There are times you need look no further than your own front yard. At this point in our exceptionally rainy winter, my own front yard is a virtual jungle of wild growth. In the flower department, there are pale, fragrant cyclamens, cheerful crimson anemones and tiny yellow daisy/dandelions. And then there is tangled tapestry of … Read More »
Wild Asparagus Yet Again
*This post was written a day before the Hannukah miracle occurred and usurped it’s posting. So here it is, a little late but hopefully still fresh…. Once again, the wild asparagus season is here. How many times have I written about this moment? And why is it that year after year, I never tire of … Read More »
A Hannukah Olive Oil Miracle
As you may know, we made plenty of olives this year – green and black – from our beloved Suri olive tree. But making oil was not on the agenda. Until Balkees pointed out that, to leave the massive amount of olives on our one other tree, of the Barnea variety, would be … Read More »
My Olives Taste Good!
Ron and I cure olives every year – but always green ones. We have the technique down pat – and have even found a convenient shortcut for cracking the olives, in a handy little machine at the El Babour Mill in Nazareth (see my post from Oct. 9). But I love black olives too and … Read More »
My Cup of Tea
In our ongoing conversation about the foods of the Galilee, my close friend Balkees Abu Rabieh and I recently had a particularly enlightening chat about tea. Her mother-in-law, Balkees told me, meticulously picks the various herbs that grow in the garden outside her house – sage, zaatar, zuta (white savory), louisa (lemon verbena), chamomile – even rose … Read More »