The combination of olive oil, garlic and lemon juice lifts the spirits in winter.

Some heat, some spice and plenty of citrus are the building blocks of many north African fish dishes.

For me, the end of childhood came when the number of candles on my birthday cake no longer reflected my age, around 19 or 20. From then on, each candle came to represent an entire decade.

You dont need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet.

It is more than twenty years since we left the city. This is a serious chunk of time, longer than the years we spent living there. Yet we still think of Jerusalem as our home. Not home in the sense of the place that you conduct your daily life or constantly return to. In fact, Jerusalem is our home almost against our wills. It is our home because it defines us, whether we like it or not.

The way to entice people into cooking is to cook delicious things.

Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again.