Kosher Cooking Carnival: Waffles & Honey Edition

I was hoping that my good friend Medad over at his right word would be honoring us with waffles today or at least posting a recipe for some. After all, he did win the waffle iron at the First International Jewish Bloggers Conference last month. Well, it seems that Winkie's idea for kosher cooking involves consulting with the New York Times about eating in Brooklyn.

Well, we'll just have to celebrate Rosh Hashana in a more traditional way. A good place to begin is with The Rebbitzen's Husband who has a must read post all about the symbolism of the foods we eat at the traditional holiday meal.

Once we have the theory in place we can get down to basics with Carolyn at Baking Bites with some good avice about handling honey in recipes. Ilana-Davita has a beautiful Carrot Torte for us as well as Apples ‘n Honey Cake both of which I would like to try (if I get this post done in time). Leora is making Chicken Soup over there in HP and Mrs. S. is thinking about Tzimmis posted at Our Shiputzim: A Work In Progress but don't be suprised if there's a bit of sawdust mixed in.

Eating Jewish
The dawning of the new year is a time for reflection and I would suggust reading Ilana Davita on her transition from treif to kosher where she brinings up some points which many of us take for granted.
For some food for thought read Shemitta in Action and Tossing Accusations in Kashrut at Shiloh Musings, two posts which relate to halacha of and in the land of Israel.

Recipes Galore!
There will be a few days in the coming month which are not either holidays of the day before/after the holiday and we just may have to come up with something to eat on a regular Monday or Thursday. Don't fret! KCC to the rescue! Frumteacher presents Vegetarian moussaka and muse has a Chocolate Cake for Celiacs--No Flour! posted at me-ander which sounds worth checking out if only for the conversation piece. Leora chimes in with Tomato Recipes saying, "Did you know in Eastern Europe some Jews thought tomatoes were not kosher because they had never seen one? Don't miss JoeSettler, ever the idealist, this time out to improve Israeli pizza and while we're over the 'green line' you can get some ideas from muse about Quick, Easy, Healthy Cooking at me-ander.

Eating Out
If all this cooking is too much you might consider a restaraunt or two. Check the Floors first if you're going to recommend one to muse. Ahuva Goldstand of Jerusalemite blog gives us a quick rundown on Jerusalem's growing Kosher cuisine scene, and the latest trend of Non-Kosher restaurants going Kosher at Israel's best kosher restaurants in Tel Aviv? Uh, no. - Jerusalemite.net and Tastes like Jerusalem - Jerusalemite.net

Cool Sites
Carolyn suggested The Hummus Blog, saying, "A whole blog devoted to hummus! This recipe looked interesting. Haven't tried it yet, but I'm a hummus and yogurt fan. Never considered making dairy hummus before..."

Waxing philosophical...
muse has some food musings in Back, Yet Again and wonders Maybe It Was The Food.

That concludes this edition of the Kosher Cooking Carnival.

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all my fellow bloggers, blog readers and k'lal yisroel a happy healthy and sweet new year!

May we be worthy of redemption this year and meet in Jerusalem.

Amen!

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The last time I saw Paul McCartney...

In late August of 1964 I went to Forest Hills Tennis Stadium with three girl-friends for a Real Live Beatles Concert.

We actually saw all four (4) Beatles! Of course, we didn't hear very much. We heard the first three notes of a song and then only screeching. It was one of the last (and maybe the only genuine) American-girl things I did as a teenager. (By the time Woodstock happened I was already safely in Israel.)

...only if you've been hibernating (hard to do in Israel) you might not know that Paul McCartney will be here, in Israel, in Tel Aviv, in the park on Thursday. Tens of thousands of folks are paying about NIS500 to stand (NIS1,500 to sit) in the park and see him perform.

It was a unique, once in a lifetime, experience.
Never to be repeated.
Ever.

America Is Here! (?)

Ehud Olmert greeted the Nefesh b'Nefesh flight that arrived today. He told them "You have come to the greatest country in the world." and also in referring to the economy (here in Israel) "America is here!"

I guess it's all about definitions (as in it depends on how you define 'is').

I love Israel and I have been a Zionist as long as I can remember (depends, of course, on how you define 'can remember'). I'm not sure anyone would say Israel is the greatest country in the world. I would say it's the Jewish homeland where Jews from all over the world are making an effort to return and rebuild.

As for America being here, well, I guess that depends on how you define 'here'.
For me being 'here' this very special Jewish state. You know, the one that is 'here' when you land in Ben Gurion airport. The one that has a Knesset that is supposed to represent me. The one that's not having elections this November. The one where I won't be voting for anyone named Barak (or Olmert). Oh yeah, that one.

Oh, and for the record I won't be voting in the Novemeber elections there either.
I live 'here'.