Two Last Minute Recipes you Need NOW!

Hi, Friends. It has been too long since I last blogged. However, I have a lot in the pipeline that I hope will make up for it. First up, check out my latest blog for the Israel Forever Foundation. Enjoy fresh figs in an easy and impressive way! Fun with Figs Live link: https://israelforever.org/israel/cooking/fun_with_figs/ Second, …

Fun Craft for Tu B’shevat or Anytime!

This past Sunday I had the pleasure of conducting one of my Fruit Funshops for Friendship Circle of Maryland, in honor of Tu b’shevat. If you want to do a fun activity with your kids for Tu b’shevat, keep reading for photos and instructions! Tu B’shevat is the birthday of the trees! Here are some …

Two NEW Hearty Salads for “Cooking Israel”

We don’t usually think about fresh, raw vegetable recipes for the fall…but we all need hearty and healthy fall salads for clean eating, even after the air turns crisp. Here are two, recently published by The Israel Forever Foundation’s Cooking Israel site.

Start your Healthy New Year with a Healthy Holiday!

At Rosh Hashanah we wish one another a happy, healthy and sweet new year. Unfortunately, sometimes the sweet is a bit too much of the focus! Heavy, calorie and meat-laden meals are not the best way to start a happy and healthy New Year! We think that tons of sweets and big meals will make us happy, but in the end they don’t…not in a physical or mental way.

Healthy Passover Recipes? Yes!

I look at the week as a great opportunity to do a few things that I try to do the rest of the year (maybe I’ll do a little better though…):
1. Stay away from processed vegan foods (like the sour cream, cream cheese, and fake meats)
2. Be adventurous with vegetables!