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Recipe: Apple honey pie for Rosh Hashanah
It’s no secret I have a soft spot for pie, especially apple. It’s a seamless pastry. But in all these years, I’ve never used honey to sweeten an apple pie. The approaching Rosh Hashanah holiday was the perfect inspiration.
Recipe: Arugula sweet potato salad
This is a perfect salad to eat for lunch on a weekday or as a first course for a brunch or even during a holiday like Rosh Hashanah.
Date syrup: New meaning for an age-old sweet
Many ancient sweeteners are long forgotten, overtaken by the simple, clean taste of granulated sugar. Take for instance, date syrup. Also called date molasses, melasse de datte, rub, dibs or silvan, date syrup has a long, storied history for many millennia in the Levant, Ancient Persia and throughout the Middle East.
Italian food that’s good for your taste buds and body
We just returned from another amazing adventure in Italy, one of many since our first visit 40 years ago.
Eat, drink and be healthy
There is an age-old question about what’s the “perfect” diet.
Recipe: Naturally gluten-free Japanese summer dishes
These days, many are choosing a gluten-free lifestyle.