Watercress salad at the end of a journey

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{Above: Views of the Hula Valley and Mount Hermon on the border with Syria and Lebanon on the day before we finished the Israel Trail} We completed the Israel National Trail. It was the antithesis of the finish line of the Tel Aviv marathon. Nobody was there to cheer us, greet us and shower us [...]

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Passover fail or when not to serve basbousa

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  “I made basbousa for dessert!” announced Sivan* happily. We were finishing the Passover Seder, a ritual meal commemorating the emancipation of the Israelites from Egypt. I looked up, perplexed. “It’s kosher for Passover”, she explained “It’s made with semolina but instead of flour I added a tablespoon potato starch”. That is the equivalent of saying [...]

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Roasted fennel paté

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{Above, wild fennel (Fueniculum vulgare) near the Sea of Galilee (Kinneret), Road near the Sea of Galilee with blooming mustard and where fennel typically grows) In March, Israel becomes a festival of colors with thousands of species participating in the biggest bloomfest in the country. Except for wild fennel- it celebrates in its own time.  [...]

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Hunting in Israel

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Every November hiking becomes an extreme sport in Catskill State Park in New York.  It is hunting season and even with precautionary day glow yellow there is always a poor lad who is mistaken for wildlife (“…and I saw a rustle in the bushes and I thought  it was a deer….”the offending partner would later [...]

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Flowers with my toast

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Here’s the dilemma. You want to invite friends for dinner but can’t muster the energy to make those delicate hors d’oeuvres, pretty lemon swirl cocktails and the three course meal. The pressure to be a perfect host stops you from hosting at all. That’s how I feel right now. It doesn’t make it easier that [...]

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