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  That was the question a friend posed to me last week. We were discussing challah – the egg bread Jews traditionally use for all out holidays except Passover. It’s best known as the bread we break during the Sabbath … Continue reading →

I don’t go out for lunch much at work. Near or office we’re limited to fast food that isn’t great but it cheap, fast food that isn’t great and but isn’t cheap, or fast food that isn’t fast or cheap. … Continue reading →

It’s been a rough spring and summer for my family. We missed a long planned spring vacation with friends and thought we’d miss this trip. So when the doctors gave my wife the okay to travel we were ecstatic. I’ve … Continue reading →

Sorry for another post without pictures. Last night, June 21st, I taught my first class in Gorilla Baking through our town’s community learning program. It was a blast. And I learned a lot. We made shortbread, scones, and pizza – … Continue reading →

I know I’ve already written about pizza – TWICE. But this past Friday night we made pizza a different way and I think it’s worth writing about. We had family coming for a bar mitzvah as well as a friend … Continue reading →

Sorry. It’s been a while. After all my Passover posts I decided to take a week off. During that time we had a bit of a health hiccough in the family and I just haven’t had the time or the … Continue reading →

Before we begin this, let me remind you of the first maxim of anything Jewish: Your mileage may vary. Check with your rabbi. I was raised a certain way – if it doesn’t say Kosher for Passover (KfP) it isn’t … Continue reading →

When last we left off I talked about making dough and prepping it for immediate use or saving it for later. Now, we can talk about making the actual pizzas. Before you start anything ladies and gentlemen start your ovens. … Continue reading →

Forget it. There is no such thing as THE perfect pizza. There are lots of great pizzas and maybe a perfect pizza for you but there is no universal, perfect pizza. Just look at the battle long waged between Chicagoans … Continue reading →