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Finally.... A New York Cheesecake

Thursday 9 May 2013 | 2 Comments
Filed under: Holidays, Sweets Tags: cheesecake, shavuot

We've been blogging for over 3 years now and we don’t have one recipe on the blog for cheesecake. Danya and I have planned to do one for a while now, but while neither of us is really into baking, we hadn’t found the perfect recipe to share with our readers. Change of topic. About a year ago, a girl named Talia, who was born in New Orleans and moved to Israel at the age of 8, opened up the first of its kind American café/bakery in the heart of Tel Aviv. The first time I visited Nola American Bakery place was on my birthday last October, and to my luck, they were just testing recipes for different versions of pumpkin pie, and Harriet, their amazing baker, brought me a plate of all the versions to taste. From that day on I’ve been seriously hooked to the place as it’s the only place in entire country where I can get a taste of home (and they do it so damn well). When it came time for Danya and I to think of a recipe to share for the upcoming Jewish holiday, Shavout (where tradition...
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Nice to Meet You: Speculoos Spread

Thursday 14 Feb 2013 | 1 Comment
Filed under: food photography, Holidays, Sweets Tags: humantachens, speculoos, truffles

By: Deanna Linder Danya and I have been so busy working on different projects this past month (cookbooks, blog-stuff, magazines, etc.). One of our recent projects was a recipe booklet that was produced by the Israeli culinary magazine, Al Hashuchan, for a new item that just hit the supermarkets here in Israel, Speculoos Spread. We've had Biscoff Speculoss cookies readily available for some time now, but the spread, oh the spread has just finally made it here! It was hard to choose only two recipes to share with our readers, they were all so good! Here are two of our favorite recipes, created by the fabulous Chen Shukrun. A big thanks to Yaara Nir Kahlon- her ceramic dishes make food look so beautiful. Speculoos Truffle Pops Ingredients for about 35 pops: 1 package (250 grams/ 9 oz.) Biscoff Speculoos Cookies 100 grams/3.5 oz. blanched almonds 100 grams/3.5 oz. speculoos spread 1¼ cups (225 grams) cream cheese 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 35 lollipop sticks For the topping: 300...
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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Wednesday 16 Jan 2013 | 4 Comments
Filed under: Sweets Tags: chocolate chips, granola, oats

By: Deanna Linder I’m known to be a big fan of cookies. One of my favorites is our chocolate chip cookies that we posted quite some time ago. Recently I was desperately in the mood for a good oatmeal cookie, and so I went on a search to find a good recipe. I tried out a recipe I found online from a very well-known and reputable site, and the cookies came out horrible, in my opinion. They were as flat as discs, and had me feeling like I was eating all butter and no oatmeal. I knew Deb, from Smitten Kitchen, would have a recipe for oatmeal cookies, and so I tried hers out. With a few little changes, these were the oatmeal cookies I had been dreaming of. They are perfectly crisp on the outside, and soft on the inside, and stay that way until their gone (albeit not very long). I’m a big fan of oatmeal and dark chocolate but you can add chopped walnuts, raisins, cranberries, almonds, or whatever else makes you happy. Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies Ingredients for about 18 cookies: 115...
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Cinnamon and Sugar Donuts and Happy Hannukah

Wednesday 5 Dec 2012 | No Comments
Filed under: Holidays, Sweets

A few months ago Danya and I were asked to lecture at the Blogo Conference, organized by the awesome women’s lifestyle website, Saloona. It was there that we were first introduced to the lovely ladies of SisterMag, sisters Thea and Toni. SisterMag, based in Germany, is a woman’s digital magazine, focusing on topics like career, technology, fashion, lifestyle, traveling and DIY. Thea and Toni gave one of the most beautifully designed presentations I had ever seen, that even before I checked out their magazine, I knew I liked their style. Directly from the conference we connected through Twitter, and now just a few months later, we have collaborated with SisterMag, for their Winter Holiday Edition, coming out next week. We pitched to Thea and Toni the idea of doing a whole feature on fried foods, as homage to the food we eat during our winter holiday, Hannukah. They loved the idea and we ran with it. Here is just one of recipes that will be featured. Make sure to check the SisterMag site...
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Pecan Tart and Thanksgiving

Wednesday 21 Nov 2012 | No Comments
Filed under: Sweets Tags: Nuts, pecan, pie

If you've read even just a few of my posts, you know that I live across the world from my family. There are times when I can handle the distance and times that it feels near impossible. Holidays (generally happy times for most) are the hardest for me. They put the large hole I have in my heart in front of a mirror, in front of my face, that says "hey, look, you're alone". The thing is is that I'm so not alone. I have an amazing group of friends who have recognized my need for family and attempt to fill that gap, all throughout the year, not just on holidays. Three years ago I decided to give back to those friends and spoil them with a traditional American style Thanksgiving feast. I made everything from scratch, and even found one very large turkey (hard to find in Israel), that fed my 18 guests. I decided I was going to make it a tradition. To give back to my friends every year.Well, the year after I was 7 months pregnant, working like crazy and not feeling up for the challenge. Last...
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