My husband, Jason, is out of town until Tues. It is unusual for us to spend Shabbat apart. I’m not entirely sure yet what my Friday night menu will look like, but it will go something like this:
Chicken soup with noodles
Roasted chicken and vegetables
Spinach kugel
Salad
Apple Cobbler
The cobbler is already made – made last night while [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Shabbat, this week
January 23, 2009
Menus
January 18, 2009
In an attempt to blog more regularly, I’m going to start posting my Friday Night menus. This idea is inspired by Bonnie Stern’s latest cookbook Friday Night Dinners (which is not only a wonderful cookbook, but a beautiful read). I will try to post my menus on Fridays (or earlier). But something tells me, like [...]
Where are the non-New York Jews?
January 9, 2009
I recently read a fantastic book of essays, The Modern Jewish Girl’s Guide to Guilt. Each essay was a story, and most stories a conflict I could relate to on some level. Being Jewish and choosing religion, being Jewish and not choosing religion. Wanting Christmas, hating Christmas. Loving your community, and abandoning your community.
But one [...]
