Today being Yom Yerushalayim I am reminded of how much I love shawarma. While the local Chicago based Israeli restaurants scratch the itch for it, nothing beats the greasy storefront joints of Jerusalem. Brooklyn comes close, but there’s just something about being in the Holyland and loading a pita with spit roasted mystery meat and … Continue reading “Burger of the Week: Shawarma Burger”
And we’re back. It’s been a while, so hopefully some of you are still here. I am going to try something I’ve been toying around with for a while, a burger of the week. In the past I have played around with this idea on other platforms but it is time to take it to … Continue reading “Burger Of The Week: Hawaiian Slider”
Cheeseburger Salad Bowl For those of you in the Keto or Low-Carb community, you know full well what a “Big Mac Bowl” is. This is my spin – a KOSHER take on this classic keto dish, made with my homemade “Big Mac sauce” – the Cheeseburger Salad Bowl! Low-Carb goodness I’ve been following a low-carb … Continue reading “Cheeseburger Salad Bowl”
This coming Monday is Memorial Day, which is the unofficial start of summer, and Lag BaOmer, which was this week, plays a similar role on the Jewish calendar. More importantly it signals the start of grilling* season, although I personally believe if you try hard enough, any season is grilling season. The staple of any … Continue reading “Better Burger Guide for Memorial Day (and Lag BaOmer)”
There are many classic culinary pairings: lemon and blueberry, tomato and basil and the good ‘ole, eggplant and tahini. Well, you can also add in other pairings with eggplant like ground beef or lamb (or Beyond Meat in my case), parsley, lemon, garlic.. oh the list can go on and on. Momspiration! A few weeks … Continue reading “Meatless-stuffed Eggplant with Cilantro Tahini Sauce”
Cinco De Mayo: Italian Beef Tacos On Poblano Tortillas Topped With Roasted Tomatillo Salsa and Pickled Red Onions I personally consider tacos the world’s most perfect food. There really in no wrong way to make a taco. Crunchy or soft, flour or corn, they are all good in my book. As for proteins, tacos are … Continue reading “Cinco De Mayo: Italian Beef Tacos On Poblano Tortillas Topped With Pickled Red Onions and Roasted Tomatillo Salsa”
It’s not every day that I get to sit in a room full of my peers and role models in the social media world who inspire me! But just a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of getting to meet some of these influencers and it could not have been more exciting! More on … Continue reading “Recap of the Jewish Food Media Conference!”
Giveaway Before we get into my epicurean adventures in the Seattle don’t forget to enter our giveaway for the cookbook Millennial Kosher by Chanie Apfelbaum of the amazing kosher food blog Busy In Brooklyn a Rafflecopter giveaway Hello Seattle For Labor Day weekend my friends Ari and Jessica Hoffman invited me to come out an visit … Continue reading “Mr. Peikes Goes to Seattle, Washington or the Time I Flew With 100 lbs of Meat”
In celebration of Cinco de Mayo this week, I challenged Rachel to make tamales. I decided to go fairly traditional for mine, with just a slight twist on the flavors. What are Tamales? A tamale is a filled corn flour dumpling, usually wrapped in a corn husk (which can be found in most major grocery stores) … Continue reading “A Tale of Two Tamales: A Lesson in Leftovers”
Meat Your Vegetables is the food blog brainchild of Daniel Peikes, a rabid carnivore, and Rachel Katzman, a creative pescatarian. Daniel Peikes here. I was born and raised on the north side of Chicago to a father from the lower east side of Manhattan and a mother from the Golder’s Green neighborhood of London. I still live in Chicago … Continue reading “About Us”
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