Jewish or Taiwanese You decide

     I have tomorrow off as an official hospital holiday because of Yom Kippur (don't get jealous yet; I have to do 2 powerpoints, one on toilet training and one on infant sleep patterns).  My mother was surprised, because my dad also has the day off because of Taiwan's Independence Day!  So, tomorrow I can either atone and fast, or celebrate!  I probably won't do any of those things; it'll be my own personal holiday, Power Point Day. read more

BULGARIAN CUCUMBER AND WALNUT APPETIZER Serves 6 Many Bulgarian Jews came to Israel bringing with them their passion for excellent yogurts, which are often used in salads. When made with very thick greek yogurt, this appetizer can be shaped into balls and served on salad leaves. 1 large cucumber 3-5 garlic cloves, finely chopped 250ml/8floz/1 cup Greek {US strained plain} yogurt mixed with 120ml/4floz/1/2 cup double {heavy} cream 250ml/8floz/1 cup yogurt, preferably thick Greek or Bulgarian...

JEWISH-MOROCCAN BRISKET WITH OLIVES 10 servings 6 pound Brisket of beef {lamb can be substituted} 2 cloves garlic, peeled and halved 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 teaspoon tumeric OR saffron, a few strands 1 teaspoon ginger, freshly grated 2 large Spanish onions, diced 4 tablespoon celery, chopped, with leaves 1 small carrot, peeled, sliced in paper thin rounds 1 pounds green olives 2 large tomatoes, peeled and diced OR 16ozs stewed tomatoes, canned 1 lemon, for juice Sprinkle meat with salt and...

I’ve come to realize that newspapers and television news are just people sat behind desks having to come up with reports. These men and women decide what makes the number one spot… and what doesn’t get included at all. And we’ve thought that if we’ve ‘watched the news’ on a certain day, we know what’s going on. What saddened, but didn’t surprise me was the news coverage of Israel recently. Did you know that in the past four years, Hamas have fired approximately 6,000 missiles and mortars into Israel...

Hola! …….is basically the only thing I can say in Spanish.  God I hate not being able to communicate fully with the Spanish people.  You never realize how important language is to you until you are deprived of it or do not understand it.  Now I know what it feels like to have a learning disability…well I guess I‘ve always known.  Despite a relatively low key night of tapas bars and yelling at the soccer games on tv, I woke up yesterday feeling like shit.  I was too hot or I was too cold.  An obvious...

Tom: (Talking into a camera) We have new next door neighbours. I wanna go check it out cos they're a new band we'll be working with. Harry won't come with me, so I'm venturing on my own. I may report later if I'm still alive. I've heard how crazy these girls can be (worried smile) Goes and knocks on the next door neighbour's door. It's slightly open, and he can see boxes scattered on the floor Vicki: (Is shuffling through some boxes on the couch) It's open! Tom: Hi, I'm from next door Vicki...