Tikkun Olam

So here's another thing that has nothing to do with the price of noodles, but is all about noodles: check out the latest KCC , Kosher Cooking Carnival , at MiriYummy's -how apropos. And did I ever send you a notice of the latest Havel Havalim? Probably not, as I was pre-occupied with...everything else going on in my life.  So here it is, HH #306 , at Frume Sarah's. Ok. Yatzati li'dei hovah (Google it.).  I can go to sleep now. (this is not a real post.  if you want to read a real post, scroll down to the previous one.  that's a real post.)

The latest Haveil Havalim #303 is up and running here ,  as well as the KCC: Kosher Cooking Carnival, over here . Meant to include these in my last post, but everything got waterlogged.  Happy reading (-and stay dry)!

The latest KCC (Kosher Cooking Carnival) is up and running, here .  I wish I could contribute to it, but I think I've forgotten how to cook!  That's what happens when you have a built-in chef in the house (my D. H.). Boy,  I sure could use a bowl of chicken soup right now.  Guess it's going to have to be. . . . . .the Instant variety!

Go to the latest KCC (Kosher Cooking Carnival) and savour the delicious articles on Beneath the Wings .  Then go into your kitchen and cook up a storm!

I linked the Haveil Havalim--the Jewish Blog Carnival--late, which was bad enough.  But I totally didn't link the KCC, Kosher Cooking Carnival, which runs every month.  Mea culpa.  Here it is, number fifty-five, in honor of Rosh Hodesh Tammuz--at Me'ander .  Read it, cook it, eat it all up, and don't leave anything on your plate!

Here is the 50th (Yovel, or "Jubilee" in English) Edition of the KCC, started by Batya when a recipe carnival rejected her post because it wasn't on the theme food, pork (who knew?). Go read it and check out the links at Me-Ander , Batya's blog (one of 'em. don't know how she does it). *(nablopomo day#28)

I was reminded by Soccer Dad (although he doesn't know it) that I forgot to link to the last two Jewish Blog Carnivals, Haveil Havalim, so here they are, HH #248 at Frume Sarah's, and #249 at I'll Call Baila. And here is the link to the KCC #49 (that's Kosher Cooking Carnival for you clueless ones) hosted this month at Kosher.com. Oh--almost forgot JPIX at Leora's. Read, eat, look & enjoy!

The Kosher Cooking Carnival (KCC) #44, Pictorial Edition, is up and running at Leora's blog. This edition is replete with pictures, pictures, pictures (and also the thousand words to go with it.) Among others, I personally recommend (ahem) Yours Truly's post about meatballs and pusghetti, and also The Kosher Kook. I am also interested in Batya's ministrone soup ( but I want it to sparkle for me, too ) and might make it to break the fast next week... Happy eating! (Batya, hope you don't mind; I borrowed your picture...) *Copyright alert: No infringement of any text or graphic copyright is ever intended on this blog. If you own the copyright to any original image or document used for the creation of the graphics or information on this site, please contact the blog administrator with all pertinent info so that proper credit can be given. If you wish to have it removed from the site, just say the word; it shall be, ASAP.

I am hereby welcoming a new blogger to the JBlogosphere. He is The Kosher Kook , and will be writing about (what else?) Kosher Kooking! His articles are interesting, clever and just plain fun. Did I mention mouth-watering? I am now trying to convince him to submit a post to the KCC. Why don't you all just go there , and read up about my all-time favorite food, chatzilim .* (Hey, and that means YOU: Baby Ktan, Mister Arnold Miyagi, Nathaniel Bloooomenstein, Toodles, and RAMBO). What can I say? I talked him into it (guilty as charged!) *chatzilim: eggplant

I don't know where to begin first; there are so many ideas that I wanted to write about, starting with Haveil Havalim #192 being UP and also the Kosher Cooking Carnival ( KCC ) at Baila's , and including the importance of naming babies in general and my new grandson's name in particular, the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and as an adjunct, the horribly high price of kosher turkeys (don't know about you, but I sure can't afford $60 for a turkey), President Elect Obama's cabinet-building choices (will Hillary or will she not? Only her hairdresser ex-president-husband knows for sure), Barkat becoming mayor of Jerusalem (a right-winger after my own heart, though not religious), and a myriad of other topics all of which right now escape me. But I just have no time: I am working, albeit it at a temporary job (whose pay doesn't cover my bills), I am teaching Ivrit twice a week and rehearsing four times a week for a performance to be given at a Chabad Women...

Haven't been posting frequently because of my new grandson(!) and resulting phone calls, emails, Google chats and Instant Messages with son back-and-forth from Israel regarding various things like names, their meanings and Gematria (Kabbalistic numerology value), etc. - so I think I forgot to tell you about the KCC (Kosher Cooking Carnival) #35 which has been up since October 27th. KCC edition #35 is called the Post-Shmittah KCC, and you can find it here . Many good posts there on Kosher Cooking, Halachah (Jewish law), etc. (including yours truly's post on Kugel). Read, and enjoy.