Posted on December 15, 2014 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Uncategorized [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/uncategorized/] As the holiday approaches, my cousin, Irving Weinberger, who wrote so eloquently about “A Little Town Called Munkàcs” in Food,

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Recipes [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/kosherrecipes/], Uncategorized [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/uncategorized/] Passover is absolutely my favorite Jewish holiday. The anticipation of and excitement about

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Recipes [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/kosherrecipes/], Uncategorized [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/uncategorized/] “Dried Fruit Compote,” (recipe, page 265, Food, Family and Tradition) We are in

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Book Events [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/book-events/], Uncategorized [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/uncategorized/] Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, begins this year Wednesday evening, April 15,

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Recipes [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/kosherrecipes/], Uncategorized [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/uncategorized/] Shavuos, “Festival of Weeks,” is named for the seven full weeks that we

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Recipes [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/kosherrecipes/] Dill Dip page 70, Food, Family and Tradition Living in Chicago, I get to experience each of the four seasons.

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Lynn Kirsche Shapiro [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/author/mitymom/] in Blog [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/blog/], Recipes [http://thecherrypress.wpengine.com/category/kosherrecipes/] I have just cleaned my kitchen after enjoying a family barbeque for the Labor Day weekend, and I realize that

As November begins it brings with it anticipation for Thanksgiving, about three weeks away, and for Chanukah, a little more that 1 month from now. In addition to these major holidays, I am excited to announce some very special events that are coming up this month, where I will be

I have just cleaned my kitchen after enjoying a family barbecue for the Labor Day weekend, and I realize that Rosh Hashanah is just around the corner. I realize that I must begin to think about a menu, to be sure to include the traditional foods, beginning with appetizer and

I woke up this morning and took a fresh look at the month of Jewish holidays, which we have just finished, beginning with Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, then Sukkot and finally Shemini Atzeret, and the very festive day of Simchat Torah, when we rejoice in completing the yearly cycle

It’s that time of year again. Summer is over, I know that the warm days will soon turn into rainy fall days and the leaves will begin to turn color. Rosh Hashanah is just 2 weeks away, and then Yom Kippur and Succos. I see the beginnings of the

Kolatchki As we enter 2016, I am excited to move forward, but always cognizant of looking back. This past month, my husband and I traveled to Israel to celebrate Chanukah with our children and grandchildren who live there. On the way, we had a long connection in Munich, so we

I am sitting in the Newark airport, waiting to board my flight to Tel Aviv, after a whirlwind month of January, a wonderful beginning to 2016. For the past four years, my brother and I have arranged to go down to Florida with my mother for a few weeks, in

It is that time of year – actually, one of my favorite days of the year is Thanksgiving. A day when we simply relax with family, and enjoy what we enjoy most – cooking. I decided to dedicate this morning to begin the organizing and cooking. And while I am home, I

It is autumn now, and I just love the multitude of colors outside – the rust, orange, yellow, red, green and brown leaves. And somehow I always feel like eating foods of the same color. The one food that has the same variation of color and always, always reminds me of

We have great family recipes for leftovers, and I imagine every family has their own, especially if the family loves to cook and to eat. Leftover roasted or sautéed poultry, fish or meat can easily be sliced for sandwiches or (fish) tacos, diced for salads, and even chopped and combined

About one month ago I spoke at the Jubilee Conference of the Association of Jewish Librarians in Washington DC. It has taken me this long to reflect upon and assimilate the experience and to realize how truly amazing it was. And when it was over I realized the aphorism “You

Each summer when I go to Israel, I try to think of an interesting, enriching outing to do with my Israeli grandchildren. Last summer, I went with my granddaughter, Gila, to “Dialog BaChashecha” the Blind Museum, which is located in Holon. It is an experiential museum and, believe me, an

My parents, Sandor (zt”l) and Margit Kirsche This coming Sunday, June 21, is the traditionally celebrated Father’s Day. My mom likes to say that I was “always a daddy’s girl”, and this seems true to me also. I remember each time my father held my small hand

We are now in the beginning of the month of Av. During the first nine days of the month we commemorate the destruction of the holy Temple (Beit Hamikdash) in Jerusalem. During these nine days, it is customary to refrain from eating meat. Not surprisingly, many of my family’s

This coming Sunday is a special Mother’s Day for me. This year Mother’s Day falls on May 10, which is also the birthday of my eldest child, my daughter, Tova, who is today, also a mother. This seeming coincidence expresses poignantly the continuity and the link to the

Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, begins this year Wednesday evening, April 15, and marks 70 years since the liberation of Jews from the Nazi Death Camps and the end of the Holocaust. Each year, Congregation Or Torah in Skokie, Illinois commemorates Yom HaShoah, remembering the victims, and paying tribute to