Not long ago, my daughter Rach and her hubby Eyal asked if I could take the kids for Shabbat (4 lively grandkids aged 3-almost 13) so they could have a getaway Shabbat. DH and I were really pleased since we haven’t hosted them in awhile and we were looking forward to it. I asked my […]
When DH and I first got married, we had a subscription to the New York Times newspaper. Pre-internet, this was our source for news, good or bad. He, being of the more intellectual bent, actually read it for the news. I, after a cursory look through the paper for my daily aggravation, really waited for […]
I am a cooked onion fan. Not so much the raw kind-that can be meh except for very specific recipes. I find that when they are caramelized properly, browned and luscious and sweet, you can literally add them to almost anything, maybe not cornflakes 😉 but I’m still debating it, heh. When the kids had […]
I was at the wedding of my good friends recently and while I expected to be uplifted spiritually, confess I was not expecting the material side to be uplifting and braced myself for the usual rubber chicken. Imagine my delight and surprise when each course was beautifully presented and truly tasty. So much so, […]
You might be forgiven for thinking there is booze in these cookies but nay nay I say, what makes them more adult oriented (or a sophisticated kid) is the chocolate rounds (as opposed to chips) used in the cookies. I am currently attending a fabulous and intense baking workshop with Galia Agayev, a professional baker […]
I’ve mentioned before that I’m fussy when it comes to fish. The very soft fish (after cooking) doesn’t do it for me so I look for firmer fleshed ones. That being said, I find Tilapia (also known as Amnoon or St. Peter’s Fish in Israel) is just firm enough to make me happy. I found […]
Purim gives us an excuse to have a little fun in the kitchen. I confess, the years of churning out dozens upon dozens of hamantaschen are long gone but I try to make something special and fun each year. I’ve done etrog liqueur (a big hit) and challa and this year I was flipping through […]
A little something to start off the week. When the kids were little, oatmeal was one of the breakfast foods I would serve them. As they (and I) got older, it became less of a thing in our house. I am a big egg fan and for the most part that is my usual breakfast […]
In my humble opinion, fish is great fast food. It should not be cooked overlong or it will be dry and unpalatable. I confess, salmon is my favorite. It’s a happy medium between the lighter flounder or sole or the heavier Nile perch so it’s often my go-to fish. Though I do have a wonderful […]