December 31, 2016

Zadok enjoys time with more Grandparents. He calls them "Abba" and "Amma B."

December 22, 2016

Zadok builds a little race car with Grandma...

...and models Grandpa's hat. He is exactly 30 months old today!

December 17, 2016

With a surplus of green tomatoes at the end of the growing season, and the first frosts imminent, I had to come up with a recipe utilizing them, and I created an excellent one, if I say so myself.

It is my pleasure to introduce Green Tomato Chutney, the latest and greatest topping for crackers.

3 cups green tomatoes, chopped

1 cup tart apple, chopped

1 large onion, chopped

1/2 cup white raisins, soaked for several hours and rinsed

2 TBSP vinegar

2 TBSP sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp fresh grated ginger

1/2 tsp allspice

1/4 tsp cinnamon

Dash cloves

Dash nutmeg

Dash black pepper

Dash chili pepper

Mix all ingredients together in a good sized saucepan with a lid and cook slowly for an hour and a half or so until it is soft and blended. The color will be brownish.

Best served with cream cheese over my equally delicious recipe for homemade crackers.

December 10, 2016

They say when a child plays with his mother's chador, the next child will be a girl. Zadok has shown an unusual interest in my chadors over the past few months...

December 7, 2016

Last goodbyes...

And first hellos...