Meet Toby Curwin. Even though I met her only once, and for a few minutes at that, I feel like I’ve known her forever! Toby, along with her husband David, is one of the founding members of the Israelfood group. Read More »

I just wanted to show off Ju-Boy’s grandson Brave-Boy and his winter ensemble that I knit for him. He’s already outgrown it. I guess I’ll just have to pick up the sticks and knit a larger size. Winter is here for most of us. One of the most warming and comforting things for me to have in the winter is a nice, hot bowl of soup. Read More »

Most of the time I give you a recipe for something yummy, something nice you can do to feed yourself, your family, your friends and even your community. I’m not going to do that today. Today you are going to get something different, a recipe for a mitzvah, an act of human kindness, something you can do to help someone else. Read More »

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 37,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 14 sold-out performances for that many people to see it. Read More »

Yes, it’s that time of year again — glowing lights, fried foods and sweet little presents. To help us get in the mood here is the latest collection of Chanuka videos going viral this year. Read More »

Once again Ju-Boy and I packed our bags, made sure children and dog were safe and snug, made sure there was good music in the car, and escaped.  We do this often, at least twice or three times a year.  With both of us in the Chapter Two of our lives this is something that is not a treat, it is a necessity. Read More »

On the 2nd yahrzeit of my mom’s death, just a few remembrances of what I’ve written here before… I Am Not Everybody — written on the first Mother’s Day without my mother. Rapunzel – how the traditions of mourning one’s parent varies. Read More »

October has been a busy month.  Between family reunions, the High Holidays and a multitude of family celebrations which have not yet come to an end, I’ve been insanely busy.  Sometime in August, anticipating this busy time, I voiced a request to fall into a coma and to be woken up in November. Read More »

Meet Ileana. Ileana and her cinnamon twists…. they were supposed to be long and cutesy braided, but I am a disobedient pastry student, and do as I please. I decided to twist the dough and then wrap it around itself to form something that resembled a cow pattie, flavour extraordinaire. This amazing woman is a legend. Read More »

Check out RotemGear’s Rosh Hashana collection! Rosh Hashana this year starts on a Wednesday night, and ends at sundown Friday night, which is when Shabbat begins.  Observant Jews all over the globe will be closing down their connection with the outside world and turning inwards to family, community and God. Tonight my cookfest begins. Read More »

Rivki, who blogs at Life in the Married Lane, is running an inspirational series of interviews entitled Women Who Inspire Us .  I am both flattered and honored that she asked me if I would take part in the series. Read More »

Meet Hannah Katsman.  Hannah is a very busy woman.  I am a huge fan of both of her blogs.  Yes, the woman writes two blogs, among other bits and pieces and major articles. Read More »

If you have ever been to Israel, whether you are Jewish or not, you have most probably visited the Kotel, the Western Wall.  And whether it is your first time, or your 100th time, you probably every now and again leave a little note for God, stuffed in the cracks of the wall. Read More »

Meet Mrs. S.  I never have.  But in one of those “life is stranger than fiction” scenarios, Ju-Boy has. Although I’ve been reading her blog for quite some time, Our Shiputzim , I’ve never actually met her in person.  But she did a little math, and a little detective work, and realized that Ju-Boy and her mom once worked together once upon a time. Read More »

What’s in a name? I recently received some feedback from someone whose opinion I highly respect.  She’s not happy with the name I call my husband here in Miriyummyland:   Ju-Boy. Read More »

Available as a greeting card from http://www.rotemgear.com It’s a known constant in my life that man plans, God laughs.  Yesterday I said in my Honey Honey blog post : So I could leave you with a cute little video of buzzing bees or those singing worms in the apple wishing you a happy new year, but I won’t. Wrong.  Sort of. Read More »

It’s been a slow summer for me.  I don’t do well in the humid heat of Ra’anana.  I feel sluggish, ponderous, as sticky as thick honey.  All that, and a bout of pneumonia last week, has left me full of ennui and it hasn’t helped the blogging much either.  I haven’t been in much of a mood to cook, or to write about cooking. Read More »

Summer.  Yes, it’s hot out there.  Summer in the Middle East, really hot out there.  Summer in Ra’anana , hot, muggy and uncomfortably hot out there.  So what are the two things that relax me the most in the summer?  I like to slave over a hot stove, I like to bake things in the oven, and I like to knit and crochet. Read More »

Meet Yaara Di Segni.  I have.  Yaara is one of my food friends that I actually have met in real life, and she’s become more than a foodie contact on the Internet, she’s become a good friend.  We get together for sushi, we meet up for breakfast, and we actually have conversations that have nothing to do with food. Read More »

It was a glorious Friday morning a little over a week ago when Ju-Boy and I set out for the wilds of Petach Tikva to pick up the marvelous Mimi of Israeli Kitchen … wait a minute, haven’t we done this before ?  As the late (and great) Yogi Berra once Read More »