But Happy Thanksgiving. ;-)
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Showing posts with label Dinner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dinner. Show all posts
November 24, 2022
January 26, 2022
Mini Noah's Ark
January 26, 2020
Cannibals Love To Have You For Dinner
I love this saying from one of my colleagues in the National Security field about the Middle East:
If you aren't invited for dinner, you're likely on the menu!
Oh how true it is.
It reminds me of a mother-in-law joke my father used to tell about this guy telling his friend:
Yeah, we had my mother-in-law for dinner. And boy was she good!
Anyway, no one can tell a joke like he did.
Last thing you want to be is on the menu. ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
January 5, 2019
Cannibal Soup
The first was a joke my dad always told which was something like:
We had our mother-in-law for dinner...and boy was she good! LOLThe second was something I heard recently about power and politics, which was:
If you're not at the table then you on the menu!Ah, you better have a seat (and welcome voice) at the table or else you may find yourself part of the next batch of beef stew coming out of the kitchen.
Two new ways for us to think of dinner time. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
August 23, 2018
Shakshuka Feast
This was topped off with Israeli salad, hot bread, and fresh tihini sauce.
To drink was some rich and foamy Israeli beer, wine, and soft drinks.
A Moroccan feast fit for a king!
It was lovely to see how the kids have grown and are able to frankly outdo their parents (-in-laws) on cooking up a real "delicious" storm. ;-)
(Source Photo--which doesn't even do it justice--Andy Blumenthal)
December 21, 2017
Welcome To Israel Henna Party
It was amazing to me to see how the Holy Land has so developed from when I was here last over 25-years ago.
It is a thriving nation in every sense of the word.
Just as G-d has promised, the land and it's people have blossomed under His blessings.
I am grateful to G-d for helping me to reach this wonderful and happy time.
Tonight, we had a wonderful dinner with the in-laws and there was a henna ceremony as well--for good luck (Mazel Tov)!
Little did I know, I thought this bowl of henna was chocolate fudge and part of dessert--good thing that I didn't take a staining bite out of that.
How would that have looked in the wedding pictures? ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
October 13, 2017
The Yom Kippur Diet Plan
This last Yom Kippur, someone mentioned to me that some people take the idea of fasting and apply it to dieting during the year by doing a 3-day fasting.
Uh, that sounds pretty severe and maybe even a little dangerous.
But it got me thinking that on Yom Kippur we fast for a day and then eat a meal, so why not do that daily for dieting.
Just subsist on one main meal a day--basically limiting intake of food to a few hours in the evening.
This made sense to me as a moderate way that I could stay focused and disciplined without any food for about 20 hours at a time, but still give myself something to look forward to with a proper, natural dinner--almost like a natural give and take that I believe I could live with (at least for a good while).
I thought let me give this a try!
And I did.
First without drinking or eating.
Then I rethought this after a few days and getting parched, and said just drink zero-calorie drinks, but no food or caloric intake during the day until the meal at the end of the day.
And I've been doing this now since Yom Kippur 2 weeks ago.
I have actually lost almost 10 pounds in that time and feel great.
It hasn't been hard--except for one day when the synagogue had a mega Bar Mitzvah kiddish/luncheon and I sat there and didn't have a thing!
But otherwise, I go to work and all my activities, including working out--sometimes twice a day--and without any food.
It seems to be working.
While previously, I stayed completely off any carbs, and still gained weight--now, I allow myself to eat everything (kosher) at dinner and am losing!
I wonder if I am on to something with this new "Yom Kippur Diet."
I pray to Hashem that I've discovered something good and healthy here and am committed to seeing it through.
(Source Graphic: Andy Blumenthal)
December 23, 2015
Popcorn Delight
So we made it to Florida, but the plane ride was horrible.
Spent an hour and a half on the tarmac waiting to take off because of "low clouds."
Is that for real?
It was raining outside and the damp air and smell on the plane was sickening.
But we made it, and in Florida, it's always happy and nice--air was warm, the sun was out, and the people were in holiday party spirits.
Headed straight to the pool and had a great swim--pushed myself even though still woosy from the turbulent flight.
We had a nice dinner and then stopped in this store with amazing popcorn--covered in caramel drizzle and milk chocolate.
Only in Florida (these were no Cracker Jacks)!
The lady gave me a sample and I passed it off to my daughter and wife--oops, the one with the big chocolate gob fell on the floor.
Then we passed this tattoo place and watched this guy in the widow getting a huge tattoo on his calf of this fantastical women's face. The lady proprietor tried to convince us to come in--ah, no thanks.
Next was a bottle of wine for the night and back to the hotel.
Looking forward to more adventures this week. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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