It is too hot in Tel Aviv right now. Its hard enough walking down the street in the daytime, let alone being behind a hot stove and cooking dinner at night. Times like this, I try and keep my meals simple, light and involving as little heat as possible. This cold soup recipe, by Marcia [...]
Every trip I have taken back home to London over the last year, family and friends have incessantly raved about Ottolenghi. The restaurant is meant to be incredible, and the recipes, largely vegetarian, are said to be seamless and full-flavoured. I had to see what all the fuss was about. Although a trip to the [...]
Sunday evening is often dedicated to the supermarket trip. We drive south of Tel Aviv to Holon, to embark on a shopping mission at one of Israel’s most well-stocked supermarkets, Hezi Chinam, half free. We make it a Sunday night (Israel’s first working day), given that it is one of their quieter days. Israeli food [...]
Featured on www.tastetlv.com After a hectic day of bargaining between numerous buyers and sellers in Jaffa’s flea market, the trading vicinity slowly winds down, leaving behind deserted market stalls and desolate pebbled streets. An electric buzz in the neighborhood soon becomes apparent, as the sounds of an accordion fill the air with the sway of [...]
I realised my passion for writing, as I pursued blogging on my arrival to Israel five years ago, in the form of Untangling Noodles. As my fervour for writing grew, an epicurean zeal began to stew inside, yet to be touched by the communicative haven of blogging. In the last year, with laptop in tow, [...]
Who is the Dining Minx?
DM is the alter ego of Natalie Shaer. London-born, lived in several continents and finally made it back to the UK, I attempt to make sense of life through cooking, eating and writing ...read moreRecent Comments



