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Winter in Eden
In my last post, I talked about the “hakura” – the Arabic term for a kitchen garden next to the home, which was once traditional in rural Arab villages in the Galilee (and is, like so many other such traditions, becoming a thing of the past). Now I’d like to report on our own hakura, […]
What You See
January 5, 2013
A few days ago, Balkees and I spent the day with a journalist from Israel’s top food magazine, as she prepared an article about the edible wild plants that are now in season. We started the morning in the village that Balkees grew up in, tromping through the lush greenery in the vast field behind […]
Chicory Comes of Age
May 15, 2012
In a recent post, I wrote about my coming of age as a forager, marked by my ability to recognize wild chicory. Now I thought it would be interesting to show what happens when chicory comes of age. It’s late spring and the edible wild plants have pretty much closed up shop, shedding their tender […]
A Bitter Coming of Age
February 20, 2012
This winter has been the occasion of my foraging coming of age. I’ve been gathering edible wild plants in the hills, fields and empty lots around my home for a number of years now. At first, I could identify only the most distinctively shaped plants, and my gathering repertoire was limited to wild asparagus and […]
Ducks Foot in My Own Front Yard
February 4, 2012
There are times you need look no further than your own front yard. At this point in our exceptionally rainy winter, my own front yard is a virtual jungle of wild growth. In the flower department, there are pale, fragrant cyclamens, cheerful crimson anemones and tiny yellow daisy/dandelions. And then there is tangled tapestry of […]
Wild Asparagus Yet Again
January 19, 2012
*This post was written a day before the Hannukah miracle occurred and usurped it’s posting. So here it is, a little late but hopefully still fresh…. Once again, the wild asparagus season is here. How many times have I written about this moment? And why is it that year after year, I never tire of […]
My Cup of Tea
November 22, 2011
In our ongoing conversation about the foods of the Galilee, my close friend Balkees Abu Rabieh and I recently had a particularly enlightening chat about tea. Her mother-in-law, Balkees told me, meticulously picks the various herbs that grow in the garden outside her house – sage, zaatar, zuta (white savory), louisa (lemon verbena), chamomile – even rose […]
Mandrakes Found
May 14, 2011
For a while now, I’ve been thinking to create a lecture and photo presentation on biblical foods – a subject which I’ve been acquiring some expertise in. I’ve already created one presentation on the Local Foods of the Galilee and my journey exploring them, which I’ve given in several venues, and hope to do more. […]
Elsaina
March 10, 2011
I wait all year for the months of January, February and March – the rainy days with their dramatic skies and the sunshine that can actually be enjoyed. And of course, the green! Every spare patch of earth is bursting with some kind of eager plant-life. And so much of it is even edible. That […]
March 1, 2013
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