Last night I went to meet a jeweler who is doing some work for our family. Although I had spoken on the phone with Sol several times, I had not had the pleasure of meeting him. From his accent, I could tell that Sol had grown up in a country where he had spoken French [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Breakfast’
Crepes
Posted in Dairy, Eggs, tagged Breakfast, Crepes, Eggs, Mother's Day on May 4, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Potato Sides
Posted in Appetizer, Dairy, Eggs, Parve (non-dairy), Side Dish, tagged Breakfast, Burekas, Egg Dishes, Potatoes on July 8, 2010 | 8 Comments »
My sister, brother-in-law, and older son came to town this week for my father’s unveiling. Yes, it was sad and emotional, but it was also a celebration of a life lived to the fullest. Well they have all gone home and, tonight, when I sat down to write this post, all I could think of [...]
Bialys
Posted in Breads, tagged baked goods, bialy recipe, Breakfast, rolls on June 18, 2010 | 17 Comments »
This is the first Father’s Day since my father, Harry Graf, passed away. It feels strange despite the fact that in recent years he was not well enough to really enjoy the celebrations. He never knew his father and I often wondered what it must have been like for him to grow up without one. I never [...]
My parents, Miriam and Harry Graf, were both originally from small towns near Warsaw, Poland, from families who were religious Zionists. In my father’s hometown of Warka, he and his brothers were active in the Revisionist movement in the 1930s. My mother’s older brother had tickets on a liner to Palestine but the war broke [...]
