I’ve never really noticed till tonight how far apart the food in the photo on the packet and the actual food actually are. Take tonights quick and nasty dinner. McCain’s Healthy Choice Beef Florentine. In hindsight I’d rather have eaten a dead marsupial found on a highway to Mt Isa. As far as healthy microwaved meals go.. THERE’S NO SUCH THING! Not if it looks like a collection of dried up, flavourless, colourless trop!

My first article! Heavenly taste of Israeli hummus This time last year I returned to Melbourne after almost three months in Israel and I’m depressed thinking about it. I’m depressed not because I miss Tel Aviv’s beaches or the gorgeous long curly hair of beautiful Israeli women, but because I miss the felafel. Yes, I’m putting food before hot, sexy Israeli women! I’m putting food before women full stop! I must have a fever. No, [...]

This is really cool. The video I made about hummus in Israel last year (link to the video) has been noted by www.hummus101.com, THE best site dealing with hummus and other tasty chickpea dishes. Big thanks to them for the appreciation. Apparently though what I thought was just THE best hummus in the world may turn out to actually be a dish called Msabbha (click to read more about this great dish as well as [...]

This time last year I was in Israel and having Seder in Haifa. Tomorrow night I will be with family in Melbourne. I prefer being with family than with strangers. This year I’ve been given the task of making Gefiltefish, but have instaed settled for purchasing them as the way I’ll make it will be too “fishy” for everyone’s taste. For those of you who would love a great Gefiltefish recipe, here is Granny Leiberman [...]

While in Israel in 2008 Leon took me to Yafo and the best hummus I’ve ever had.