Save the Challah!
Now, lest you start getting all righteous and indignant on me, let it be known that I am well aware that there are actual species of...
The Miracle of Time
Shavua Tov! It’s been a bit busy over here – excuse my absence! (I’m going to make up for it now with a really long post.) Bear with me...
The Sweet Spot in the Sourdough Adventure
Something was bothering me all Shabbos, as I thought of my sourdough post. As I watched and worried over my fledgling sourdough starter,...
My Sourdough Adventure
Shockingly. . . I’m posting on a Thursday! But don’t start thinking that this means I am actually baking challah pre-Friday, (read… Super...
10,000 Challahs
Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers speaks about the 10,000 hour rule. If you do something 10,000 times, or keep at it for 10,000 hours...
Tea, Patchouli and Mezuzahs
Today as I kneaded my challah dough, I thought about Louise. Her face hasn’t appeared in my memory or my life in a long time. Suddenly it...
Dreams of Abundance
It’s the week of Schlissel Challah! . . . We bake a key into our challah, to symbolize our prayers for an opening of the gates, in our...
Wishy-Washy
So, the good news for all my readers, is that every single week’s challah baking is a new experience. It’s actually quite shocking that...
Celebrate the Sticky!
So here’s the thing that was getting to me this morning as I kneaded my challah dough. You know how you keep adding flour, and then as...
The Many Languages of Challah
Reflecting on last week. It was a pretty interesting week . . . as weeks go. I started testing recipes for my Challah book (Rising!)...