Last night, the world in general, and American women in particular, lost an icon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Notorious RBG, died at the age of 87. The tiny legal legend was a champion for equal rights for women and the queen of dissent on the Supreme Court. The news of her death hit me harder... Continue Reading →
Chocolate Rugelach
We may have mentioned it once or twice, or a million times, but Selim definitely has the sweet tooth in this family. I could eat chips & dip for the rest of my life, but Selim could easily subsist on sweets, especially chocolate! We like to joke that he has a separate dessert stomach. It's... Continue Reading →
Potato Latkes
If there's any dish that just screams 'Hanukkah,' it's potato latkes. Latkes are traditional Hanukkah fare not for the dish itself, but for the oil its fried in. Hanukkah is known as the Festival of Lights; it celebrates the miracle of one day's worth of oil lasting for eight days. Over 2000 years ago, the... Continue Reading →
Hanukkah Feast 2017
Today is the Friday of Hanukkah for 2017. We're not Jewish, but always have thought that this blog was a great excuse to cook and sample foods from all of the world's countries, cultures, and religions... Holidays just seem to be the logical place to start. Selim loves Jewish food. He grew up in Cleveland, which... Continue Reading →
Challah
So the other evening, I tried to flip the ceiling fan on (after Selim told me not to because he thought it was broken, but I forgot ok?!), and instead blew a fuse. I tried to flip the breaker back and it sent blue sparks at me. So I quit doing that. I may not... Continue Reading →