It's not as if you can't cook. It's just that you'd like to pull a meal together. Maybe a Shabbat meal with a little more "oomph" than usual. Maybe a holiday meal where the menu reflects a theme or a Jewish value. Or maybe just an everyday meal that not only uses up the little bits and pieces in the fridge, freezer and pantry but also has a funny or thought provoking story behind it.
Sounds familiar? You've come to the right place. I don't promise mind boggling recipes. I do promise some ramblings of a scatter brained busy mom, trying to serve pleasing meals to a highly particular family and some very picky guests.
Welcome to my kitchen. Pull up a chair, pour yourself a cup of tea and let's talk about the menu for the next meal.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Beginnings and endings

When we first met him, he was about to die. Had he died then, he would have been lost in history, unknown, unimportant and with not a single deed to his name.

 And here he is about to die again. For real this time. But what a difference 120 years make. There is no chance anyone will ever forget Moshe. He has behind him years of greatness and loads of achievements. He has been the most important person in Jewish history (can't think of anyone before or after that is/was as essential to the Jewish nation as Moshe.)

 Plenty has been written about the last two parashot of the Torah, but it's almost time for lighting candles for Rosh Hashana so I won't bug you with more preaching and learned discussions. Just this: Like Moshe, let us all try to live our lives in such a way that when we stand at the top of our mountain, we will know that our lives had been worth something to more than just ourselves; that it was a great thing we did not drown in the Nile and that we have achieved greatness (even if just in a small way), made a difference in at least one person's life and did at least one thing to be remembered by.

Think back to where you were last year on this day. Are you in a better place? Do you have a plan for being in an even better one next year on erev Rosh Hashana? What needs to be done in order to get there? 

No recipe (seriously, is there anyone out there who is not sick of cooking right now?). Just an idea. Something you can do with the kids just before dinner to keep them busy:









 Pick an apple that can stand well by itself (or slice a small layer from the bottom). Slice open the top, empty it carefully (maybe with a melon ball spoon or an apple core thingie), brush the inside with lemon juice to prevent browning, fill with honey. If you have a lot of kids and they are really antsy, you can make enough for everyone at the table (since you have nothing to do right now and had spent the last three days at the spa...)




May we all have a year full of health, happiness and, most of all, peace.







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  1. debbie9/07/2013

    Love the comments about Moshe and the new year. Thanks.

    Certainly hope I am not sick of cooking yet, got quite a ways to go, before the end of the chagim.

    Did something similar with our apples - scooped out the middle, chopped, added some sugar, cinnamon and lemon juice, put it back in the apple, covered it with strips of pastry dough like a lattice pie top and baked it. Yum and delish. Thanks to Tzvi and Nome for the idea.

    Thank you so much for being my friend. I have learned so much from you, and not just from our study sessions. You are a great friend.

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