It’s About Time // Long days and short years

It’s one of those strange days when the cake should really burn in the oven, but there was no flour in the pantry and I’ve subbed gluten-free chickpea powder, which, among various other peculiar...

New Means, Old Ways // How modern technology can potentially change the way dinei...

It has been said that technology is neutral, neither inherently good nor bad. Its value is strictly dependent on how it is used. Still, few people would have ever imagined an American tovei’a being...

Jack The Ripper; A Blood Libel in London?

Over the last year or so we’ve seen a rise in anti-Semitism in the United States and Europe; it seems to be back in fashion. This has come as a shock to those of...

Addicted to Painkillers

The nurse was at my door, but I couldn’t even answer. I had been crying all morning, and when the doorbell rang for the third time, I knew I had to let her in...

Whole-Wheat Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

These bars are a healthier—and much richer—take on your average chocolate chip bars. These soft, chewy bars are 100% whole-wheat, contain no refined sugar, and use almond butter to replace the traditional butter or...

Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches with Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Cookie Dough 6 tablespoons butter ⅔ cup brown sugar ½ cup flour 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup chocolate chips Ice Cream 16 ounces heavy cream 3 eggs 1 cup confectioner’s sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich Waffle 1½ cups buttermilk (1½ cups milk + 1½...

Tangerine Sorbet

This tangerine sorbet welcomes in summer with a refreshing citrus flare. Freshly squeezed tangerines are sweet, with a subtle tangy under-flavor that makes them the ideal fruit to turn into sorbet. If you have...

Bubby Memories // Make a difference to the ones you love

Then I was growing up, I was always envious of my friends who had grandparents who were part of their lives. They would talk about their visits to them, and often about the gifts...

When Silence isn’t Golden // I’d been warned to keep quiet

The bachurim in the yeshivah I attended were all considered metzuyanim. As soon as a bachur was ready to listen to suggestions, we would be inundated with phone calls, not only from shadchanim but...

Women to Remember: Remembering Mrs. Aliza Grund, a”h

"If you need something to get done, you’d best ask a busy person to do it.” This adage is especially apropos when describing Mrs. Aliza (Besser) Grund, a”h, who passed away last week. Aliza Grund...