There are two ways to make hummus – from canned chickpeas and from dry chickpeas. One takes 10 minutes, the other one… takes a bit more patience. The first one is good, the second one is everything you ever wanted. If you go to a real hummus restaurant in Israel (in Hebrew ‘hummusia’, חומוסיה), that’s […]
Carbonara
If you ask me what’s my absolute favourite pasta in the world, then it’s this one. Spaghetti alla Carbonara with crispy Guanciale. This classic Roman dish is one of the most popular pasta recipes out there. And for a good reason. It is astonishingly simple, filling and incredibly addictive. Traditionally made with just eggs, pecorino […]
My Mom’s Pelmeni Recipe
If I had to choose only one meal for the rest of my life – it would be Pelmeni. Pelmeni are Russian dumplings, made of simple dough, filled with minced meat and onion, boiled, and served with butter and sour cream. I’ve been eating them probably since the moment when I first learned how to […]
Easy Cottage Pie with Pecorino Bread Crumbs
Cottage Pie is a common British dish, made of minced beef, topped with a thick layer of mashed potatoes and then baked. This is not a traditional recipe, rather my version of it. It’s a really great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes – I had a lot left, and decided to make this […]
My Shakshuka with Feta Cheese & Green Tahini
After years of making shakshuka almost every other Sunday morning, and trying many different recipes and spice-combinations, this is my absolute favourite one. This is where I would normally give a short explanation to what this dish is – but it became so popular around the world lately that I’m not even sure that it […]
Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini Sauce
Trust me, you haven’t really eaten cauliflower until you’ve eaten it this way. This is one of the best and simplest ways to enjoy cauliflower in my opinion. It also happens to be vegan – so it serves as a great, healthy alternative to meat. Plus, did you know that cauliflower has only 25 calories […]
Umami Porridge with Miso and Poached Egg
You might have noticed that I like all things savoury. Including my porridge – oh yes. If you’re sceptic about it then you have no idea what you are missing. I don’t remember exactly how I came around to creating this recipe. You’ll find a lot of posts on my instagram with various variations of […]
The quickest Miso Soup
There are so many great things about Miso Soup – it’s incredibly healthy, light, vegetarian (or even vegan), and most importantly – it’s just really satisfying and delicious. Miso Soup is traditional Japanese soup, mainly made of dashi – a type of Japanese stock based either on vegetables or fish, and miso – a paste […]
Homemade Labneh
It’s funny how we take some foods at home for granted, and only realise how much we miss them when we live abroad for a while. For me, Labneh is exactly that. Labneh is type of soft cheese popular in The Middle East. In Israel, where I grew up, it is just one of these […]
My Favourite Green Summer Smoothie with Cucumber, Pear & Flax Oil
As the summer in Berlin is getting hotter and hotter, we tend to look for lighter, fresher food options. This smoothie has become my Nr.1 go-to for when it comes to that. It is based on sorted food’s recipe. I adapted it to my liking by adding more spinach, substituting the honey with agave because […]
Homemade Baba Ganoush
Baba Ganoush is Levantine dip consisting mainly of roasted or grilled aubergines and tahini. It became a great, quicker & lighter alternative to hummus at my house. It’s very similar to hummus – just replace the chickpeas with aubergines and there you have it. Don’t get me wrong, NOTHING can replace a good homemade hummus, […]
How to Make Perfect Poached Eggs Every Time
I’m going to go ahead and jump straight to the tag line – the key to the perfect poached eggs, is in their freshness. The only way to make great poached eggs is to have really, really fresh, organic eggs. That’s it, that’s the secret. Next steps are important but trust me, if you don’t […]
My Ragù alla Bolognese
Bolognese has always been one of my favourites, because when it’s good – it’s really good. For years I’ve been looking for a recipe that made me say ‘this is it’, but it just didn’t happen for me – until I came up with my own. It’s based on Antonio Carluccio’s recipe, with quite a […]