Family A Sweet Passover Topped with Chocolate Toffee Matzah Sundown Monday brought the Jewish holiday of Passover, which re-tells the story of Exodus, the Jews enslavement in Egypt and their journey to freedom. This year’s festivities Read More » Leah March 26, 2013
Cooking Happy New Year … And Calling In Sick Today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. I planned my work schedule so I would not do work today. Instead we would celebrate the Read More » Leah September 17, 2012
Cooking Chicken Croquettes Chicken Croquettes is one of my favorite dinners. And because I first made it for Bryan on Christmas Eve many years ago when we were Read More » Leah January 19, 2012
Arts and Crafts Hanukkah, Hanukkah, Come MAKE a Menorah Hanukkah, Hanukkah, come light the menorah … or in this case, make one! Hanukkah – the Festival of Lights – begins tonight at sundown. Sophie Read More » Leah December 20, 2011
Family Writing a Torah One Letter at a Time This past weekend, Sophie, Bryan and I had a rare and humbling experience. Our Jewish congregation — in honor of its 150th anniversary — is Read More » Leah December 15, 2011
Cooking Thanksgiving Stuffing with a Crockpot Twist Only 11 days until Turkey Day! That’s why I am dedicating this week to tasty and easy Thanksgiving recipes. I’ve been testing many dishes to Read More » Leah November 14, 2011
Cooking A Jewish New Year with a Traditional Family Dessert On the sundown of September 28, Jews from around the world will celebrate the new year of 5772. This holiday marks the beginning of Rosh Read More » Leah September 23, 2011