On Shabbat (Saturday) afternoon, we welcomed our baby girl in to our lives making us a family of four. My wife did an outstanding job, listening to her body and remaining in control throughout labor, and to quote her, she had "the perfect birth". A few weeks ago my wife shared her first birth story. This...
Read More →Some weeks it's easier to cook than others. I have a horrible habit of forgetting how to use a kitchen if I stay out of one for too long. After my wife and I returned from a five week honeymoon in Australia in 2009 it took me about that many weeks to 'recover' and make...
Read More →I've been itching to cook with my ramekins ever since that little box arrived from Amazon a few months back. The chicken pot pies didn't happen, neither did the apple pies, chocolate souffles or mac and (cashew) cheese bowels. I was starting to wonder if this impulse buy was ever going to see the inside of my oven. Tonight,...
Read More →A little over a month ago I shared news of Kansas City's first ever kosher BBQ competition alongside a Beer Can Chicken recipe by Vaad HaKashruth Executive Director, Medel Segal. Today was the day that Kansas saw the first ever annual Kosher BBQ Festival – and it is certainly one of the highlights of my...
Read More →For the last ten days I have been forced to think about something that I have forever taken for granted. Do I live to eat, or eat to live? I’ve always considered food to be one of my creative outlets, and as I prepare dinner tonight, I wonder if I can last six months with...
Read More →When I purchased a bottle of Domaine du Castel Grand Vin (2004) in 2007, I knew I would keep this bottle safe for a special occasion. Described as being among Israel’s best boutique wineries producing approximately 100,000 bottles in 2008, Castel lives up to it’s reputation. About a year later when my wife and I...
Read More →I'm not sure where the month went, but with the 100+ degree weather we've been suffering through the thought of soup around the fire place is much more appealing than outdoor grilling. At home, our eating has adapted to the heat with cooler, light meals like my personal pita pizzas, hot nutty cabbage salad and last...
Read More →London 2012 is here! If you are in London make sure your visit isn't limited to the Olympic Village, strawberry's and cream, crumpets and Marmite. London is much much more than Madame Tussauds, Big Ben and the Tube and if you can, be sure to visit my home town of Brighton to smell that fresh sea air....
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