Be The Vegetable!

For a few months now we’ve been subscribing (funny word in this context) to receive a crate of organic vegetables weekly. A nice lady called Maggie grows the vegetables in her large garden (near Jerusalem) and ships it out for a pretty reasonable price. We decided to go down the organic path for a few reasons (a) we thought it’d be cool (b) we wanted Shachar to eat healthier food (c) its nice to support small businesses, especially cool ones like this.

However, and that leads me to today’s post subject, we have no control over the vegetables we get!? Yes indeed, a few days before each shipment we get a list, and then it just arrives. Most of the vegetables I know how to deal with (Tomatoes, Lettuce, Cucumbers, Carrots etc.) but sometimes you get the really weird ones and you have no idea what to do with them. Read the rest of this entry »

Tasting menu dinner

Last night we had a tasting menu dinner, 11 courses (4 appetizers, 4 entrees and 3 deserts) chowed down by 9 diners. It was excellent and a fitting culmination of our culinary adventures, just as Uri and Tamar are leaving for greener pastures. The full set here.