As I look outside I can see that a change is about to happen. Small buds have formed on the trees, and the bright yellow daffodils of spring are emerging from the ground. Spring break is over, Passover is behind us and baseball’s first pitch has been thrown. these are all signs that warmer days…
Just when we thought we had mastered almost all the fancy terms a fine restaurant’s menu could throw at us, we come across yet another: charcuterie. Charcuterie is the hot new trend, from artisan butcher shops to the menus of the hippest hole-in-the- wall eateries. Young, tattooed chefs everywhere are coming up with curious menu…
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and New Year’s Eve … the trifecta of reasons for over-indulging! Now that the excesses of the holidays are behind us, it’s time to get back to a more reasonable routine of healthier eating, regular exercise and a bit more sleep. In our house, January means ski season. Since our son is a…
Even though Thanksgiving isn’t a religious holiday, foodies like me think it is pretty close. I look forward to coming up with the menu for our Thanksgiving feast every year. As soon as the leaves begin to turn, I start poring through articles and recipes, trying to put a new spin on this holiday’s meal….
Our son Laz recently turned 12, and that means that very soon I will need to plan for his bar mitzvah celebration. It’s a big job making sure he’s on top of his Hebrew studies and laying the groundwork for his much-anticipated party to commemorate his becoming a bar mitzvah. He has been studying Hebrew…
by Lisa Glickman As the High Holidays get closer, I know summer soon will be over and it’s time to reflect and celebrate the Jewish New Year. Here in Oregon, there’s usually plenty of warmth still in the air as we make our way to Rosh Hashanah services. But by Yom Kippur, just the following…
We go through many changes during our lives. There are births and deaths, marriages and divorces, youth and maturity. Old habits die hard, and bad habits die even harder. When our son was 2, we moved to Barcelona, Spain, for my husband’s job. It was an incredible experience to be completely immersed in the local…
Oregon has gained quite a reputation for producing great wine. I remember being on my honeymoon in Hawaii almost 20 years ago and seeing an Oregon pinot noir on the wine list. What I thought was a novelty in 1994 is a common sight on wine lists in fine restaurants across the country. The production…
My family and I love living in Central Oregon. We love the snowy winters, but we especially love it when the snow melts and the summer sun begins to warm the ground. The trees start to show all their beautiful leaves, and those of us without allergies welcome the smell of juniper and sage that…
Even if you work outside the home full time, mom duties are still 24/7. We have an 11-year-old son with a very busy schedule. He plays several sports, studies hard at school, practices on the piano every day and studies Hebrew to prepare for his bar mitzvah. It seems like just yesterday I was holding…
