This American Bite

Warm Polenta and Chick Pea Salad

Yosef — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:55:00 +0000

Moving house takes it out of you, but in the six weeks that have passed since we saw our now-home for the first time, we’ve accomplished a lot. Those accomplishments have not been culinary! Thanks to the kindness of friends and neighbors we have enjoyed many a meal as guests and I have been out ...

Authentic Chummus – not that Store Bought “Hummus” Stuff!

Yosef — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000

I’ll go on record and say I can not stand Sabra Brand hummus. I take my chummus seriously. Five and a half years in Israel will do that to you, especially when you work down the street from a chummusiah, a niche restaurant that specializes in chummus, not an uncommon eatery in Israel. If you’re ...

Vegan Croque Monsieur, à la Barefoot Contessa – National Grilled Cheese Month

Yosef — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:00:03 +0000

If we could subscribe to the Food Network without having to get Cable, we’d probably own something other than the hand-me-down TV that sits in our living room. We stream our TV using our faithful Roku player and that saves us a good $100 a month. Thankfully, we have friends and neighbors with cable so ...