Plum Preserves

Click here to view recipe. During my recent travels through Israel, one of the many things that made me over-the-moon happy happened to be the “Israeli Breakfast”- a veritable feast. A number of the hotels in this country provide a … Continue reading

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