tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:01:14 +0000Hugs and KnishesMs. Whiny ComplainowitzFrom ViviLuluHolidaysCSAGreen LivingKosherCopShabbatChef Boy-Har-LeeKosherWhine BookshelfRecipeWho me?Hugs and Knishes; KosherCopKosher HomeMonday MomentsPassoverPetsTraditionChanukahCorporate IdentityElection 2008Fiction FridayFinancial CrisisFree PrintableGraphic DesignJuly 4thKasha VarnishkesMusicMy Beautiful Jewish YearOrganizationProductivityWeight WatchersWordplayThe Oys and Joys of a Traditional Jewish Family with a Modern Twist.http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)Blogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-4080286867608682247Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:47:00 +00002013-01-09T23:53:33.450-05:00HolidaysHugs and KnishesMy Beautiful Jewish Year Hello nice people who still visit Kosher Whine! In case anyone was wondering what happened with KosherCop's campaign to get a cat, I can tell you he won. In fact he won big - I was just about worn down and willing to get one adult cat, slightly used, previously owned. But right at that point I made the mistake of visiting our friends' brand new tiny 8 week old fluffy little kittens. And http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2013/01/my-beautiful-jewish-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-5996479054293958218Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:49:00 +00002011-12-06T00:38:22.029-05:00Hugs and KnishesKosherCopPets Our house is under siege. Protesters have arrived. There will be no peace until their demands are met. KosherCop has lately embarked upon a relentless campaign to adopt a cat. This past Shabbat he took all of his stuffed animals, lined them up on the couch, and announced they were protesting until we got one. Then he yelled, "Occupy the [Kosher Whine] house!" Apparently, he "really, really, http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2011/12/campaign-for-real-felines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-2636168493432886641Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:52:00 +00002011-10-11T21:31:59.135-04:00Hugs and Knishes Yes, it has been a very long time since I last posted. Many people have pointed this out to me and have even said they miss it - which is very nice to hear. A lot has happened since last November. The most important thing is that KosherCook started a new job last December and became full-time in April. This has been a wonderful improvement to our standard of living, but turned my life http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2011/10/kosher-whine-lives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-5063081543969416748Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:07:00 +00002010-11-10T21:37:04.261-05:00Free PrintableHolidaysI have a real problem this time of year. I admit it - I have Xmas envy. It's a graphic design thing. I love all the cozy vintage imagery that seems to go along with the holiday. There just isn't a lot of "vintage" in Chanukah, or Judaism in general for that matter. Jews in general seem to gravitate toward modern design, from what I can see. You don't see a lot of "shabby chic" Judaica - and http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2010/11/that-vintage-chanukah-feeling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-8093098089495822218Tue, 18 May 2010 03:59:00 +00002010-05-18T01:56:16.656-04:00HolidaysHugs and KnishesKosherCopI spent today thinking about all of the wonderful additions I want to someday make to this blog, and couldn't wait to get home to start them. Of course life intruded and now it is midnight. So instead I'm just going to share a hodge podge of fun Shavuot finds I came across. (As well as a few KosherCop tidbits, of course.) Strawberry Rhubarb Blintzes Recipe Today was the first day of our CSA http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2010/05/fabulous-shavuot-finds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-3948137761044350537Sun, 16 May 2010 15:46:00 +00002010-05-18T01:57:16.157-04:00Hugs and KnishesKosherCopKosherCop woke me up to give me this collage this morning. I think he figured out that I can't possibly roll over and go back to sleep instead of getting up and feeding him if I'm given artwork before my eyes can even focus.http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2010/05/abstract-art.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-1414656661886010194Mon, 10 May 2010 05:58:00 +00002010-05-18T02:17:35.462-04:00Hugs and KnishesKosherCop Before - lots of hair and teeth After - much less hair and one less tooth The haircut and tooth falling out did not happen on the same day. I just realized I had a picture of him sitting in the same place wearing the same shirt before and after both the haircut and tooth incident. I say "incident" because this was not a loose tooth that finally fell out. While I was at work KosherCop http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2010/05/before-and-after.