Noshing Across the Nation

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  • Lunches at work

    So this is not about recipes but has some remote connection to food. My daughter is starting her new job at Wistia, and I’ve just read a very interesting blog about the culture of technology startups – The cost of catered lunches. http://wistia.com/blog/costs-of-catered-lunches What’s your take?

  • Rosh ha Shana Blessings

    We are on the eve of a New Jewish Year, 5776. It is always hard to reflect upon your own mistakes and shortcomings. I would just like to wish everyone the possibility to look upon yourself with criticism and upon others with favor. May we all have enough reasons to thank H-Shem for every day…

  • Jewish Food Fun Facts

    With the Rosh ha Shana approaching, I thought it would be appropriate to put some Jewish food trivia so that you have some fun preparing for crowds of guests: Here are some interesting food history facts worth knowing: Seven Products of the Land of Israel from the Torah: “Wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and…

  • Just another Rosh ha Shana Recipe – Traditional (?) Honey Cake

    There is an interesting initiative in the Jewish virtual community – a food-related blog, where users submit their stories with recipes. Mine was published a while ago, but it does remind us all of the High Holidays, and me personally, of my grandmother. So, here it is – My grandma’s lekach – easy to make, sweet…

  • Challah!

    With Rosh ha Shana almost upon us, I thought you it would be nice to re-publish one of my favorite challah recipes. This is the most important mitzvah for a Jewish woman – backing and taking the challah. It’s way past midnight and I am too tired to write, but had to post this picture, mostly…

  • How It All Started

    It feels like a very long while ago, my younger daughter moved all the way across the country to Portland, OR for college. Boy, did I miss her! I started a food blog as a way to virtually communicate with my now grown-up girls. Food is something that we all enjoy, and my kosher adventures seem…

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    This is a mother’s blog about cooking, travel, Israel, and anything else that comes up in my world. Let’s talk!