Bonfire Cooking for Lag BaOmer

Lag Baomer is a night devoted to bonfires throughout Israel in celebration of the mystic light of the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Of course, as Jews, we’ll use anything as an excuse to... 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

Pesach Menu: Charoset

When I first thought of this Pesach series, I was a little concerned that this post was going to be too complicated. Then I thought that maybe I would just collect some recipes for charoset from diffe... Read More

Honing, Stones and Grinding

There are three stages to knife sharpening: honing, or steeling, stone sharpening, and professional grinding. Honing, or steeling, is the act of realigning the edge of your blade. Your knife blade com... Read More