Celebrating with Bread

Bread is a common food in every culture I can think of. One of my favorite breads from Israel is Challah Bread. Challah is a brioche-type bread made with eggs. It is sweetened with honey and uses oil instead of the butter used in brioche. If you search for recipes,...

Hummus

When I started this “Impressions of Israel” set of blogs on September 3, 2021, I shared my fear of embarrassment when I first arrived in Israel in 2008. This blog is a continuation of that story. After I got off the plane, I was comfortable and enjoyed...

Salad All Day

When I was in Israel, I love the buffet of foods at every meal. One of my favorites was the cucumber-tomato-parsley salad served at all the meals, including breakfast. I was not used to the idea of salad at breakfast, but I discovered I like the idea. The recipe is...

Israel Food Memory

This month rather than post a recipe for the food I loved inIsrael, I chose to post a fun memory about food. Now, I’m fairly sure this isnot traditional Israeli food, but thanks to my grandsons, I’ll always connectit to Israel. When our oldest grandson was...

Impressions of Israel – Recipe

Hummus Any international travel includes a food-based experience. It seems everycountry has at least one food specialty and most have more than one. While Ihad heard of hummus my first experience tasting it was in Isreal. Some foods are claimed as a specialty of more...