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Your Mother Should Know

How to make Gefilte Fish that is! I just had to throw in another Beatles title. If there ever was a dish that was quintessentially Jewish, Gefilte Fish is probably that dish, or at least in a very small list. … Continue reading

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Passover, the holiday of eating

It’s a week before Passover and everything is beginning to come together. The house is being cleaned and by tonight our oven (and half of our kitchen) will be kosher for Passover and read for cooking. Tonight’s job is to … Continue reading

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Phil’s World Famous Never Fail Hamentashen

OK, maybe not world famous, but it was published on a long ago defunct website called JCN (Jewish Communications Network) where I wrote their cooking column.  It is very easy and creates about 2 dozen great Hamentashen.  I posted this … Continue reading

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Elijah is coming to town

You better watch out… Now that the football season is over our minds and hearts can turn to that spring pastime that we call PASSOVER! Believe it or not, there are only 49 shopping days until Passover! And just to … Continue reading

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Rosh Hashana and Politics

Is it possible to have a blog post about both? Happy Holidays! Enjoy! [youtube= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJhSKW9n13s]

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Cooking Class

I have not posted any recipes in a while, and given that I am quite hungry right now, I thought I would post my recipe for Noddle Kugel.  To be fair, I got this recipe from my mother, so it … Continue reading

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Orthodoxy?

Throughout my posts in this blog it is fairly obvious that I am an observant Jew. I am Shomer Shabbat, I eat only kosher food and I try to live my life in accordance with the laws and customs of … Continue reading

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Whats been going on

Its been almost two weeks since my last full posting, and now I have so much to say, I have been putting it off because I just don’t know where to start. I think the easiest way is chronologically, so … Continue reading

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Passover prep part 2

When I last discussed this monumental process, the three moms had just decided on menus. One might think that this is easy, and in some years it is not that hard. You have two Seders. You make a lot of … Continue reading

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Favorite Lyric Friday

When I think about favorite songs for my daily song of the day, different things come into my mind, and often it is either the lyrics in general or perhaps just one lyric. I began thinking about some of my … Continue reading

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