Christmas Mishmash

 On the Shabbat before Christmas it's home for the holidays, challah and poinsettias on the table, a merry blend of food, and. . . birthday gifts for all.    To read the post, please find me on Open Salon  or
http://www.wildturtlecrossing.blogspot.com

Wishing you the happiest of holidays and a healthy, peaceful New Year.

Are You Ready? Best Chocolate Pound Cake Ever

Oh, joy of chocolate.  


Working in the night kitchen. Getting ready for tomorrow's post at


http://www.wildturtlecrossing.blogspot.com


or 


http://open.salon.com/blog/vivianh

From my kitchen to yours, wishing you happy baking and merry holidays. Thanks for stopping by.

Enough is Never Enough with Latkes

Nothing like a plate of potato pancakes to inspire excess.   For more,  see Editor's Picks on Open Salon  Vivian Henoch's Blog or follow me on Wild Turtle Crossing

For the source of today's scrumptious photo with recipes for toppings, see  Small Latkes, Large Toppings — A Good Appetite - NYTimes.com 

Article by Melissa Clark, photo by Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times.


For a good laugh go to Hanukkah, Rekindled - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Contributor Howard Jacobson, this year's Man Booker Prize winner for "The Finkler Question."