Kale chips

Crunchy, pretty kale chips!

I was at the playground the other day and a little kid right next to me reached into her mom's bag of groceries, pulled out a big hunk of raw kale and started chomping it up! I was really impressed and burst out laughing.

And while my kids would sooner eat newspaper than raw kale, I was reminded that every once in awhile I hear a parent mention kale chips as a snack for kids. So this past weekend when we were in C Town and H grabbed a giant bunch of kale to hit me with, I grabbed it back and bought it!

Matzo ball soup, harbinger of spring

It wouldn’t be spring without Passover and it wouldn’t be Passover without matzo ball soup.

When I make chicken soup in the fall and winter I often use sage because I love that Thanksgiving-y flavor. But for Passover, I like the fresh, springtime taste of dill or parsley.

I use matzo ball mix and you should, too. Life is too short to reinvent the wheel and our friends at Manichewitz do a nice job. Why rob them of the pleasure?