Tag: red pepper

Piquant Tuna Appetizers (Kosher Connections Link Up, January 2013)

About a month ago, Jamie Geller, Author of the Quick & Kosher series and a fellow Kosher Connection member, shared her photos and thoughts as she went about an average day in Jerusalem.  She shopped the shuk (outdoor market) and snapped photos as she jumped in and out cabs all over the neighborhood that I used to live in.  Having left Israel almost three years ago, and recently starting to save up for [...]

21 January, 2013 // By : // 19 Comments

Sunday Breakfast: Bibimbap

My relationship with The Food Network has been a funny one.  With time, I’ve come to love “Iron Chef” and “Diner’s, Drive in’s and Dives”, but when the network and I first met, I wanted to spend my day learning from the Ina Garten’s and Tyler Florence’s of the world.  Perhaps it was a brief between-work transition that exposed me to the differences between daytime and nighttime on the Food [...]

23 September, 2012 // By : // 12 Comments

Grilled Chicken with Mango BBQ Sauce (Kosher Connections Linkup, August 2012)

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 summer.  There was a sense of celebration as contestants camped throughout Saturday night to perfect their [...]

14 August, 2012 // By : // 7 Comments

Protein Rich, Personal Pita Pizzas

I didn’t enjoy the movie Eat, Pray, Love.  I don’t think I saw the whole thing, in fact I recall being pleased that our viewing was interrupted by a visitor at the door or a waking child.  Nonetheless, the Eat section of the movie was my favorite by far.  More than once, we have replicated that scene where Julia Roberts dines on asparagus decorated with a drizzle of olive oil, hard-boiled [...]

22 July, 2012 // By : // 11 Comments

Chili Con Carne – Inspired by Jamie Oliver

MAY 2013 Update This recipe has been simplified and revised. Please see my updated post for this chili con carne recipe. About 18 months ago, friends of mine from London visited our Jerusalem home and I offered to cook them anything they wanted – my “thank you” to them for making the trip.  Without skipping a beat, my buddy said “you’ve got to make your chili con carne”.  My wife [...]

17 January, 2012 // By : // 2 Comments

Easy Pad Thai Style Peanut and Chicken Penne

When my wife, my best friend, and my son, my precious precious little man, are out-of-town, I don’t cook daily.  I cook every few days and eat the same meal for lunch and dinner until it’s done.  That sounds depressing and lonely, but it’s really not – I’m a good cook, so don’t worry, I’m eating good food.  I don’t cook daily because I fill my time with all sorts [...]

21 November, 2011 // By : // 4 Comments