I hate throwing away my lulav and etrog. It always seems so wasteful and sad. Almost an acknowledgement that fall is over and winter is coming. Of course, because the holidays are…
Food
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I’ve been planning this tablescape for a long time. I wanted to do a honey theme, but nothing too obvious. Everyone on Pinterest is using this theme for children’s birthday parties, and…
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With Eitan in a spica cast, July 4th as I planned was never going to happen. I envisioned my first foray into parve buttercream and an easy day at my parents’ house.…
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I never know what to do for Shavuot! Especially without a trip to synagogue, the only thing I could think of was cheesecake. I decided to challenge myself and think about the…
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I decided to go all out on mishloach manot this year, since it was one thing I could do during Covid to celebrate Purim. My mom found a Baby Yoda hat for…
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My baked pumpkin penne was really not living up to my expectations. Eitan always picked out the spinach and it never reheated well. The search was on! At the end of the…
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We first discovered Paella on a trip to Spain in 2013. You can see me here enjoying salmon paella, although it may have been the wine that I was so happy about.…
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This year’s theme: babies! It took a bit of creative thinking and Rich’s help to put these together. I knew I had to have the candy baby pacifiers and some sort of…
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It’s so hard to find specialty kosher cheeses! I have to go into Brookline just to get parmesan. So when I saw this recipe for a baked pasta which only uses mozzarella,…
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Pie is intimidating. Either it’s a ton of work, you’re concerned about a soggy bottom, or both. That’s why I’m a big fan of crumble, and of this recipe, too. In my youth,…