G’mar Chatima Tova!

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Mara Strom

Boy, this month (Tishrei, September, you take your pick) is a busy one. I feel like we just finished our Rosh Hashana davening and now it's already time for Kol Nidre. Before we head off to shul, I'm whipping up that peach noodle kugel I told you … [Read more...]

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Creamy Peach Noodle Kugel

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Mara Strom

Most years, we usually just break our Yom Kippur fast with some scrambled eggs and toast, but this year I'm feeling inspired to make something special. The last time I went all-out for a post-fast meal was way back in my single years when I lived … [Read more...]

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Planning for the Chagim, Part 4: RH Post Mortem. With recipes!

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Mara Strom

How was your Rosh Hashana?! For us, it was lovely to be with family and friends, and the food I cooked (mostly) turned out really well, but I will say that I dearly miss one-day yom tov in Israel! Did you know that four out of the next five years … [Read more...]

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Shana Tova!!!

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Mara Strom

Shana Tova, dear readers. You have given me such a gift in the past two months by reading and commenting and sending your emails. Thank you so much! I wish for all of us a year of sweetness and success. Two little New Year's "gifts" from me, … [Read more...]

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Rosh Hashana Cooking: Where are you holding?

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Mara Strom

Anyone else up late cooking? I'm working my way down my list of things to prepare for today (and finishing up a few stragglers from yesterday). So far today, I've finished making: Carrot soup - to serve at lunch on Thursday, plus another … [Read more...]

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Planning for the Chagim, Part 3: Shopping Lists & Making Challah

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Mara Strom

Okay, first of all, let me be real with you all. I had really good intentions of being super efficient and getting all this food made ahead of time. Well, guess what? Bad habits won out again. Rosh Hashana starts in 2 days, and I'm playing catch up. … [Read more...]

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10 Ways to Use Up Shabbat Leftovers

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Mara Strom

After spending hours planning, shopping for and preparing frugal Shabbat meals, one of the most wasteful things we can do is throw away our left-overs. The easiest way to avoid this is obviously just to re-serve them a day or two later. But what … [Read more...]

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Greek Rodanchos, AKA Pumpkin Strudel

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Mara Strom

Since Rosh Hashana is less than a week away, I thought I'd share one of my favorite all time Yom Tov recipes with you: Greek Rodanchos, aka Pumpkin Strudel. I like to serve this for Rosh Hashana since pumpkin is a gourd, which is one of the simanim. … [Read more...]

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{Updated} Synagogues Reconsider High Price of Holiday Tickets

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Mara Strom

So, um, yeah. Guess what? I was quoted today in an article in the Huffington Post (High Holidays: Synagogues Reconsider High Price). Me! Quoted in the Internets! How crazy is that? The journalist found me (I presume) from my It's Not Just the … [Read more...]

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Planning for the Chagim, Part 2: The Invites, the Budget & the Menu

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Mara Strom

When I started the series on Planning for the Chagim last week, I promised to keep you updated on our streamlined, money-saving strategies for this year's High Holidays. Does burying my head in the sand and pretending like Rosh Hashana isn't just TWO … [Read more...]

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