Bulldozer Attack in Jerusalem
Another one. I read it first on Muqata. Now it’s on the Jerusalem Post.
Leora
Ruby Tuesday Reds
I took this photo of my neighbor’s potted flowers especially for Ruby Tuesday.
Tel Dan and a bus
Above is a photo taken by Middle Son of me enjoying the cool wading pool at Tel Dan. This was supposed to be a post called: “Easy Hikes in Tel Dan.” Tel Dan offers both natural wonders and archaeological finds. However, due to the fire last week in the Tel Dan Nature Reserves, I bring you this conversation between two of my children (it’s not their exact words, but the dialogue as I remember it):
Middle Son: Why would anyone do something like that?
Eldest Son: Why would anyone blow up a bus or a cafe?
Middle Son: But they could enjoy the nature.
Eldest Son: They could enjoy the bus, too.
According to the Jerusalem Post, the nature reserves will re-open this week; however, as one-third of the forest was destroyed, it will take many years for those parts to grow back.
Kosher Cooking Carnival
Kosher Cooking Carnival #32: the the look but you better not eat edition is up over at Soccer Dad’s (It was a fast day yesterday, but now that’s over, so eat, kinderlach, eat).
I will be hosting in August, so please post recipes, thoughts on food, restaurant reviews, anything food-related as long as it’s kosher.
For more details, read Batya’s post, who coordinates the Kosher Cooking Carnival.
I posted the answer to the Cookie Contest in the comments to that post.
And because I love showing off photos, here’s more Kfar Blum breakfast, the kibbutz hotel we stayed out in the north of Israel. For the salad lovers, we had:
And for the all-American kids like my son (and their mothers who had to taste and decided these were the best pancakes she had ever eaten):
A critter of Rosh HaNikra
I was excited to capture this photo when we visited Rosh HaNikra, Israel. At first I declared: a scorpion! However, my son corrected me and said it was merely a crab. Good to have smart kids to set you straight.
Other animals have been posted around the world this weekend: visit at Camera-Critters.
Jerusalem in Ruins
Over 2000 years ago, Nebuchadnezzar and his Babylonian forces breached the walls of Jerusalem after many years of siege. So today observant Jews around the world fast, a fast called the 17th of Tammuz. It is hard for me to be sad on this day; my family greatly enjoyed visiting Jerusalem recently, and I had the opportunity to photograph ruins such as this one. But I can be contemplative. Yes, contemplative, that is a good word for today.
Jameel has more bad stuff that happened today. And hope for redemption.
Kid-Friendly Noodle Kugel
I used to make noodle kugel with a stick of margarine. A WHOLE STICK. After I learned about the evils of margarine, for a long time I did not make noodle kugel. At some point recently, after craving a good noodle kugel, I put together this easy recipe. At the end I include options that might make the kugel more interesting, tasty or healthy. However, the “plain” version is the one my kids eat. And it tastes good to me, too.
Ingredients:
- 8 oz. thin egg noodles
- 4 eggs
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Enough canola oil to grease the bottom of the pan
Boil water and prepare the noodles. Preheat oven to 350°. Strain the noodles, and mix with the eggs. Add salt and pepper to taste. Grease the bottom of the pan with oil (I use pyrex; sometimes I make two pans of kugels, one for Friday night and one for Shabbat lunch). Preheat the pan(s) so the kugel will be a little crispier. Add the kugel mixture, and bake for about 30 minutes or until the kugel starts to get crispy.
Options: chopped spinach (frozen is easiest), chopped onion, bits of hamburger meat (I’ve never made it this way, just tasted others, but it’s delicious)
Project Black: Rudbeckia
Black-eyed susans are the common name for these yellow petaled beauties that grace my front and back yards. My neighbors two doors down and across the street have lots of echinacea, purple cone flowers, and my goal is to have the yellow and purple flowers interspersed in my yard, instead of so much of the yellow.
All my Project Black posts
An early rudbeckia and my garden last year
What’s Project Black? Visit Anna’s photo blog.
Project Black Flowers ‘n Candles
I did the bottom one first. See all my Project Black posts. The top flowers are from a photo at Latrun, a military museum in Israel. The bottom flowers are from my friends’ backyard in Hashmonaim, Israel. The flowers are their neighbors and are draping over the wall in their backyard.
A similar theme in watercolor, no black at all.
What’s Project Black? Visit Anna’s blog.
Cookie Contest
What kind of cookie is this?
Buried in my brown rice post, I asked if you could guess the kind of cookie in the photo. Since no one guessed, I’m re-asking the question in its own post.
So, nu, what kind of cookie is that?