March 2010
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Beets: Helpful Hints For Pesach Or Anytime!
I'm really glad that I'm giving away a copy of Tamar Ansh's Pesach Anything's Possible, because the information she has graciously shared with us, below is so useful! I never knew that one can freeze beets! Here's what Tamar has to say about this: "Beets are one of those foods that for literally generations, has…
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Great Pesach Recipes From “Pesach, Anything’s Possible” by Tamar Ansh
It's Pesach! I hope all of you are enjoying the holiday. I just love Pesach and the food associated with the holiday. And let me tell you, food is a big deal for us on Pesach, and there are many different customs from family to family associated with the holiday. For those of us who…
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Pesach Recipes From Tamar Ansh’s “Pesach, Anything’s Possible!”
Pesach Chocolate Sponge Cake Serves 6–8, depending on how generous you want to be with the slices… 8 eggs 1¼ cups sugar 5 T. cocoa 2½ – 3 & 1/2 T. potato starch Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C. Prepare a large 10″ tube pan. Although most sponge cakes say not to greasethe pan,…
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Am I Crafty Enough? Vote!
I'm auditioning along with 21 other great crafty bloggers for a place in the next "So You Think You're Crafty?" competition. Go on over to the site here and vote, it's fun to see all the entries! I can't tell you which project is mine, but I'd say that it's better to see who is…
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Are You A Slave To Something?
During my Pesach cleaning I found this tiny challah that I'd been saving to photograph for the blog, hiding inside this Moroccan dish! And the matzo is something my 6 yr old son made on a class trip to a matzo bakery last week. Tonight is the first night of Pesach! And that means that…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Sundays at creativejewishmom.com are devoted to my crafty readers around the world who drop by to share what they've been up to! It's really so inspiring to take a peek at such a variety of interesting projects every week, and I'm so excited to welcome some new participants this week from India, the Netherlands…
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A Cozy & Classy Afikomen Bag From Fleece: Great For Jewelry Too!
Ever thought of using fleece for an afikomen bag? Me neither! That's why I just love Rivky Koenig's book Crafting Jewish, for it's simple yet creative ideas. Rivky was kind enough to share this project from the pages of her book, and so here it is! If you'll be doing some last minute sewing before…
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Make Embossed Tin Decorations For Pesach!
Last week I promised a few specific Pesach projects, so here finally is the last of them! Despite mountains of work still to do over at my place, I took a few moments to make this because I know that many of you could really use some craft projects right about now to keep…
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Lunchbox Matching Game For Pesach!
This great project is excerpted from Rivky Koenig's Crafting Jewish, which will be given away to one lucky winner in my Pesach Giveaway. Don't forget to leave a comment in the giveaway post to qualify! Thanks Rivky for letting me share this with my readers! I just love the idea of using a cute little…