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-3929794961162257114Tue, 13 Apr 2010 06:53:00 +00002010-04-14T01:08:59.123-04:00Hugs and Knishes; KosherCop "The Mock Turtle's Story" from Alice in Wonderland Sir John Tenniel - 1865 1890 Nursery Version So I'm going to have to rethink my entire blogging persona: KosherCook has a job. Okay, so I can live with being just a traditional Jewish family - without the modern twist. That's right! KosherCook has a temporary position with a Jewish non-profit planning an event in November. He's off at a http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2010/04/jobs-drawings-and-superpowers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-1736555312299632067Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:26:00 +00002009-08-17T02:09:41.358-04:00Hugs and Knishes; KosherCopI am sitting in the middle of a giant pile of crayons and markers. There is a stack of tissue boxes in front of me, obscuring my view of the television, and I can't keep my hands off the new Spiderman thermos I just bought for KosherCop. It's shiny.I keep wondering how old I will be before "back-to-school" stops being a time of wonder and excitement. Apparently, I am also a dork who loves school http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/08/bonkers-for-back-to-school.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-3329785638329734961Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:09:00 +00002009-08-07T01:05:34.287-04:00Hugs and KnishesToday is KosherCook's birthday! In usual Kosher Whine style, as I was driving home from work we were still hashing out the details of the celebration. KosherCook wanted to go out to dinner. Meanwhile, I was midway through buying him a birthday cake, card, and card from KosherCop. I raced home, put away the cake, and enlisted KosherCop to "distract" Daddy while I snuck into the bedroom with http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/08/happy-birthday-koshercook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-330490533222934360Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:10:00 +00002009-08-05T01:59:13.843-04:00Hugs and KnishesKosherCopMy, how things have changed. Some of you may remember my tales from last summer about KosherCop's over-the-top reactions to the occasional bloody knee or toe. I live in fear of his hysterics with every bump and scrape. Things have been getting progressively better though. And tonight was downright astonishing. Our neighborhood had a block party earlier this evening - a once a year (if we are http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-difference-year-makes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-1290755566137988896Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:38:00 +00002009-08-03T02:41:33.999-04:00Hugs and KnishesKosherCopTonight I had a really good idea. The first one. Ever.At least that's what I've been told.Then I was called a "dork who likes boxes." I love being a Mom.For some reason I was feeling rebellious this evening. As Shabbat was coming to an end I was asked what was for dinner. I suggested ice cream.KosherCop immediately said, "Mommy, that is a really good idea you have. The first one, really."http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/08/backwards-dinner-and-too-many-phone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-7359917329987510791Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:23:00 +00002009-07-31T00:27:31.946-04:00CSAHolidaysRecipeTonight was the end of Tisha B'Av, the day commemorating the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem. It is a fast day, and spent as if in mourning - similar to the observance of shivah. During the 3 weeks before Tisha B'Av we slowly move toward this day of mourning, by refraining from joyous occasions and doing things like listening to music. Then, nine days before Tisha B'Av, things become http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/07/corn-arugula-omelettata.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-1202777290234815084Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:03:00 +00002009-07-20T03:27:44.564-04:00Hugs and KnishesMs. Whiny ComplainowitzLast night we got together with my niece and her boyfriend. They stopped in DC after the first leg of a well-deserved road trip. They both were finishing up their first year of grad school. We decided to have a late dinner at Legal Sea Foods (the Tyson's Galleria location) - the thinking being that everyone could find a fish to love.That was my first mistake. KosherCop did not want fish. Surprisehttp://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/07/zoom-zoom-buzz-buzz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-6847584051850550397Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:01:00 +00002009-07-17T00:04:26.485-04:00Fiction FridayKosherCop Over the past several months, KosherCop has become quite the creative writer. He can't technically "write" yet, though, so this translates into a lot of dictation for us me. This time, though, I got lucky and his teacher at camp had to do the writing.The first few weeks of camp they were doing projects related to outer space, and one of the projects was to write a story about an alien.KosherCop http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/07/fiction-friday-alien-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-4116882223421439520Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:26:00 +00002009-07-16T01:00:37.810-04:00From ViviLuluSeveral years ago, before I started Kosher Whine, I wrote on another blog called ViviLulu. I wasn't quite sure what I wanted this blog to be, and as a result it never really had a cohesive theme.It was sort of about being a working mom married to a stay-at-home dad, mid-century design, and being frustrated with living in the suburbs and losing all sense of a personality. Instead of the cool http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/07/vivilulu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-8024587237067567703Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:38:00 +00002009-07-15T23:45:20.814-04:00RecipeWeight WatchersJust a quick update on yesterday's recipe.I have been doing