The Bunny Box

As I mentioned in yesterday's post , I recently went cherry picking and decided to use some of those cherries to make an ice cream recipe I'd been contemplating for a while. I also promised in that post that I would share my results today. :) Let me begin by saying that I took a very basic recipe (basic vanilla ice cream + cherries + chocolate chunks) and did it my own way, as usual. The result is, I believe, an acquired taste. Let me explain what I mean by that. You see, my original plan was to take a container of Sweetened MimicCreme , add a little vanilla extract, put it in the ice cream maker and then add cherries and chocolate chunks. But then I was thinking about the last time I made ice cream that was JUST MimicCreme, and how it had frozen solid. It was delicious and creamy, but you had to let it soften for a while before you could get at it. So I thought, what can I add to keep it from getting so hard? My brilliant idea? A tiny dash of white cooking wine that I ha...

As some of my Facebook followers are aware, I recently went cherry picking. If you've never gone fruit picking before, let me tell you that it's incredibly fun, and it's a family friendly activity, too! But here's the thing: You end up with a lot of fruit! So what to do with all those cherries? Well, I know what I want to do! I recently saw a fantastic sounding recipe for Chocolate Chunk Cherry Ice Cream. The recipe was pretty simple, and I knew that with one of my favorite secret ingredients, I could make it pareve to boot! So tonight, I went ahead and broke out my ice cream maker. Now, I can't really give you results on it yet because it's still hardening in the freezer, but rest assured that tomorrow you'll be seeing an update with the outcome and the recipe. But to tide you over.... Tonight I wanted something easy for dinner because I didn't get home from shopping with my mother until after 7. (I got SHOES!!!!) I had bought some "Spicy Ita...

Ok, so I should have posted this last week, but I got distracted by cheesecake. Really good cheesecake. Really EASY cheesecake. Really, deliciously rich and fattening cheesecake. Yum. I found this recipe on Gourmet Kosher Cooking . It's called "The Best Plain Cheesecake." The name says it all. All I did to change this recipe was to bake it in little cupcake tins for 25-30 minutes, and I put some frozen berries in before pouring in the filling. But let me say, the plain ones were great too. All around, this is going to be my go-to cheesecake recipe. Next time I make it (which could be quite a while from now) I'll experiment with using it as a base for various flavors, like peanut butter or almond. If you do any experimenting, let me know how it goes.

I recently discovered a blog called "Unconsummated" . It is written by an Orthodox Jewish girl who is struggling with a sexual disorder called vaginismus . I'm linking to it on here because I think it's important to spread awareness about these issues. Women who struggle with this issue often feel very alone because, even outside of religious circles, it's difficult and often shameful to speak about with others. (One article which she refers to in her blog states that Orthodox Jewish couples are more likely than other couples to seek treatment for the disorder because of the emphasis placed on sex in the marriage relationship). She discussed in a recent post that many of the people who have linked to her blog have done so for the purpose of blaming Judaism for her condition. These people made false claims to the effect that these issues only exist in strict, religious circles. Forgetting the fact that sex is not a taboo topic in Judaism, as many of these peo...