Month: September 2023
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Chocolate Babka
The minute I contemplate making chocolate babka, I recognize that I’m at risk of making my whole baking life an homage to Seinfeld. First, I discuss with Dan, another die-hard fan, and we conclude that there’s no need to make cinnamon babka unless someone specifically requests it, since it is universally recognized, as Elaine put…
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Round Challah: L’Shana Tova
They say the High Holidays are always early or late; they’re never on time. But when you’re juggling a million things as the average person is, they’re always early, and this year especially so. We make challah, if we have the time/patience/energy/<fill in your precious recource> every Friday for Shabbat, the lighting of candles and…
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Mighty Chocolate Chip Cookies
We could say “last year” in talking about the end of the school year in June, but of course it was this year, and only three months ago at that. Nothing remarkable was transpiring, but I was nevertheless completely absorbed in things besides the really rather important gesture of an end-of-the-school-year gift for Freya’s teacher.…