It’s so Cold Outside! Time for Soup!

I have never been a soup eater. However, the combination of my husband who always wants soup and super cold weather this winter drove me to the insanity of making soup quite often. While I will only eat soup that first time it’s hot from the pot, and usually won’t touch it the second time,…

In the Midst of Heat, should we Think about Stews and Soups?

As you, my readers, already know I am in love with cookbooks and recipes regardless of where they are coming from. I am also in love with history both general and food related. So, naturally, when I saw this article in The journal of Biblical archeology, I had to share it with you. It seems…

Pesach Food at my House

One can write shelves of books about preparing for Pesach and cooking and organizing delicious meals, especially if one hosts many times during just one week of the “holiday of our freedom.” A lady in my office just proposed that Jews are not smart because of hundreds of years learning Talmud, but because of even more…