Fluffy challah
Mama and I celebrated Shabbat tonight with a fresh, locally baked challah that I picked up at the market today. It was delicious and today’s #OneGoodThing! Shabbat shalom! Day 145 of […]
Brisket delivery from treasured friend
My sweet friend Mark delivered his incredible, homemade brisket to us tonight. Not only did Mark reach total mensch levels by driving HOURS to get to us, but this brisket […]
Obligatory Chinese food
It wouldn’t feel like Christmas to us without Chinese food! Mama and I enjoyed another resting day with a little visit from our sweet neighbors. Tonight I picked up some […]
Latkes, brisket, donuts and good friends
We celebrated the sixth night of Chanukah with homemade latkes, mouthwatering brisket, jelly donut holes, and our sweet neighbors! I make homemade latkes exactly once a year because the grating […]
Happy Passover
The Jewish holiday of Passover began last night. Though I can appreciate the spiritual, redemptive messages of the holiday, it isn’t one of my favorites. I love matzo ball soup […]
Understanding of friends
Today Mama and I were supposed to see a hilarious play about the Jewish holiday of Purim at our local synagogue. Purim is a fun holiday and we were looking […]
Jewish penicillin
A nasty cold bug hit our house hard several days ago. We’ve gone through countless tissue boxes and cups of tea with honey. Today I was vertical long enough to […]
Homemade latkes with friends
Our local Jewish friends came over to celebrate Chanukah with us tonight. We made homemade latkes (potato pancakes) using the recipe from our favorite Jewish cookbook (Chocolate Chip Challah by Lisa […]
Jewish Christmas
Ever since I was a kid, we have always celebrated Christmas with Chinese food and a movie. For us, it began out of necessity. I clearly remember Mama driving us […]
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