MOST RECENT POSTS
Last month, I was asked by my Rabbi if I would prepare a Dvar Torah — or sermon — for the first Friday of June, otherwise known as Pride Shabbat. Aside from the extreme honor it was to be asked, it was also a no brainer. If you’ve been following us long enough, you know that we live by the words “visibility matters” — so of course I said yes!
I grew up eating sesame peanut noodles and together with my mom, we have perfected the yummiest, creamiest, most satisfying peanut sesame noodles. Some of our secrets? Adding milk and using crunchy peanut butter!
This has become my new go-to whenever someone isn’t feeling well. Think the Greek version of the traditional Jewish matzo ball soup. This is our new penicillin. And it’s so flavorful, easy and quick to make, and healthy to boot!
Having done this three times, I can honestly say that there is very little baby needs and oh so much the world has invented and created and marketed that will make you feel both like you need it all while also feeling completely overwhelmed. Couple my experience with this relatively new found passion I have for Waldorf education and its ideology, and I now have, what I believe, is the ‘real’ baby registry list.
This is a traditional shakshuka recipe — and it has been approved by both my Israeli wife and my Israeli-Iraqi father-in-law. So you know this is going to be good! And — it’s ready within 30 minutes.
The pandemic may be behind us and you may or may not have jumped on that homemade sourdough starter / bread train, but I am here to tell you that as a very tired mom of 3 under 6, this recipe is fool-proof, quick, easy, and only takes 4 ingredients (including water and salt!).