Preparing and Cooking a #7 Chuck Cover

The chuck cover (#7 Michaseh HaTzlah) is a less expensive piece of meat that is usually overlooked by Americans because no one knows what to do with it. A chuck cover does just that; it covers th... Read More

Growing Your Own

Hot peppers in this country are “standard,” meaning, according to most Israelis, you have one type of hot pepper. The green one. Of course we all know that’s ridiculous.... Read More

Hebrew English Spice Chart

Spices are at the core of our faith. A daily offering of no fewer than eleven spices were burned on the golden altar in the Mishkan and Beit HaMikdash. Spices fueled the circumnavigation of the g... Read More

Striped Red Mullet

The striped red mullet, called rougets in French or barbunia as it’s known locally, is a small red fish found throughout the Mediterranean. They’re actually not a species of mullet and on... Read More