It all began a couple of weeks ago, when my husband asked our friendly neighbourhood carpenter to turn a large bookcase in the guest room into two smaller units. For various reasons, we couldn’t schedule a time for the carpenter to come by and dismantle the unit, until finally he called Thursday morning and came [...]
Posts from ‘April, 2010’
Happy Birthday Israel
Today, Israel marked the Memorial Day, a day of tears, sad songs, and even sadder stories. As the siren went off at 11 AM sharp, everyone stopped whatever they were doing for a moment of silence. This is what it looked like. Then, paradoxically, grief gave way to joy as the Memorial Day turned into [...]
Passover Cookies – Yemenite Hawaij or Cinnamon
By popular demand, here’s the recipe: 1 egg 200 gr ground nuts 2 tbsp matza meal 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp coffee hawaij* or cinnamon 100 gr confectioner’s sugar Beat egg. Add all ingredients except 2 tbsp sugar. Grease hands and form dough into small balls. Roll in confectioner’s sugar. Bake 12 minutes. * [...]
