My Delicious Life: delicacies from my mother's fusion Israeli cuisine

“Warm, humorous and everything you want a cookbook to be. Really made me feel like I was in your mama’s kitchen stealing tastes by the spoonful!” Historical romance author TTThomas. Miryam Levy of Haifa, Israel is a talented artist, fashion designer, natural linguist, writer, Cessna pilot, actress, fortune teller, and a magnificent cook, who can feed five or fifty with the same ease. Miryam is also my adored mother and a tough act to follow. This book is my gift to Ima on her 85th birthday and a tribute to her rich and beautiful life. For years Ima collected recipes from family members and friends of different ethnicities. Her handwritten collection survived three children, four wars in the Middle East, five grandchildren, and a succession of birds, dogs, cats, and pet lizards. Ima cooked for armadas, often with leftovers for the next day. In these recipes I venture to preserve the flavors and aromas of my insanely happy childhood among my food-loving and cheerful tribe. There’s no calorie count here, but rather the sweetness of maternal love wrapped in dough and fried in sticks of butter, lots of powdered sugar on top. Read more