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Extra-City-Kid Perception

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Onecakebaker

Published in a glossy publication. Very stoked! Extra-City-Kid Perception_Scooter Fall 2013 Vol. 3 No. 1

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October 3: Sukkahs!

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Onecakebaker

I have been building Sukkahs for 27 years. It was my mother’s pride and joy that she had a daughter who 1, had a private house so they could build a sukkah, and 2, had enough Jewish identity to bother. … Continue reading →

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Mending Road

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Onecakebaker

Over at Congregation Etz Chayim, we are finally taking care of some major bumps we have in the driveway. They were put there by a shamel ash, or Mexican Ash, Latin name of fraxinus uhdei, which is pronounced Frax-in-nuss You-dee-eye. … Continue reading →

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Teriyaki Cholent with Tofu

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Onecakebaker

California Teriyaki Tofu Cholent I served this at the Etz Chayim Oneg October 5, to many requests for the recipe.  It’s creamy and chewy and hearty, without having any meat in it.  You make it in a crockpot, starting the … Continue reading →

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Honey Cake Pops

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Onecakebaker

August 31, 2013 If you hung around to help clean up a week ago Sunday, you got served some Honey Cake Pops on August 25th at Congregation Etz Chayim’s religious school’s Rosh Hashanah celebration called “The Shofar is Calling You.” … Continue reading →

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How I got to work with Atari

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Onecakebaker

This post is an excerpt from the book I’m working on. In 1984 I thought I should work at Atari too, alongside my husband Leonard and his brothers. After all, I had a Barnard degree, had played a lot of … Continue reading →

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For the Mothers of Male Babies

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Onecakebaker

Have you heard of intactivists? These are people who think that the foreskin is very important. A cartoon supporting their point of view was published recently in Norway and Jewish groups rose up to protest it and that’s how I … Continue reading →

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Musing from the top of the food chain

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Onecakebaker

I’ve been getting philosophical about my bees and wrote a whole essay about it. I’m looking for a home Any suggestions? This is how it starts. What do you think? Does it belong in the Hadassah magazine? Musing from the … Continue reading →

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What is comfort, and why is the limbic system involved so much with it?

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Onecakebaker

What is the limbic system? The oldest part of the brain, what one of my therapists called ” the lizard brain.” And in driving us to the comfort of the lizard, it messes up our personal lives. Here is a … Continue reading →

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Discovering New Forms of Comfort

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Onecakebaker

When I was in my 20s, I discovered many new forms of comfort. Angora sweaters. Velvet dresses. Never mind that I bought them at discount and thrift shops, they were COMFORTABLE. I got a full-size bed–which was a big step … Continue reading →

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