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Category Archives: Food for Thought
Camp Mommy 2018, Week 1 Highlights
Week one highlights. Yes, it’s already been two weeks, but we’ve been so busy living it all that I haven’t had time to write it all up. Let’s start with a riddle. What is in this picture? Read to the … Continue reading
Posted in Fast Food, Food for Thought, Israeli Products Explained, Main dishes, Parenting, sweets
Tagged camp mommy, easy, eggs, fruit pops, ice pops, inspiration, Israel, kid-friendly
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Heart Health Challenge, Day 4: Fresh Pumpkin Soup
Pumpkin is versatile and mixes well with other vegetables and both sweet and savory spices. Perhaps this is how “pumpkin” became a term of endearment, along with “dear,” “sweetheart,” etc. Maybe calling someone pumpkin is like saying, “We complete each other.” Continue reading
Posted in Food for Thought, Soup, Stovetop
Tagged easy, gluten free, healthy, heart 30 day challenge, parve, pumpkin, Soup, vegan, vegetarian
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Yom Hazikaron
I remember my first trip to Israel, summer 2001. On my program of about 100 girls, there were four Israelis. We were headed up north when Sbarro’s Pizzeria was bombed. The bus turned around to drop off two girls at … Continue reading
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Sunday night supper: leftover chicken soup. “I just have a quarter of a zucchini peel in my bowl!” my son complains about his second bowl. “That’s what there is,” my husband replies. “It’s Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Do you know … Continue reading
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Jerusalem Marathon
I am a runner. I am not a distance runner. I didn’t run in the Jerusalem Marathon today. I have never run in a marathon. I sprint. Friends will attest to spotting me running on a regular basis. 200 meter … Continue reading
Posted in A Taste of..., Food for Thought
Tagged inspiration, Israel, Jerusalem, running, travel
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Stuffed Stuff
Imagine if Hitler had a Jewish mistress (but he didn’t know it) with a cousin who had saved his life, and one day in 1939 she revealed her identity, and he said, “Really? You’re Jewish? No way! Hey, I like … Continue reading
Posted in Food for Thought
Tagged avocado, burrito, chocolate, dates, dessert, Purim, Soup, stuffed, stuffed peppers
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Planting and Nourishing: Food for Thought
The kitchen is the heart of most homes, including mine. Each cracker, apple, sandwich, and carrot stick is a blood cell carried in vessels of bags or pockets throughout the day until the food runs out and the someone hungry … Continue reading
Chanukah- Beyond the Limit
Chanukah is a time for miracles, for achieving the impossible–or redefining our possibilities. Before Chanukah, I went to a lecture by Rebbetzin Shira Smiles about holiday. One of the many points she made was that the miraculous nature of Chanukah … Continue reading
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Hanukkah Hacks for the Health-Conscious
No, not another baked latke recipe. I’m traditionalist, and Chanukah is the one time each year I actually fry food in oil. This week, my kids and I fried latkes one night and donuts the next, and the holiday is only … Continue reading
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Tagged dreidel, healthy, kid-friendly, kids
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