Miriam Szokovski

With Purim just two weeks away, it’s time to start planning the holiday’s food component. Of course, there are the classic it-wouldn’t-be-Purim-without-them hamantashen, which I’ll be sharing with you next week, and then there are the traditional food...

I used to think I lived in the Northeast, but after this week I’m starting to think I might actually live at the North Pole! The kind of bone-shaking cold we’ve been having definitely calls for a hearty meat-and-potatoes type of dish. I’m not a huge fan...

The first time I heard someone refer to orange soup, I couldn’t quite imagine how it would taste. Soup made from oranges? Wouldn’t that actually be orange juice, or orange compote? Was it served warm?—because the idea of warm oranges just didn’t sit well...

Winter blew in slowly to my little corner of the Northeast, but now it seems it’s here to stay. And it’s cold. And the cold makes me want to stay home all day under my warm blanket with my trusty Kindle. But alas, life does not stop for the winter, so all...

Have any Chanukah parties on the agenda? If you do, you’ll definitely need one Chanukah Party Surprise Cake. Serve it at your own party, or bring it along to a friend’s. But make sure you don’t tell anyone what’s inside until they cut it open and see for...

What’s Chanukah without fried food? Potato latkes, jelly doughnuts, more potato latkes, more jelly doughnuts . . . after a day or two I’m ready for some variety. After all, it’s the oil we’re commemorating, not the potatoes! So, let’s try some crispy corn...

Much as it pains me to admit it, winter is on its way. The trees are mostly bare, we’ve already had snow, it gets dark in the middle of the afternoon, and I’ve finally caved and taken out my winter coat. But I, for one, am not quite ready to say goodbye...

As I say goodbye to my young students and clean up from our fruit party, I begin to think about how Tu B'Shevat relates to us as individuals...

I naively believed the builder's claims that the job would be completed in under a fortnight. Two months later, they were still going strong...

Physical darkness obscures and dims our vision, significantly handicapping one of our more sensitive senses. Nighttime can be frightening and misleading. Harmless objects appear menacing and take on life-like properties...