Parev Vanilla Ice Cream

My friend Elisheva in Ramat Beit Shemesh always had the best desserts. When we ate by her, I secretly waited the whole meal for her elegant yet simple dessert spread. Well that's not completely true...I enjoyed the first course and main course very much too! 

One thing that I learned from my friend Elisheva is that practicality is KEY. Sometimes it's not about having different exciting desserts- it's about having the same dessert that just works every time. And every time we went it was the same basic template of cake, ice cream, and fruit. BUT IT WAS SO GOOD! 

Pumpkin Muffins

Hello again. Thanks for not losing hope in me. So many things have happened since we last spoke. There has been Rosh Hashana, yom kipper, and succos; Esther and Noach started gan; I found a very part time job as a therapist in an alternative girl’s high school; and currently terror attacks are happening rampantly throughout Israel.

Peach Berry Cobbler

This is my signature summer dish! I’m really excited to see the sun…it’s been a while. The thing is that the stores are not selling peaches and blueberries yet. Maybe it’s because of shimita or perhaps it’s just too early? I’m not sure. I used canned peaches and frozen blueberries this time around, but I generally use fresh fruit for this recipe!

Apple Sauce

Pesach was really nice, thank Gd, but there was never enough time to post any recipes! My mother in law was flying in the kitchen from one dish to the next, and I could not take notes fast enough! So now that everything has calmed down, I hope to catch up and jot down some of the pesachdik recipes!

This apple sauce recipe is quite easy and appreciated by all. After a 3 course yom tov meal, this light and sweet dish was the perfect thing. My baby cried because I was not feeding it to him fast enough!!

Hope you enjoy this kosher for Passover dish- on the holidays and all year round!

Chocolate Fudge Pie

Hosting guests for meals is something that is complicated, at least for me! I never know home much food to make!! How much of each dish is necessary? How many dishes should I make? How to balance out my cooking/baking time, so I have time to make everything I would like to…the list goes on and on! It’s a complicated but worthwhile process. Especially since we are here, in Israel, away from our family, it’s important for us to spend time meeting and getting to know people in the community.

Despite all these ambiguous decisions that go along with hosting guests for meals, there is one decision that is always a breeze! Having guests means serving my Chocolate Fudge Pie, also known as “One slice with the works”.  Seriously, it is a winner every time! The presentation is beautiful and the taste is even better! Plus, I have made it over a dozen times and it comes out delicious every time.