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About Onecakebaker

Author of a memoir called The Girl On the Wall, and working on a novel. Former Synagogue president, gardener, empty nester. Raising bees.

Passover on South Beach

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Onecakebaker

Pesach in South Beach  When we conduct the Seder, matza is called  ‘the bread of affliction.’ Matza  is dense, and dry, and leaves an unbelievable amount of crumbs around the house. It can’t be toasted, and it does not satisfy … Continue reading →

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School Matters December 3, 2010

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Onecakebaker

School Matters December 3, 2010 Parents of all children will benefit from a program to be held in the Board Room of 25 Churchill Street at 7:00 pm this Wednesday, December 8, called “The Challenge of Nurturing Emotional Intelligence in … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Onecakebaker

Welcome to the online “clip file” of School Matters.  This is where I save my School Matters Columns, most recent first.  Hopefully I can get all my School Matters columns uploaded, where they can serve as communal history for the … Continue reading →

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When you eat food in the Southern Hemisphere, how do you swallow?

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Onecakebaker

There are three places with Mediterranean climates in the world. These places all have temperate summers and winters, have rain only about 6 months a year, and are generally great places to grow and eat food.I live in California, that’s … Continue reading →

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Venturing into gluten-free territory

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Onecakebaker

Food and Whine Gluten Free Goodies Aside from that one Easter Sunday service that Greg Petersen dragged me to in 1979, I never read the New Testament. I should have. One of that document’s key maxims (I understand) is- pride … Continue reading →

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Olive Oil and Nationalism

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Onecakebaker

Food and Whine Hometown Olive Oil Loyalty Ever since that one little jug of olive found in the corner of the First Temple burned for eight days instead of one, olive oil has been political. The oil had to burn … Continue reading →

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A Thank -You Note! Now for mine….

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Onecakebaker

In May, I got a thank-you note from a person named Scott Teitler about my apple cake.  It warmed my heart.Never underestimate the power of a thank-you note everyone!Now, I have to write a few of my own, since I … Continue reading →

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The Pleasure of De Feet

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Onecakebaker

Question: Why would a modern woman cross the road to go to a Kosher Chicken Shechita? Answer: To get to the other side. With feet. I knew the Hazon conference was happening in Monterey in late December, and briefly considered … Continue reading →

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Somewhere over the latke

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Onecakebaker

Ah, the things you can do with a Cuisinart and a frying pan!Just for fun, I looked around the garden to see what I could put in a latke. I found:CarrotsZucchini (from the freezer)Chioggia Beetsand of course, potatoesSo here, they … Continue reading →

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Soup from Tubes

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Onecakebaker

When I was young, soup came from soup tubes. That is what my mother called the narrow cylindrical packets of dried grains that Manishewitz sold. I think we called them soup tubes because of the space program. I was born … Continue reading →

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