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My paternal family, the Grafs, had an appreciation and love of nature that they passed down to the next generation and, especially now, I am so grateful for that gift. The family came from Warka, Poland, and my father and his brothers often spoke of their childhood home which had fruit trees and a vegetable […]
Even though I should be focusing on Thanksgiving, yesterday I spent three hours making Pierogi for the first time, and froze them to serve for Shabbat after the big day. Having eaten some last week in NYC, they have been on my mind ever since. So after having our fill of food that we have […]
After almost 50 years in the workforce I am finally retiring. People having been asking how I’ll fill my time, and that is yet to be seen. I hope to pursue some of the things I have missed, like gardening, having more time to read, taking some trips, seeing friends, and taking better care of […]
It is 2:00 p.m. and Yom Kippur is quickly approaching, never an easy day, physically or emotionally. But each year, just days before, I wait in anticipation for this small thing that has become as much a part of my ritual as many other small things that I focus on as the holiday approaches. I […]
Yesterday, just about a week before Pesach (Passover), my kitchen and dining room table were covered in flour. Mounds of dough were portioned out around the edge of the table, potatoes were boiling in the kitchen, and salad ingredients were being chopped on every available surface. My daughter-in-law, Elizabeth, is involved in an organization called […]
It has been a long time, too long, but summer feels most like summer if you can let things go. I have not been blogging or cooking very much, but I have been sitting in my yard, harvesting tomatoes, kale, and zucchini from the garden, plus enjoying the very first blackberries that our newly planted […]
Over the past three nights I have watched Cooked, a series based on the book of the same title by Michael Pollan and I am hooked, on Cooked. In the first episode I learned that Americans are spending less time cooking than ever before, no surprise, but more time watching food-related cooking shows, which I did find surprising. It’s been a […]
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