Monday, September 29, 2014

First Century B.C. Meal

 
 
 
 
My sister Kayley surprised us with this well-researched and beautifully presented ancient meal for the first day of Rosh Hashanah. We ate fish, leek and barley soup, yogurt cheese encrusted with herbs, hummus, red wine and vinegar, French bread... the least authentic part of the meal..., grapes, Greek olives, and date and fig cakes. I'm so glad we were all able and willing to eat together that night. I don't remember everything we talked about- aside from the food itself- but I know it was a good evening.

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Origami Animals

 
 
 
 
My aunt gave my sisters and me an origami calendar for Christmas, and it's one of the things that gets me to wake up in the morning. These here are so simple but capture the animal's shape and spirit so well that they've become my favorites.