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Hubs el Tabun
March 24, 2012
As I put the final touches on my soon-to-be-published book – Breaking Bread in Galilee – A Culinary Journey into the Promised Land – bread seems to be looming large in my consciousness. Yesterday, on a particularly enjoyable visit with the Murad family in Kfar Manda, I was lucky enough to watch Samakh baking hubs […]
A Tabun is Born – Continued
April 17, 2011
Building our tabun was an elaborate process which involved the contributions of a number of people. And it’s in this kind of project where you discover the blessing of having good friends. Ron’s friend and work colleague Mahmoud Nassar oversaw the project. He guided Ron and our friend Tzvika in how to shape and weld […]
A Tabun is Born
March 27, 2011
For a long time, Ron has wanted to build a “tabun” in our yard. Tabun isn’t exactly the most precise term for what he wants – but the common denominator between a traditional “tabun” and what we will make is that they are both wood-burning ovens fashioned from a mixture of local clay and straw. […]
Bread baked over fire
February 4, 2011
There is something about the Western Galilee that enchants me. The landscape is so rugged and pristine, and it seems like the spirits of Crusaders are still hovering in the air. There are villages here that are particularly isolated from mainstream Israeli life, and one of them is Fassuta. It is populated by Christian Arabs […]
A Day in Deir el Assad
January 9, 2011
By happy coincidence, a friend invited me to join a cooking class she was going to, to be held by a woman living in Deir el Assad, an Arab village that is built into the mountains opposite Carmiel, in the Upper Galilee. And just as fortuitously, I happened to be free this morning, and able to […]
Culinary Tours of the Galilee Launched!
February 23, 2009
How pleased I am that Culinary Tours of the Galilee has been officially launched, and in such an auspicious way. Over one week, I led two groups, both through the US Embassy, thanks to my wonderful new colleague and friend Bob, who is officially in charge of the general wellbeing of the embassy staff, but […]
Scouting the Western Galilee
December 12, 2008
Ron and I just came back from two days roaming through the Western Galilee, scouting out interesting places for my culinary tours. This is definitely one of the most enjoyable parts of starting this business. Driving east from the Mediterranean, a few miles below the northern border, our first stop was the community of Klil, […]
Edible Wild Plants Class
November 23, 2008
After several drizzly days, Friday morning’s brilliantly clear skies were made to order for my edible wild plants class outing. Our little group met at the entrance to the Bet Keshet Forest, an expanse of wooded hills that stretches from Mount Turan to Mount Tabor and the hills leading down to the Sea of […]
May 3, 2012
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