Happy World Chocolate Day, Beautiful People! Jewish people are obligated to say one hundred blessings every day, and observant Jews are making every effort to do it, well, religiously. There are two reasons for it. First, in Deuteronomy, Moses poses a rhetorical question to the people:”What does G-d ask of you?” Says the Talmud that the word…
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Brownie on a Date
What better way to impress the one you love on Valentine’s than a homemade no-bake chocolate brownie? Watch my brownie – it is going on a date! This cool brownie is on a sweet date. It’s so totally cool; it has spurned the heat of being baked but had a hot desire to be refrigerated…
Double Chocolate Banana Ice Cream
Lovely Carol of carolcooks2.com informed me that today was an Ice Cream for Breakfast day. Here is a repeat of an old post that features an unusual ice cream you can have for breakfast, even though I had it for lunch. My mother, may she rest in peace, could eat a kilogram of ice cream…
Say CHEESE for Shavuos!
Contrary to all other Jewish holidays, when we prepare festive meals that include both fish and meat, signifying rejoicing in His benevolence that grants us abundance, traditional Shavuos table is laden with dairy dishes, from blintzes to cheesecakes, and anything milky delicious you can think of. One of the reasons for this unique menu is…
Don’t Drink Mojito Verrines!
Mojito is a drink, born in Havana, Cuba, and widely popular on South Beach, Florida, a place where, according to our beloved resident satirist Dave Barry, you can live as close as possible to the United States without actualy being there. It consists of five basic ingredients: rum (are you surprised?), sugar, lime juice, mint,…
Get Your Game On With Chocolate Halva Balls
In honor of the World Cup – and for those of you, Beautiful People, who call it soccer, it’s FOOTBALL! – with all its surprising results and insane scores, we made chocolate halva balls at our June Lasting Joy Club get-together – watch the videos here. Actually, according to http://www.sportsaspire.com, the word itself came from…
Say CHEESE for Shavuos!
Contrary to all other Jewish holidays, when we prepare festive meals that include both fish and meat, signifying rejoicing in His benevolence that grants us abundance, traditional Shavuos table is laden with dairy dishes, from blintzes to cheesecakes, and anything milky delicious you can think of. One of the reasons for this unique menu is…
Stressed Spelled Backwards With Chocolate
Have you figured it out, Beautiful People? Credit for this brilliant linguistic discovery belongs to a little cute French bistro (unfortunately not kosher) called Otentic. Hanging right over the counter, facing you when you walk in, is a sign STRESSED IS DESSERTS SPELLED BACKWARDS. What better food idea for the Lasting Joy club February get-together…
Miracle of Miracles – Paperback Is Out!
I want to shout like Motl and Chava, the characters in Fiddler on the Roof: “Wonder of Wonders, Miracle of Miracles!” My book is out in real paperback that you can touch, feel, put on your bookshelf, or gift to someone you love! It is found on https://www.amazon.com/dp/1973535491?ref_=pe_870760_150889320. Today’s word prompt is MIRACULOUS. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/prompts/miraculous/. I think it’s…
Lite Chocolate Date Nut Cake
Originally posted on Israeli Salad:
One chilly evening, ten years ago, I sat in a cafe in Jerusalem with my parents and brand-new husband, taking a quiet night off from sheva brachos celebrations. When the waiter, dressed in crisp black and white, glided over to our table with a tray piled with full dishes. “You…
A Big Party for a Big Number
Dear Beautiful People, it’s party time again and you are all invited! Please come celebrate with me the big number: By the time I got around to throwing the party, I’ve already had 1025 followers, and I am grateful to each and everyone of you for your interest, your support, your kind and thoughtful comments,…
Blog Party and a Charade
I have a couple of things to celebrate, Beautiful People, so I am throwing a blog party – everyone is invited! A few days ago, I received two messages from WordPress. First of all, I was informed that I now have more than 500 followers. I thank all of you, my readers, my faithful followers!…
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