What is a Mediterranean Diet?

By Hava Volterra
Published on May 9, 2013

Vigor Trigger: Asparagus

By Elana Horwich
Published on March 15, 2013

At the New Year, let’s give animals a new Jewish chance

Published on August 14, 2012

Shortly after I became a vegan, around 20 years ago, I ordered my first “vegan option” at a Jewish organizational dinner. It arrived: a plateful of raw celery and carrot sticks arranged around a cup of something ranch dressing-ish that probably wasn’t even vegan.

EU lawmakers back open markets for Palestinian goods

Published on August 31, 2011

The EU moved closer to a trade deal with the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday after unanimous backing from European lawmakers to fully open markets to farm and fish products from the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Market fresh soups

By Judy Zeidler
Published on February 15, 2011

Fresh ingredients for a soup are a chef’s dream, and the best place to find them is at your local farmers market — fresh fennel, squash, mushrooms, ripe tomatoes of all shapes as well as root vegetables. Our first experience with open-air markets was on a trip to Italy in the early ’60s. We walked excitedly through the marketplace looking at the fresh fruit and vegetables, then when we discovered that every village had its own market day during the week, we tried to visit all of them. The melons were sweet, the figs perfect, and the tomatoes, while ripe, still had a little green on them, but they were delicious.

Dig, plant, grow, give—sharing the bounty of food

By Rachel Heller
Published on November 19, 2008

If there's one thing Gabe Goldman wishes more Angelenos would do next spring, it's get their hands dirty.

Buying local produce adds spice to holiday dishes

Published on September 18, 2008

As an avid farmers' market shopper, I welcome the holiday season by noting what's at the market, rather than by turning the page of my calendar. The High Holy Days are a time of endings and beginnings, and nowhere in my everyday life is this more apparent than when I visit my local market this time of year.

Introducing God’s best tasting tomato

By The Web Guy
Published on June 17, 2008

Atoning for the sin of rushing dinner to get to Kol Nidre

By Linda Morel
Published on September 28, 2006

Make ahead recipes for Yom Kippur.

Mark the New Year with late summer harvest menu

By Judy Zeidler
Published on September 14, 2006

Garden fresh food.

You Are What You Eat

By Howard Nemetz
Published on January 6, 2005

I am a vegetarian. I know there was a big controversy brewing over kosher meat, but I'm not sure what the Jewish position

on vegetarianism is. I suppose as long as the vegetables are pulled from the ground in a quick and humane manner, no one can object too strenuously to it. I know God created animals, but I can't imagine He'd be offended if I didn't eat them. I'd hate to think of God pouting in His room saying, between sobs, "I worked so hard on that lamb and Nemetz doesn't even touch it!"