Once upon a time there was a young princess, Sassy. One day, on the bus to Eilat, she met a fiery young man who turned out to be a superhero. After a wonderful courtship he proposed on a mountaintop ...
Ya’ara’s Mushroom and Pea Lasagne Hey, remember my friend Yaara? She’s launched Rasta Pasta, her own cottage industry (literally) and has entered a recipe contest. If what you see i...
Meet Jean Roth. One of my oldest friends once told me that I could be Martha Stewart. But aside from the cooking (and a little bit of knitting and crocheting), I’m totally useless at crafts. I&...
How many ways can you spell chicken? If it can go wrong, it will. Take the picture above, for example. I was out with a bunch of hungry bloggers one evening and this was on the menu at the restaurant...
Illuminated Israeli flag at Azrieli Center on Independence day, Tel Aviv, Israel© Hanan Isachar / SuperStock Tonight is the beginning of Israel’s 64th birthday celebrations. All over the countr...
Hila Betzaleli poses at the Mount Herzl parade grounds, two hours before the tragedy in which she lost her life (photo credit: Channel 2 News) Remembering Israel’s fallen soldiers on Yom Hazika...
Meet Rivki Silver. She once interviewed me, and now I get to interview her. Rivki is one of those wonderful women that I am fortunate to meet in the blogosphere. I think I came across her blog, Lif...
Sassy on her school trip to Auschwitz I am a classic second generation Holocaust survivor. My third generation kids are unabashedly Jewish and unabashedly Israeli and I so wish my parents were around...
Oh no, it’s that time of year again! My 2011 edition proved to be helpful to many of you, so break out the bleach and hide those breadcrumbs, Passover is coming and it’s unstoppable! He...
When you have a blended family the holidays can either be full of happy noise as your ever-growing family fills the house, or it can be sadly quiet as it’s the other parents’ turn to surr...
When your child is not well you want to do anything to make her feel better, to put a smile on her face. And such was the case with Tinky. Well… yes and no. Tinky wasn’t really sick, she...
Happy Rosh Chodesh Adar (today is the first day of the Jewish month of Adar. The first day of the month is considered a minor holiday, and there are special prayers, observances and traditions. Ada...
Guest posts on a blog are a two-way street. They’re great when someone writes one on your blog, giving it a different feel, maybe even a different point of view from your own. It relieves sta...
New York City, November 1965 Even though I was just shy of being three years old I have some vague memories of the Northeast Blackout of 1965. I remember being in the house with my mother, the kitch...
Meet Toby Curwin. Even though I met her only once, and for a few minutes at that, I feel like I’ve known her forever! Toby, along with her husband David, is one of the founding members of the I...
I just wanted to show off Ju-Boy's grandson Brave-Boy and his winter ensemble that I knit for him. He's already outgrown it. I guess I'll just have to pick up the sticks and knit a lar...
Most of the time I give you a recipe for something yummy, something nice you can do to feed yourself, your family, your friends and even your community. I’m not going to do that today. Today ...
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about ...
Yes, it’s that time of year again — glowing lights, fried foods and sweet little presents. To help us get in the mood here is the latest collection of Chanuka videos going viral this yea...
Once again Ju-Boy and I packed our bags, made sure children and dog were safe and snug, made sure there was good music in the car, and escaped. We do this often, at least twice or three times a year...
On the 2nd yahrzeit of my mom’s death, just a few remembrances of what I’ve written here before… I Am Not Everybody — written on the first Mother’s Day without my mother...
October has been a busy month. Between family reunions, the High Holidays and a multitude of family celebrations which have not yet come to an end, I’ve been insanely busy. Sometime in August...
Meet Ileana. Ileana and her cinnamon twists.... they were supposed to be long and cutesy braided, but I am a disobedient pastry student, and do as I please. I decided to twist the dough and then wrap...
Check out RotemGear’s Rosh Hashana collection! Rosh Hashana this year starts on a Wednesday night, and ends at sundown Friday night, which is when Shabbat begins. Observant Jews all over the g...
Rivki, who blogs at Life in the Married Lane, is running an inspirational series of interviews entitled Women Who Inspire Us. I am both flattered and honored that she asked me if I would take part i...
Meet Hannah Katsman. Hannah is a very busy woman. I am a huge fan of both of her blogs. Yes, the woman writes two blogs, among other bits and pieces and major articles. I sometimes wonder where I...
If you have ever been to Israel, whether you are Jewish or not, you have most probably visited the Kotel, the Western Wall. And whether it is your first time, or your 100th time, you probably every ...
Meet Mrs. S. I never have. But in one of those “life is stranger than fiction” scenarios, Ju-Boy has. Although I’ve been reading her blog for quite some time, Our Shiputzim, IR...
What's in a name? I recently received some feedback from someone whose opinion I highly respect. She’s not happy with the name I call my husband here in Miriyummyland: Ju-Boy. To quote:...
Available as a greeting card from www.rotemgear.com It’s a known constant in my life that man plans, God laughs. Yesterday I said in my Honey Honey blog post: So I could leave you with a cute ...
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