Month: <span>April 2012</span>

I Zrrrbrrrt You

As I was tucking the girl in tonight, we snuggled, told knock-knock jokes (hers made no sense and that’s what I love about them), and giggled ourselves silly. When I finally told her it was time for hugs and kisses and to say good night, she said, “Wait! I have …

Charoses

Tonight, in preparation for Passover, I made a big batch of charoses (also pronounced charoset, for you newer folks). For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, charoset is a key player in the Seder, or Passover dinner. It symbolizes the mortar used by the Jewish slaves in Egypt …

Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

A friend recently posted a link to a page proclaiming how to make perfect hard boiled eggs, seeing as they are an integral food item this season for both Easter and Passover. But, when I read it, I knew it wasn’t the same as my mom’s, which truly are perfect. …