Tag: dill

Hot Potato Salad

Daylight savings time is just one of the ways I know that spring is on it’s way.  Seeing artichokes and healthy asparagus in the produce section is another, and the steady stream of guests that stay with us once the threat of snow has passed is really the telling tale.  I love this time of year and I love it when people come to stay.  When my wife’s sorority sister [...]

21 March, 2013 // By : // 21 Comments

Green Goddess Caesar Salad with Cucumber Dill Dressing

No matter how much I enjoy a salad, I can never create it.  When you say “salad” I hear “chopped Israeli salad” even though I know very well that there is no limit to the way you can cut, prep and dress those veggies.  While I was grilling that brisket for shabbat, my wife was in control of the salad situation, and made this wonderful “Green Goddess Ceaser Salad with [...]

18 June, 2012 // By : // 8 Comments

Winter Barley and Potato Soup (Dairy Free)

The weekend is drawing to a close and it’s been one of those days were we didn’t really do a whole lot other than a visit to Whole Foods in the morning, and viewing a house if the afternoon.  It’s not the first time we’ve looked at the house so it’s less exciting that it sounds.  While there was nothing wrong with today, the weather is a little gloomy and [...]

22 January, 2012 // By : // No Comments

Baked Tilapia with Sweet Potato and Spinach Hash

Before relocating to the Mid West earlier this year, my terra firma was the streets of Jerusalem.  I know my way around that city better than any place I have ever lived or visited.  I knew where and when to buy my produce, and where and when to avoid the bustle of the shuk (outdoor market) for fear of being trampled to death by haggling Grandmothers.  Best of all, I knew where [...]

9 October, 2011 // By : // 1 Comment

Quick and Easy Chicken Recipe with Spinach

Chicken is a funny one.  I can make the same chicken dish time and time again, but without a little attention, I can turn a delightfully juicy chicken shawarma dish into a dry leathery dish that resemble more of the conflict than than the culinary excellence of the Middle East.

21 September, 2011 // By : // 1 Comment