A friend of mine recently posted on Facebook encouraging those of us with children in some form of life transition moment (which is...

You'd think that with the longest parsha in the Torah, it would have been easy to find menu inspiration in Naso. I have to say, that was...

At first I thought I would have to change this title to be "Chag-Inspired Menu," but since we read about Shavuot as the Torah reading on...

It's a good thing we read Torah on Mondays and Thursdays. This week we won't be at home for Shabbat dinner, but while reading through the...

This morning we missed the bus to my son's elementary school. I didn't realize we were headed out later than usual, though I did note...

For many years our family lived in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia. Many of our friends worked in Philly, we went to Philly museums,...

Yesterday morning felt rushed. Unlike a weekday there wasn’t a bus to catch or a school start time, but nonetheless I was buzzing with...

Emor and rectangles - an immediate connection, no? Well, it might not be the first thing that jumps to mind when you read or interpret...

I wonder how many calls to IT help lines include the question "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" It's been a running joke for...

This morning our son delivered his senior drash, one of the special milestones of the senior year at his school. I know my opinion is...

What's a menu planner to do when the parsha is filled with descriptions of post-birth blood purification, skin diseases, graphic...

There's a joke I've heard circulating for years that goes something like this: "I'm great at making dinner....reservations!" There are...

As a "theater kid" who didn't always get the parts I hoped for, I have heard the phrase "there are no small parts, only small actors"...

If you've been following along with these parsha-inspired menu blog posts, you may have noted that I wasn't making Shabbat dinner at home...

In my mind, it all started with the yellow caps. Yes, the yellow caps on Coca-Cola bottles that signified that these were specially...

I have a habit (not my best one, I know) of cleaning up an area by moving some of the items to a new out-of-the-way spot and then just...

As I got ready for bed on Friday night I went to take out my earrings and I was surprised to find only one in my ear. At first I looked...

I hadn't planned to post any parsha-inspired menus for a few weeks because I wasn't making Shabbat dinner at home due to some special...

I've been making hamantaschen for as long as I can remember. I think our kids could say the same thing. I certainly have photo evidence...

This week I was inspired by the very beginning of the parsha. דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְיִקְחוּ־לִ֖י תְּרוּמָ֑ה מֵאֵ֤ת...