Leek

Tuesday and Thursday nights are my favourite nights of the week. That’s the night that Jam does jujitsu, and I get to stay home alone and reenact my single days. Now before you think that Jude Law comes for a visit (though I’d be hard pressed to throw him out on the street) I should probably point out to you that I was the lamest single person ever. I mean, most of... Read More

Preserved lemon salad

To see my post on the medicinal properties of lemon, click HERE. When my family moved to California 12 years ago, we planted a lemon tree in the garden outside my bedroom. It must have been the perfect spot (or on top of radioactive waste), because this tree grew bigger, stronger and faster than any lemon tree I’ve ever seen. I would, over the course of this 12 years, curl... Read More

Watermelon and Feta salad

A few years ago, some Israeli friends came to visit me in August. We had a fantastically huge meal, and all collapsed on the couch in that semi-comatose state that one does after gorging oneself. And then one of them sat up and said “I’m going for watermelon”. I groaned. I forgot about Israelis and their watermelons– every time I go during the summer, they’re... Read More