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Fostering An Interest In Vegetables: Visit A “Vegetable Museum”!
Ever been to a grocery store that stocks over 35 kinds of apples from around the world? Have you heard of white eggplant? Do you know how to prepare taro root and Yucca? Ever seen orange tomatoes, yellow and purple cauliflower, multicolored chard? What about New Zealand horn melon? (Note to my readers from New…
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Moroccan-Style Baked Chicken And Potatoes: Simple & Delicious!
Like my chicken recipe, these lanterns, originally available at zgallerie.com, are "Moroccan style, how's that for creative photo selection? If you see something like these, stock up on a few to use as great Succah decorations next year or for instant indoor style anytime! I have been making this recipe for at least three years,…
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Sweet & Sour Chicken In Onion Sauce: A Delicious Recipe From The Baghdadi Jews Of India
I'm just stopping by the blog for a moment to give you one of my all time favorite recipes, from the Baghdadi Jews of India. Jews in India? Yes! In fact there have been Jewish communities in India since 76 CE, just after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, as well as Jews…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome and thanks so much for stopping by for another creative meeting of crafters from around the world! I am in the middle of celebrating the holiday of Succot with family and friends, which is keeping me very busy, so I'll open the party with this one comment about last weeks contributions WOW! I just…
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Slice of Life: Love In A Box Of Cornflakes!
Love is everywhere! Our job is to contribute to this love with kinds words and actions towards friends and strangers alike. A smile, a warm greeting, a helping hand can all make a huge difference and yet are so easy to do. Sometimes we all need a little reminder to open our hearts, which…
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Getting Ready For Succot……..!
Succos is coming, and I thought I'd share with you a very tightly edited glimpse of what has been happening over at our house today. And when I say tightly edited, you know what I mean right? The roof of our succah, which is called schach, is in place! We use large bamboo mats which…
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Paper Party Decorations Part 7: Simple Butterfly Banners Kids Can Make Themselves
Looking for a project to keep your kids busy right about now? Here's another sweet idea that could be used with paper silhouettes of any kind, but is particularly successful with a butterfly shape. And who wouldn't want butterflies in their succah, or anywhere for that matter? They are certainly preferable to the real live…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to our second party of the new (Jewish) year! We're in the midst of preparing for the 7 day (8 days outside Israel) holiday of Succot, my favorite! I've still got lots of preparations to start/finish before Wednesday night, so I'll just mention that last week's party was the biggest ever and so full…
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Tonight Is Yom Kippur!
Wishing you all a fulfilling and meaningful Yom Kippur, and all the very best in the coming year! Before Yom Kippur we are very careful to ask for forgiveness from family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, employees and anyone that we may have offended in the past year, either knowingly or unknowingly! So I'd like to…
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Paper Party Decorations Part 6: Adorable Bunting Banners Kids Can Make!
Isn't this just too sweet? My five year old made it all by himself! And the uneven shapes and random placement make it all the more charming don't you think? A bunting banner like this one looks particularly endearing when on the small side, plus smaller shapes will be easier for little hands to manage,…
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Paper Party Decorations Part 4: Accordian Folded Starbursts & Medallions, For The Succah Or Anytime!
What can I say? These are really quite simple to make and yet so stunning, hung flat on a wall or from the ceiling. You can glue two back to back for a more dimensional hanging ornament, and even use really large paper for wall decorations that will not only look amazing as space fillers,…
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Paper Party Decorations Part 3: A Paper Globe Topiary Centerpiece!
Yesterday I showed you how to make this beauty for a hanging decoration here, and guess what, now you can use the very same idea to make a really beautiful and simple topiary centerpiece! Honestly I just grabbed the nearest pot and square plate that I could find, you can do a bit more planning…
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Paper Party Decorations Part 2: A Floral Globe Perfect For The Succah!
Love these? Me too! I'm sure someone else in the world has come up with the same thing, but I was not looking at their idea when I made these. They're another fun result of sitting down at the dining room table with paper circles! And the good news is you really don't need any…
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Paper Party Decorations Part 1: Perfect For The Succah!
Aren't these cute? I sat down at my dining room table with a bunch of colored circles, and this is one of the festive ideas I came up with. If your Succah generally leans on the elegant side (like mine, actually) , so these decorations would look great in neutral contrasting colors too! Imagine creme…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to our little international and crafty get together, which in case you don't know, happens here every Sunday, and extends into the week. Last week we had visitors from Australia, Canada, Denmark, The Netherlands, Malaysia, and the United States. So where ever you happen to live, we'd just love to meet you too! Here…
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Shanah Tovah! Wishing You A Happy, Healthy New Year!
Tonight is the beginning of Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year! While the holiday has its serious side, it is also a joyful occasion, celebrated with many traditional foods and customs. Rosh Hashana actually lasts two days, and this year it runs into Shabbos, meaning we'll be spending three lovely days with friends and family…
