24/7 Teacher

Our school is going digital. Now don’t get me wrong, we don’t live in the Middle-Ages and have had computers for years. There are quite a number of IT rooms where we are encouraged to take our students to do work online. For instance, next Wednesday I have planned to take the horrible class there [...]

The Physician

Although I had seen his name on reading lists and seen some of his books in bookshops, I’d never read anything by Noah Gordon before. I am an avid reader so every time I see other bookworms whose judment I value I ask them for reading tips.
A few weeks ago, at the end of our [...]

Shakshouka

This is a simple but gorgeous version of the famous Tunisian dish. It is also a nice recipe to eat as part of one of the Shabbat meals or any evening now that spring seems to be round the corner.
Shakshouka (serves 4 people)
2 red peppers
2 green peppers
4 tomatoes or 400 gr of peeled canned tomatoes [...]

Counting the Omer

If you fear you might forget to count the Omer, you can subscribe to the OU Sefirah Reminder Daily email. They will send you an email every day to remind you which day to count that evening. They also provide explanations and the basic laws of Sefirat HaOmer.
This is the second time I’ve used it [...]

Lack of Enthusiasm

I am back at school, after two weeks of holidays, cleaning and kashering the house. I dreaded the return and have’nt been disappointed.
The kids I teach this year aren’t too disruptive, with one notable exception (a class of 33 monstrous creatures labelled as students by our administration). However when it comes to teaching, and not [...]

Moroccan Tagine of Chicken with Prunes

This is what I have planned to serve for the first seder:
Chicken Tagine (serves 6 people)
Ingredients:
6 cubed breast fillets
300 gr pitted prunes
6 onions
1 tsp cinammon
1 tsp ground cumin
100 gr sugar/honey
Olive oil, salt and pepper
Soak the prunes in a bowl of tea. Then put them in small saucepan with the sugar/honey and bring them to a [...]

I Nearly Forgot

Last night as I was going through my mental “must-do” before Pesach list, after reading similar lists on the Internet (for one of the best see Mom in Israel’s), I thought that at least I would not have to bother with my car since I never eat there, apart from the occasional apple.
I was feeling [...]

Guilt-free Pesach

Is it possible?
Reading my favorite blogs today and seeing that a number Jewish bloggers (well, mostly women since they are usually the ones in charge) seem to be getting hysterical about their Pesach cleaning or their lack of enthusiasm regarding the latter, I wonder if we are not missing the point somehow.
As always in [...]

Sugar-free Chocolate Mousse

Since I am away on holidays until tomorrow and have little time for blogging, I thought I would post another handy-for-Pesach recipe. So here is an easy chocolate mousse for a dairy meal.
Chocolate mousse (serves 6 people)
Ingredients:
200 gr of dark chocolate
6 eggs
20 gr of butter
a little coffee (about 3 tbsp)
Melt the chocolate with the [...]

Kosher Cooking Carnival

This month’s Kosher Cooking Carnival is hosted by Mom in Israel. Lots of thought-provoking and informative posts as well as pre-Pesach tips and recipes.