Mega b’Ir in Ariel is selling strawberries at 50NIS/kilo. That’s about US$13.50/2.24 lbs. What’s even more obnoxious is they’re selling wonderful strawberries in the shuk for under 15NIS/kilo ($4/2. Read More »

A few friends posted this to their Facebook and I refrained from commenting on their space, so I will in mine. Read More »

My timeline for anecdotal evidence is fairly short since I’ve only been in Israel for 14 1/2 years. However the Tanach is rife with lessons we seem to forget every seven years or so…What the heck am I babbling about?About 3 years after we made Aliyah, the ‘Second Intifada’ started. Six years after that, ‘Lebanon War, Part Deux’ flared up. Read More »

The following was an advertisement in the Torah Tidbits: Suitable for Kohanim: Burial rights for two adjacent front row plots in the Kohanim Section at the Sanhedria Cemetery, Jerusalem are available for transfer. Offers invited in the region of NIS100,000 and above. Please apply to… Read More »

A Mother in Israel posted about the Top Israeli Baby Boy Names of 2010 and had asked on her FB if folks would mind contributing a photo of their baby for the post.I was quite happy to oblige and sent her this photo of EN, when he was a bald 10 week old baby. Read More »

Last year, we started the Family Sukkah Project (that’s a link, BTW) thanks to some ideas posted on other blogs. Read More »

I finally ‘get’ the allure of crispy, fried cured meats…. Yesterday I was frying up ‘pepper salami’ (salami with whole peppercorns in it) for my potato knishes and I found myself unable to stop eating the hot, crisp, greasy morsels…I really had to restrain myself because I was running out. I may go and buy more just to fry… ooooh… Read More »

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Once upon a time, if you looked in my pantry, you’d find 2 large bags of soup mix. Chicken flavored for my soup and onion soup mix for chicken, rice and spinach kugel.Since marrying a food snob (I love you!), you will no longer find the chicken soup mix. Instead, you’ll find bottles of home made stock in my freezer. Read More »

Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Read More »

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Frequently, when I have an appointment with a specialist, I get a call the day or three before, reminding me that I have an appointment and confirming that I’ll be making it. Often, specialists are at the clinic one day a week and appointments are hard to come by. If someone cancels, they can use that spot for an emergency or bump someone up. Read More »

For people, and I think kids especially, who crave routine, certain holidays can be pure misery for them. Thankfully most Jewish holidays are enough like the weekly Shabbat that for some kids, like my son, it doesn’t affect him.My son Netanel (we call him Nati for short) will be 4 in May. Read More »

This recipe is from the Bread Baker’s Apprentice. I used craisins instead of raisins and used all-purpose flour instead of bread flour. I think WW would work well too. In addition, I used oil instead of melted margarine and soy milk to keep it dairy-free. Read More »

So… this year, NS will be dressed as Chester Cheeta and EN will be the Bamba Baby. The Mishloach manot will be either peanut butter rice crispies or peanut butter oatmeal bars (need to find out what Bracha one makes on rice crispie treats) and muffin-sized no-bake cheesecakes. Read More »

I don’t eat foie gras or goose. I don’t eat these things because I don’t like the taste. As a matter of fact, I don’t eat liver of any kind and if I can avoid eating the dark meat parts of chicken, I do so (goose and duck are all dark meat for those who don’t know). Read More »

I’ve had this recipe sitting in my in box for TWO YEARS!!! before I tried it and it’s so super easy and so yummy, I’m kicking myself for not trying this sooner.Corn Chowder1 potato, peeled & diced1 medium onion, diced1 green pepper, diced2 tbsp butter2 tbsp unbleached flour2 c. fresh or frozen corn3 c. lowfat milk1 tsp. Read More »

“but mooooooooooooom, what do they mean, i have to be 42 inches tall to shoot the kaytushas?!?!” Read More »

Over the long Thanksgiving weekend, we were visited by Artists4Israel who were kind enough to show their solidarity with Israel and purposefully came out to Ariel to protest against the actors and artists who are boycotting our cultural center since we’re in the West Bank.These are some photos I took. Read More »

Oh wait…I was scheduled for surgery for Dec. 22nd and was actually in the process of getting the various paperwork approved from the HMO. Wednesday afternoon the ENT calls me and asks me how I’m doing. I told him it felt like my head was going to explode… and this was after 2 fulls days on antibiotics. Read More »