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22/06/2019

Introducing the last and most favourite of all Black Cardamom recipe for this week: "Black Beauty" Chocolate Truffles!

isn't she a beauty?, originally uploaded by serni.Yesterday morning, I woke up with a spark of inspiration. The night before I felt so drained and discouraged I didn't think I would make any truffles at all... But that morning, I woke up bright and early, and we already had early breakfast plans wit...

02/10/2018

Last tastes of summer:
Watermelon 🍉 salad, with basil from my garden, olive oil from our family's grove, Bulgarian-style briney goat cheese from the local family goat ranch. They also make amazing labneh and Safedi style cheese. And dulce de leche that I was too scared to buy in case I like it too much.

10/09/2018

Next on my baking list: melomakarona - Greek honey 🍯 cookies.

Make your house smell like Christmas! Soaked in honey syrup and garnished in chopped walnuts, these Christmas cookies will amaze you. Click here to discover the secrets behind this Christmas treat!

23/09/2017

Into the oven.

22/09/2017

Made the first batch of Kombucha in my new home. Feels like sending out roots.

Ayala Moriel, the Nose and the founder of Ayala Moriel Parfums, creates natural artisan and bespoke perfumes that are inspired by her deepest emotions and memories from her childhood landscapes of the Mediterranean.

09/06/2017

So we've been really getting into caper picking and pickling these days... http://food.lizsteinberg.com/2009/06/21/do-it-yourself-capers/

21/05/2017

Some things always stay the same. Such as my undying love for pear frangipane tart.

16/05/2017

Started to prepare my capers for pickling today. מצאתי מתכון להחמצת צלפים. מסתבר שמצריך להוציא מהם את המרירות קודם לכמה ימים...
http://www.wildflowers.co.il/hebrew/recipeID.asp?id=6

מגדיר צמחי הבר של ארץ ישראל.Study of wild plants of the holy land, Israel

14/05/2017

Poaching pears again, at long last. This time in wine my vintner neighbor makes, and with bitter orange peel from my very own tree.

14/05/2017

Picked a whack load of wild oranges from my orchard for my next tea blend project...

07/05/2017

Tea partying at grandma's