It’s amazing to think that this year our little man completed another year of preschool and the summer schedule of play dates, activities, visitors and Camp Mama is about to begin.  One of the highlights of the summer activities is the weekly Farmers Market, and although I don’t get to go to the market myself, my...

May was one busy month.  My wife and I both had business-related travel that sent her to New York for a weekend and me to Dallas for two days.  As a family we visited friends in Omaha for three days and enjoyed Memorial Day Weekend in Branson, MO.  With this much travel, I’m tempted to...

It’s not often that I cook with “finished ingredients” like a pre-made sauce or can of soup but can I acknowledge that there are many people that appreciate a quick short cut.  When I was asked to take part on the Joy of Kosher Gold’s Foods Campaign I didn’t want to consider these products finished....

The I learn about health and nutrition, primarily through my wife and her passion for this topic, the more foods that I used to consider healthier choices get pushed into the do-not-eat column.  Since my first blog post we have cut our meat intake, remain dairy-free and have committed to cage-free eggs (hopefully that will...

Do you remember that trip I took to New York earlier this year?  The chicken rumaki I tasted at NY’s Wolf and Lamb have been front of mind since I got home, and I finally made a small batch to serve as an appetizer.  Rumaki are traditionally a faux-Polynesian dish made from chicken livers with...

Since I shared my Lamb Wellington in January, I have been thinking of the perfect way to use this KOL Foods Kishke and although I came up with the idea of making kishke-croutons a while ago, I didn't want the recipe to stop there.  It wasn't until the kishke-croutons were toasting in the oven that...

The travel season has just begun in our home.  My wife just got back from a weekend in NY and the coming months will see us visiting Nebraska, California, Texas and Washington for a mix of business and pleasure.  It’s a weekend free of travel or activities, dedicated to our favorite Mom.  Our annual mother’s...

The Jewish festival of Shavuot (festival of weeks) comes around seven weeks after passover.  In Israel, I always felt like this one-day holiday was lost in the blink of an eye and in the US the two-day celebration seems to fall short of the prep and attention other major holidays get.  Shavuot is unique in that it’s...