Making sun-tea is one of my favorite summertime rituals. There’s not much as refreshing as a tall glass of iced tea on a hot day, but I prefer to brew my own tea rather than ingest all of the additives found in the range of store-bought cans or bottles available now. While you may believe […]
Category: Recipes
A Twist on a Classic Deviled Egg Recipe: It’s the Chile
I love deviled eggs. I love making them, eating them, and sharing them at pot-lucks. I was recently at a restaurant for a luncheon where deviled eggs were on the buffet. I excitedly grabbed a couple and made my way to my seat, only to be disappointed with the bland, pasty lack of flavor. The […]
Gluten-free Bread Option: Try Pancakes
One of the most frustrating aspects about going wheat-free or gluten-free is the loss of bread. For more than 5,000 years, bread in some form has been a staple food for human civilization, and it can be hard to find substitutes for those familiar, bread-centric food items. Like a sandwich. Let’s face it: there are […]
Fruit Smoothies Are Easy and Healthy
I love getting freshly blended fruit and vegetable juices when I travel to tropical locales: maracuja juice at the Jugo bars in northeastern Brazil and papaya juice in Costa Rica stand out in my memory. And now I can add to that the fresh watermelon-mint juice smoothie I enjoyed at the Israeli markets last week. […]
8 Herbs for a Kitchen Garden
Not much compares to the culinary joy of picking fresh herbs to add to your kitchen creations. Wherever I land, there are a few staple herbs I like to grow in garden plots or pots every summer. Here’s my list of staple herbs to grow for culinary creativity. 1. Parsley. Parsley is great to grow […]
