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Batter Up Kids Teaches Children to ‘Step Up’ to the Plate

Posted on March 5, 2004March 5, 2018 by blacksunAdmin

Book Review by Norene Gilletz

Batter Up Kids: Delicious Desserts by Barbara Beery is a delightful, easy-to-follow kid’s cookbook, with simple, scrumptious dessert recipes that any kid can make. In this spiral-bound cookbook with a wipe-clean cover, you’ll find tasty treats, fruit-based snacks, cakes and cookie recipes, plus a child-sized cloth chef’s hat that will transform any ordinary kid into a talented chef!

Batter Up Kids is ideal for beginner culinary experts and even the littlest chefs who can’t yet read.

Understanding Jewish Holidays

Posted on January 8, 2004March 8, 2018 by blacksunAdmin

For those of you who have been searching for a greater understanding of Jewish holidays major and minor, I think you will find the explanation below most enlightening.

Sharing Food with Friends

Posted on November 12, 2003March 6, 2018 by blacksunAdmin

(This article first appeared in the Canadian Jewish News, November 12, 2003.)

When I was in New York City recently, I made dinner plans with one of my Internet “pan-pals,” Dalia Carmel. We had “met through the Net” as members of a warm group of foodie-friends, called Rinaslist, who enjoy sharing recipes and friendship.

Dalia and I had spoken on the phone several times, but had never met in person. She insisted that I come to her apartment to relax after an exhausting day of work. Then we would have dinner at her favourite Turkish restaurant. I asked if I could bring along another foodie-friend.

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Recipes for Passover 2

Posted on March 7, 2003March 7, 2018 by blacksunAdmin

FRANCES STOLPER’S PASSOVER BULKIES

Jamie Stolper is the Co-Founder and Food Editor for www.shalomboston.com. This excellent website has an extensive food section, with menus, recipes, and tips for the cook. Jamie is one of my “pan-pals” and we enjoy exchanging recipes, stories and food memories. Read more “Recipes for Passover 2” →

The Hadassah Jewish Holiday Cookbook: Traditional Recipes from Contemporary Kosher Kitchens

Posted on March 6, 2003March 6, 2018 by blacksunAdmin

Shavuot – A Dairy Good Holiday!

Shavuot is a two-day festival that celebrates the giving of the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. Before the revelation at Mount Sinai, the Bible describes Shavuot as an agricultural festival, a feast of the summer wheat harvest, as well as a feast of the first fruits. This was the start of the agricultural cycle that ends with Sukkot, the final harvest of the year.