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To my mind leeks are an underrated vegetable.  My dear Mother was Sephardi and leeks were  part of her culinary repertoire. Leeks are one 8-10 vegetables and fruits traditionally served for different blessings on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. We called them Keftes de Prasa I make these patties each year and they always receive a great reception, with some welcome finger licking as well!To make about 15 pattiesSelecting LeeksChoose big fat juicy ones, with fresh green o …

Easy Yummy Honey cake100ml sunflower oil200 gams or 3/4 of a cup of runny honey50g soft dark brown sugar150ml strong tea, cooled2 large eggs, beaten225g plain flour1 tsp baking powder1 tsp cinnamon1 tsp ginger optionalflaked almonds, to decorate (optional)STEP 1Warm the oil, honey and sugar in a small pan to dissolve the sugar. Stir to combine, then leave to cool. Add the tea and beaten eggs.STEP 2Lightly whisk the flour, baking powder, spices and a pinch of salt in a large bowl to combine …

There doesn’t seem to be a huge degree of innovation in ceramic design in Israel. Both in form and function and in design. I like the idea of Silk Screen printing on Ceramics and also digital printing on Ceramics. There are only a couple of people in Israel who do this, and it is actually a very hard thing to do. My newspaper vase is one of my most successful products. Probably because the concept is widely understood, it is unusual, as well as having that wow factor, it is also beautifully exec …

I live and breath design, I am constantly thinking about it, and looking for new design inspiration, whether it be from other artists or nature or paintings or whatever. Later in life now I have tended to travel more and when I do travel, I constantly look at what are the new design themes and products are around. My idea is to marry Israeli and Jewish themes with worldwide international design themes, to bring the world to Israel and to thrust Israeli themes into the world. So for example, I ha …

I live and breath design, I am constantly thinking about it, and looking for new design inspiration, whether it be from other artists or nature or paintings or whatever. Later in life now I have tended to travel more and when I do travel, I constantly look at what are the new design themes and products are around. My idea is to marry Israeli and Jewish themes with worldwide international design themes, to bring the world to Israel and to thrust Israeli themes into the world. So for example, I ha …