Jewish Foods Week

In a brave and naive nod to Hanukkah, I proclaimed the last eight days or so to be "Jewish Foods Week." I envisioned tying on an apron and preparing lovely homecooked meals. I ended up blundering through a few recipes in the kitchen, grabbing things from the kosher aisle at the grocery store and shopping five different stores for He'Brew Beer. I fried latkes, cooked matzo ball soup and baked knishes. I bought pastries including cinnamon babkas, poppyseed hamantashen and freshly fried donuts. I wisely avoided the gefilte fish. I learned how to make a Menorah martini. And, I finally found the He'Brew beer. Tonight, we'll dine on brisket with beer or menorah martinis or both. Next week, maybe I'll eat the ears off the chocolate Easter bunny languishing in the freezer.