Weight Watcher's since January (and lost 12 lbs. - Thank you, thank you), so I went back and added the points for a serving of the Chicken Cucumber Salad With Tortelli. (4 points/ serving)http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/07/weight-watchers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-3362524056475785718Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:17:00 +00002009-07-15T01:12:11.616-04:00Hugs and KnishesFireflies! They are everywhere!If you happened to see this article on fireflies this past weekend in the Washington Post you would know that we have had terrific weather for fireflies to come out and play. And they are out in droves.KosherCop has finally discovered the joys of catching lightning bugs and has been out every night over the last week and a half - first to catch them in a jar, then http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/07/firefly-buddies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-8723308460990561208Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:31:00 +00002009-07-15T23:44:28.336-04:00Chef Boy-Har-LeeCSARecipeTonight, we had a light and delicious summer supper that KosherCook came up with.First, I'd like to apologize for not having a picture of the dish. I forgot the camera wasn't charged up, and...well, now the food is gone. Sorry - it was really yummy.But, I can post the recipe for you. It not only garnered "19 thumbs up" from KosherCop (his highest praise for food), but he insisted on drawing this http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/07/chicken-cucumber-salad-with-tortellini.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-6657370909772201706Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:57:00 +00002009-07-13T02:17:46.710-04:00Ms. Whiny ComplainowitzWe have a new fairy godmother. It's called Anthem HMO. I'm pretty sure it stands for Horrible Monetary Option.Or maybe it's Hyperventilating More Often.Several months ago the company I work for sent around an email saying they were shopping for new health insurance. We were asked to fill out a survey about what we would want in a new insurance option. I was very specific - I would be happy with http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/07/whos-watching-over-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-2947510923334775190Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:30:00 +00002009-03-29T01:06:33.105-04:00Green LivingHolidaysTonight at Chez Kosher Whine we participated in Earth Hour 2009. At 8:30pm we turned off our lights along with a billion or so other people around the world to help raise awareness and vote for more action on climate change.I have no idea if it will change anything, but it would be nice if it did.What I do know is that it was completely confusing to turn all the lights off right after Shabbat http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/03/earth-hour-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-5576585622624969304Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:09:00 +00002009-03-28T23:46:32.152-04:00Hugs and KnishesHurry! There are only a few shopping days left until KosherCop's birthday. Only 185 to be exact.It's 6 months out and KosherCop is already talking about his next birthday party. To be fair, he actually started planning it as soon as his friends left his last party in September. But, we hadn't heard about for several months.Now, fueled on by the sugar-coated memories of Goof Girl's in-school http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/03/birthday-mania.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-7850224642248286552Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:05:00 +00002009-03-19T01:05:22.934-04:00Hugs and KnishesHello! Is anyone still there?I seem to have been hibernating for the last 4 months. But, now it is almost spring and I've decided to poke my head up from my cave and start writing again.The last few months have been very busy - mostly with getting ready for CSA season.However, there have been some hilarious KosherCop moments along the way.KosherCop has made big leaps in both creative and http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2009/03/almost-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-2495276810133952537Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:06:00 +00002008-11-25T01:23:32.535-05:00Hugs and KnishesMusicA couple of weeks ago KosherCook and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary. In classic Kosher Whine style, we were both sick and missed our big date night out.At least we exchanged gifts. And I do mean it was the absolute least either of us could have done. I decided to carry on the tradition KosherCook started last yearand bought his gifts at CVS: chocolates and a sodoku magazine.He chose a http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2008/11/kosher-whine-wedding-mix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8698922485243480783.post-5523364052516697223Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:45:00 +00002008-11-18T00:56:00.921-05:00Hugs and KnishesMonday MomentsPoor KosherCop has a cold. A wet, sloppy, snuffly, hacking cold. The kind I haven't seen the likes of since he first started preschool and would come home sick every other week.Since Monday is CSA day, KosherCop usually stays for "late-stay" at his school. That way KosherCook can manage the veggie pickup. So, since KosherCop was not in school, I worked from home today and looked after him. It http://kosherwhine.blogspot.com/2008/11/paper-toys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chaya Bluma)0