SNOW! Strawberries n White Chocolate Fancy Cake

Last weekend we celebrated my mother's 50th birthday !

We found this beautiful place you can rent with a pastoral view, a pool and a hot tub - perfect for a surprise birthday weekend. My father told her he was taking her for a romantic weekend alone, little did she know that we would be waiting for her. We hung up a lot of balloons, I made loads of food and sweets and the minute she walked through the door we jumped at her with the traditional "SURPRISE!!". She couldn't stop hugging us.

Greens are good for you!

Over the past few weeks, I've been obsessing over an absolutely delicious SALAD !

My obsession stems not so much from the general healthiness of the leafy greens but rather from the oh so yummy additions...

Accidentally Vegan, Sweet Potato & Carrot Dog Biscuits

You might ask yourselves, why 'accidentally vegan' ??
Well, when I first decided to make dog biscuits, I started searching the web for interesting recipes. None of the ones I found were exactly what I wanted, so I just mixed all of them together, sort of.

My Birthday Cheesecake

We always make a big deal out of birthdays, simply because it's FUN to make a big deal out of stuff! So for my 25th birthday, we packed our bags and headed for Jerusalem for a few days.

It was a vacation long called for!

We spent 3 whole days on our feet and took numerous pictures, some interesting, some not so much... Here are a few:

Inside Hezekiah's tunnel (The City of David) and right outside its exit opening 

Poached Pears with Honey and Spice

I saw these little pears in the store the other day and I just had to do something with them.

Dried Tomato n Herb Bread

Thanks to my "keen attention" they're all dead now. Even the thyme which, I believe, has survived far worse before. Poor plants. No matter, the gardening store is always happy to receive our money and it's always nice to wonder around those green aisles. You feel like you're in the middle of a jungle.

Acre and a Salmon Steak with Honey Vinaigrette

We finally own a car, which is a great excuse to go somewhere. Anywhere.

For the first few weeks, whenever I'd came to pick him up after work, he'd get in the car and the first words out of his mouth would be "So, where are we going today??" But it was almost evening and there wasn't much time to go somewhere really interesting.

And then the weekend came - and a sunny one too. "Acre?" 

"Acre!"