{"product_id":"the-well-spiced-life","title":"The Well-Spiced Life","description":"As a young woman, acclaimed author Barbara Bensoussan always thought she'd marry a nice Jewish boy from New York, just like her mother. But her life took a distinctly different turn when she entered the Orthodox world and her nice Jewish boy turned out to hail from Casablanca! Suddenly she found herself the Sephardic version of the bride-who-knew-nothing! \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Now she had a husband who thought the chicken soup she adored was little more than flavored water, and who'd grown up eating the head of a lamb -teeth showing- on Rosh Hashanah. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the years passed and her family grew, she did her best to absorb the culture and cuisine of the Sephardic world - some of which, she laments, is still clinging to her waistline. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The literary result of Barbara's foray into the Sephardic world is \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Well-Spiced Life\u003c\/span\u003e, an authentic food memoir that combines the best of pleasure reading with excellent recipes. Packed with delightful anecdotes, culinary tips culled from years spent cooking for a \"mixed\" (Ashkenazic\/Sephardic) family, loads of exotic recipes, and an abundance of comic relief (a necessary ingredient in every culinary undertaking!), it's a book that belongs on the shelf of every respectable \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003ebalabusta\u003c\/span\u003e, Sephardic and Ashkenazic alike. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As they say in Casablanca: bon appetit!\u003cdiv class=\"product-specs\" style=\"margin-top:20px\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:520px\"\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eIsrael Bookshop Publications\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Israel Bookshop Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55441715331240,"sku":"L692","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0534\/9765\/9560\/files\/IBS-L692.jpg?v=1781049091","url":"https:\/\/judaicasquare.com\/products\/the-well-spiced-life","provider":"Judaica Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}