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Apr 11 2012
Kale Chips: A Surprising Hit with Preschoolers
When I asked my son what we should serve as a snack for his party, he completely surprised me by suggesting kale chips. Continue reading →
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Mar 20 2012
On the Farm: Adventures in Pickling
Since I don’t live anywhere near a Jewish deli and I have lots of fresh vegetables on hand from the farm, I really want to learn to make my own. Continue reading →
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Feb 2 2012
On the Farm: Nursing our Fledgling Apple Orchard
Years ago my husband and I volunteered on Kibbutz Sde Eliahu in Israel, working in an organic vineyard and vegetable garden. Continue reading →
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Dec 30 2011
On the Farm: Seed Shopping
My daughter, who turned 2 this week, fell in love with an 8 by 10 piece of purple felt I bought for a craft project. Continue reading →
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Oct 10 2011
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Sukkot
Sukkot is one of my favorite Jewish Holidays, and it is wonderful and fun for kids. You get to build a club house and decorate it with all of your awesome art and crayon creations. You can eat, play, and … Continue reading →
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Oct 3 2011
Rained Out Rosh Hashanah
I am one of those people who questions conventional wisdom, and sometimes that means stumbling on clichés and common knowledge the hard way. It took working two jobs with a long commute to start to understand why Shabbat matters. It took … Continue reading →
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Jun 29 2011
On The Farm: The Tomatoes are Here!
We try to eat at least somewhat seasonally in our house, switching from fresh vegetables to frozen in the winter and following the fruit that is coming from Florida rather than further afield. Most of the year I skip over … Continue reading →
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Jun 15 2011
On the Farm: Milking a Cow Gives You Time to Think
It turns out that new farmers and new parents have something in common. Both groups marvel at how days can be completely filled with caring for the needs of others and complain about having “no time”. It is true that … Continue reading →
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May 17 2011
On The Farm: Big Shoes
My 16-month-old girl loves shoes. She seems to love them indiscriminately – from giant mud caked farm boots, to rubber boots six sizes too big to her new butterfly sandals. She wants to wear them all. I think there is … Continue reading →
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May 6 2011
Local Strawberries & Cake: Happy (Jewish) Mothers Day
When I grew up my mother was kind of anti-mother’s day. She thought it was an overly commercialized holiday for buying cloying greeting cards and celebrating an old school non-feminist type of 50′s motherhood which did not reflect her. So … Continue reading →
