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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Why we all need to smoothie...

Green, pink, orange... they come in any color and by now you can buy them at every corner. Smoothies are the milkshake of this decade. What they all have im common: they pretend to be super healthy.
I don't want to frustrate you but it's not that easy.

TEFF - a small grain makes it big

Shalom.
The last turn of the year I spend together with my boyfriend at our friends' home in the north of Israel, close to Haifa. This diverse country with its impressive historical and religious background has been on my To-Travel list for a long time already. Marked by intense color and odor explosions in the hustle and bustle of ever-present market scenarios, fascinating architecture with those oh so beautiful and colorful onion towers, but simultaneously popular for its pale, stone colored landscape and occasionally endless desert. Israel, I was hooked from the very first moment. Also culinary speaking, Israel was a blast. Even before the trip to Israel, Hummus and Tahini constituted basics in my small kitchen. But the quality and quantity of these products I experienced in Israel went far beyond my imagination. Hummus as spread, dip or soup; Tahini in smoothies, dressings and cake... limitless options. It was the inspiring river kitchen fairy personally, who introduced me to the secrets of fermented kombucha tea, shared ancient soaking wisdom and enchanted me with endless options the dehydrator offers. Well-known foods as well as completely new taste experiences, it was a great balance. As welcome breakfast, for instance, our Israeli friends served stuffed gluten free pancakes made from teff flour. Guess what.. preparation of this comforting simple dish was my wonderful job from this point in time. And this one is simpliest, I promise!