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Kiffles for Christmas

In our family, kiffles are something we enjoy every holiday season (Christmas and Easter). A kiffle is a Hungarian cookie with a flaky dough and a delicious filling, much beloved in the Lehigh Valley, brought here by the immigrants who worked the Steel industry…

December 20, 2016
holidays

Winter

Frost, ice, and some wet snow arrived today. It’s bittersweet. I love what the winter represents, a captured moment of stillness, the crunch of ice beneath my boots, red-cheeked children racing down hills on sleds     but winter often makes me feel inadequate.…

December 12, 2016
parenting

Discover Challenge: Tough Questions

via Discover Challenge: Tough Questions   As parents of five children, we face the dilemma of family priorities. My older set of twins has recently begun wrestling, which is a big sport here. I’m not sure why it didn’t occur to me to ask…

December 6, 2016
holidays My Pennsylvania

Exploring Moravian Christmas Traditions

Christmas is a special time here in Bethlehem. Many of our popular holiday decorations and practices have origins in the Moravian church which shapes our celebrations. These festive traditions mark the holiday season for city residents and are worthy of discussion. Moravian Star One…

November 29, 2016
food

Notes from the Brewer’s Wife-Spent Grain Beer Bread

We are talking today about grain remains. I’m sure you read the title and said, “What is she talking about?” Spent grains are the mashed ingredients left over after the beer brewing process. My husband, who is a rather accomplished home brewer, has massive…

November 21, 2016
food For the home

End of the Harvest Green Tomato Salsa

It is the end of the season. The garden now buried under a blanket of fall leaves. There is little left to harvest, just some straggly zinnias, the last gasp of peppers, the perennial herbs, and green tomatoes. With news of the first hard…

October 30, 2016
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