Category: Culture
Fat and Ugly
I read a Hallmark card the other day that said on the outside: “Ever wake up feeling fat and ugly?” On the inside: “What does it feel like?”
‘… as the dew…’
After Passover, prayer for rain ceases for a time in Israel. A downpour of precipitation would ruin drying harvests during this season. Water is still essential to nourishing the land, so Jewish people begin to pray for dew. When the High Holy Days are finished in mid-autumn, they resume prayers for rain. The mystery of…
Joe T. Garcia
One of our favorite Mexican restaurants in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area is Joe T. Garcias. If you are in the area, try it. I found these facts fascinating:
Purim Gone Ape…
Purim is the commemoration of one of the most beautiful stories in Jewish history. If you aren’t familiar with it, follow this link. I love that the traditions and culture of Judaism include the children–not as an after thought or sideline but as the center of observation and remembrance. Purim is a holiday that the kids…
Mortar and Pestle
I have been looking all over Jerusalem for a mortar and pestle. I found a few but didn’t want lava stone or ceramic. I like this marble edition now setting on my kitchen counter top, just ready for use. The other day I was grinding down some garlic cloves to make paste to add to…
Bonnie’s Homemade Enchilada Sauce
A few weeks ago, I thought I saw enchilada sauce on a shelf at Deal Super, a nearby grocery store that carries a lot of American products. And maybe I did. If so, I should have bought every can on the shelf. But then again, maybe I didn’t see it. Sometimes everything blurs together when…
Coconut Pineapple Upside Down Cake
I put several recipes together for this outstanding cake. I make it at least twice a month for visitors and always get asked for the recipe. What sets it apart is the added coconut and the sour cream and coconut to the batter, if you like regular pineapple upside down cake and coconut, then this…
Pink Almond Blossoms… on Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Feeling of Home
This will date me. Yesterday I downloaded an old movie from iTunes and enjoyed watching every moment of it. As I soaked in the story and cinematography, I kept asking myself why I loved it so much. Well, it was “Jeremiah Johnson,” and it’s the story of a mountain man right after the Civil War…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 