‘Coupley Couples’ and a Crumble To Die For

Friday was a busy day. We hopped from parental visits  to a birthday brunch and back home again to prepare our shabbat evening meal. My parents took us out for coffee to a local park, where we stumbled across a farmer’s market. We happily sampled sweet little cherry tomatoes, crusty bread and tempting home-made cheeses [...]

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Mocha Bars

The Ultimate Comfort Food A week or so before I got married my mother-in-law (who is renowned for her baking) handed me a pretty little blue box adorned with cheerful sunflowers and bright red apples. Inside, I was delighted to find index cards with recipes for some of her well-loved dishes, painstakingly written out by [...]

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Possibly the Secret to a Happy Marriage

I once read that there are two key factors to maintaining a happy marriage. 1) Always keep paths of communication open 2) Take frequent weekend breaks Although I am still a new(ish) bride…this makes darn good sense to me. It is very hard to argue with one’s nearest and dearest when you’ve been plied with wine and [...]

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Newlywed Sleepy Heads

Being a newlywed (eight months still counts, right?) isn’t always easy. There are so many things to get used to and so much work to be done – becoming more tolerant, more patient, less irritable, less irritating… Etan and I did not live together before we got married so we are still getting used to [...]

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