Brussels sprouts were not part of the Palestinian kitchen when I was growing up. I discovered them here in the States and very eagerly tried to push them on my children. To that end, I did what any good mother would do—I pumped up their flavor by adding a little tahini sauce and sweet pomegranate…
Three years ago, I spent a month living in Ramallah while reporting a story on the Palestinian economy. Yet somehow, save for trips to the corner falafel joint in between frenzied interviews, I managed to barely sample Palestinian food. When I returned to New York, my regret lifted the moment I walked into Tanoreen, a…
There was a whole article about how the more equal a marriage is the more sexless it is by Lori Gottlieb in the New York Times and it didn’t quote one woman in her late 20s or early 30s — the generation for whom equal marriage is most institutionalized. So, Gottlieb, here is what one…
“Would You Make This?” is a sporadic column where personal chef Alix Wall evaluates a cookbook by making some of its recipes, sharing them with friends and asking what they think of the results. When tourists want to learn more about local food in Israel, they often end up in the kitchen at the home…
This version of shakshuka can be found in Israeli cafeיs and restaurants for those who want a change of pace from regular shakshuka. The color is great, as is the taste — especially with fresh bread on the side. 3-4 Tbs. olive oil 1 onion, diced 3-4 cloves garlic, minced 1-2 spring onions, sliced (optional)…
Getty Images Amar’e Stoudemire may have spent a little too much time around Israeli kibbutzim. The New York Post reports that the New York Knicks player has bought a 190-acre farm in Hyde Park, Dutchess County. According the Post, Stoudemire talkes about his new farm on a new MSG show, “In the Kitchen With,” which…
Jews and Arabs appaerently still can’t work out terms for a mutually acceptable nation for the Palestinian people. But Saveur, an upscale food magazine, has it all figured out. Throughout an opulently photographed feature headlined “Heart of Palestine” in Saveur’s December issue, writer Nancy Harmon Jenkins — who’s written cookbooks on the Mediterranean and Italy…
In the past 40-some years domestic skills have been pretty low on the totem pole of things young people should master. Why bother with grocery shopping and cooking when you can summon something just as good through your Seamless app? Because you really can’t, says Ruth Graham in an article on the Boston Globe. Graham…
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