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The hazards of single serving coffee pods

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Roasted Romanesco broccoli pasta – the ultimate Recipe

It looks like aliens took over the broccoli patch, doesn't it?  Romanesco broccoli is a unique vegetable that looks like a cauliflower gone crazy...

Making your own organic butter at home is ridiculously easy

For Israelis, butter has mysteriously disappeared from being an open market product. We gather it's a mix of climate change and the fact that...

The anti-fat fatwa is not a joke for buffet lovers in Saudi Arabia

Saudi cleric Saleh al Fawzan has decided that all-you-can-eat buffets are against Sharia (Islamic) law, unappetizing news for Muslims devoted to bargain dining deals! Last...

Is fruit juice shortening your life?

Ah...a cold glass of orange juice, first thing in the morning. Gives you energy, vitamin C and zest to start the day. Right? Is...

Tel Aviv hosts first-for-world Vegan Congress, without the blood

Veganism has gone viral in Israel - the number of devotees doubling in the past two years!  With over 2% of the population off...

Open Restaurants is the new Open Houses of Tel Aviv

In a world premiere last week, Israel launches open kitchen workshops, giving insiders and everyday folk a fly-on-the-wall experience in some of Tel Aviv’s...

Enzootic makes male prawn fish farming a greener business

There are evolutionary reasons why Tarzan is bigger than Jane. Most males of any species –– birds, bugs and prawns included –– grow bigger...

Catalyst Agtech can defuse persistent pesticides at the source

When I interviewed CEO Shalom Nachshon, he told me that in a perfect world, his new Israeli company would go out of business. But...

AIDS cured with Egypt’s magical “kebab” machine, army claims

About 36 million people have died from AIDS around the world, with about the same number of people living with the disease. In a desperate attempt to regain the public's confidence, the Egyptian military says it has invented a "kebab" like machine to cure AIDS/HIV and Hepatitis C.

5 reasons to go “no poo” and ditch shampoo

A new trend is sweeping across America: scores of people are ditching shampoo for more earth and hair-friendly alternatives - including nothing at all....

In Jordan, 33 percent standing can’t see their feet

Jordan is becoming a heavyweight on the global stage, but this is nothing to puff up about.  The kingdom is among the world's worst...

Msemmen the Berber pancake recipe

It's still chilly in the Middle East - still the season for comfort food. Try driving the cold away with msemmen, a flexible, square-shaped...

Moving Red Sea fish farm cages shows positive eco results: new study

Aquaculture, or fish farming at sea and in land based ponds, has been practiced successfully by Israelis for many years. While most fish farming...

Israel is vegan capital of the world

There's a huge new movement in Israel. Not politics. Food. Specifically, veganism. Of a country totalling eight million people, an estimated 200,000 are now...

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