Category Archives: new year

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Dim Sum: Vegetarian Pot Stickers

Happy Chinese New Year! It is the Year of the Rabbit, a kinder and gentler year, according to Chinese Astrology. I, myself, am a Monkey – no smart remarks, thank you. To celebrate, I’m trying out several dim sum style dishes, and I’m starting with Vegetarian Pot Stickers. The concept of dim sum is similar [...]

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Saturday, January 1, 2011

New Year Spinach Strata

Happy New Year! I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for following along over the last year. 2010 was a pretty exciting and volatile year for me. It was the year I stopped musing and realized that Life is indeed what happens while you’re busy doing other things. And having figured that part [...]

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Classic Brisket for the Pre-Yom Kippur Meal

I traditionally like to make a brisket – pan seared and oven roasted with onions, carrots, and potatoes – on Erev Yom Kippur (Yom Kippur Eve). Of course, I like to make brisket every so often during the year – holiday or no – but especially for those of us observing the fast on Yom [...]

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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Nature Notes: Farewell 2009

Ruby-Throat Hummingbird giving 2009 “The Ass” And don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out. Bleah. I’m not going to get into national issues here. Yes, the economy has tanked. The Republicans, aligning themselves with the fringe right-wing, have sabotaged health care reform and national security purely in self-interest and [...]

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Friday, September 18, 2009

Happy New Year 5770

When it’s already been said better than you can possibly say it yourself, why reinvent the wheel? At sunset tonight, wherever in the world you are, the Jewish New Year 5770 begins. I wish everyone a Happy, Healthy & Peaceful New Year. From The Whitehouse Blog: Warm Wishes for Rosh Hashanah Posted by Danielle Borrin [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 4 Comments
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Recipe Monday: Honey Cake for the New Year

Yes, I know it’s Tuesday. What’s your point? The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, is coming up in a couple of weeks, beginning at sunset on Friday, September 18th. In case you’re unfamiliar, Rosh Hashana begins a ten-day period of introspection, atonement for misdeeds during the previous year, and of giving charity and doing good [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 5 Comments

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