Talking about food leads to talking about everything: recipes, family stories, culinary history, healthy eating tips, and holiday tales. I write about it all, plus some truly delicious Jewish treats like rugelach and hamantaschen. Don't miss it!
I write stories with a food angle, usually with recipes, that come from my immigrant Jewish family, friends, memory, travels, and my insatiable curiosity about how and what people eat. I'm a home cook, teacher and LA Times and Jewish Journal alum.
A newsletter about good food, kind people, and the places curiosity can take you. A new culinary exploration in every edition.
Providing essential, iconoclastic context on Middle East politics and conflicts - with a dose of dog. Author of "Benghazi: A New History" (22) and past contributor to Foreign Affairs, the NYT, Salon, and the FT.
The Dim Sum Dumpling Diner: A Wild Walk with Poets, Artists and Other Curious Souls
Motivating you from slow life Italy with simple, seasonal, no-stress pasta recipes that Italians actually eat. ๐ My Italian MIL says to tell you she inspired most of these recipes. My kid tells your kids they'll love the recipes too! โค๏ธ
Get some great bakes along with a peek inside the kitchen (and the mind) of an enthusiastic baking nerd: Recipes, tips and tricks, stories and more