Chanukah begins next week, with Christmas and the New Year not too far behind. It’s the perfect time to have a “just us girls” evening, and wrap up the kids’ (and significant others’) gifts, away from those snooping curious eyes, don’t you think? Well, Jarlsberg, Wild Hibiscus Flower Co., and Honey Ridge Farms…
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Mom’s Traditional Sweet Gefilte Fish
It was a tradition for Rosh Hashana, Passover, or whatever in between. No matter where the holiday dinner was hosted – my mother’s, my brother’s, or my place – Mom always brought the Gefilte Fish and the chopped liver. This was the benchmark against which all others were measured. In the grocery stores,…
Honey Cupcakes for Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year)
It seems that I write about this nearly every year. The classic Honey Cake for Rosh Hashana don’t get no respect. It’s the Rodney Dangerfield of cakes. For my non-Jewish friends, it’s not unlike the Christmas Fruitcake in that you kind of have to have one – it’s traditional – but no one wants…