Unemployed tour guide Hannah Rosenberg is now serving up hot dogs for about $12.50 Cdn an hour. (photo by Gil Zohar) For Anglo tour guides who have been unemployed since March 2020, the Israeli government’s recent decision to impose a seven-day…
Dates being harvested from Hannah, a tree germinated from ancient seeds in Israel. (screenshot from arava.org) The Mediterranean Diet is not a recent lifestyle development, but rather a form of eating going back to ancient times. Based on the foods…
(photo from twopeasandtheirpod.com) They don’t make ’em like they used to. And, almost without exception, recipes from yesteryear are tastier, precisely because they’re reminiscent of gentler times. When I think Rice Krispie squares, I recall sitting on our old brown…
During the nine days before Tisha b’Av, a day of fasting and mourning, it is customary to refrain from eating meat – but not fish. Here are some fish salad options for that week – and the rest of the…
(photo from vancouversnorthshore.com) The sandwich as we know it was created in England in 1762 by John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, a British statesman and gambler. He asked for a serving of roast beef to be placed between…
It was the first night of Passover and I was feeling miserable. By now, I recognize the ache. It’s the one I get when I am thousands of miles away from my family. Away from the days of being young…
With spinach cheese pie, there likely won’t be leftovers. (photo from Shelley Civkin) What’s chock-a-block full of healthy vitamins and minerals, packed with fibre and gives you humongous muscles, if Popeye, the muscle-bound, pipe-smoking sailor is to be believed? You…
Grilled skewers make great Lag b’Omer fare. (photo from pixabay.com) Lag b’Omer, which this year starts on the eve of April 29, is not mentioned in the Torah. The holiday isn’t mentioned anywhere, actually, until the 13th century, and no particular…
In the kitchen, left to right, are Stacey Kettleman, Leah Reghatti, Francie Steen, Deborah and David Freedman, Shelley Ail and Linda Rothberg. (photo from Beth Tikvah) This Purim, Beth Tikvah Congregation packaged more than 240 holiday bundles, delivering one to…
Chicken soup with matzah balls is a staple of the Ashkenazi Passover seder; for meat-eaters, at least. (photo from onceuponachef.com) My father used to start the seder with a joke. One I remember was: Abe goes to see his boss…
