Local moms talk about trying to place limits on holiday spending
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Each week the Mentor Patch Moms Council answers a question on parenthood posed to them by readers or another member of council. This week our question is: Understanding that it will be different for different families, what do you think is a reasonable limit to set on holiday shopping for you kids and grandkids? Or, rather, do you simply identify the gifts you want to get them and worry about the money side of things later? Melanie Majikas: That's a difficult question to answer, because obviously every family has different budgets. And as kids get older, their wish-list items become far more expensive. Our approach has been to get the kids to identify just a couple of things that they would really like, and try to make that happen. I don't…
Get the Fairmount Temple recipes and vote in our poll!
Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple was gracious enough to share its latke recipe with Patch. (Thanks a latke!) Get out the oil and give them a try. Think yours beat these? Give us your own recipes in the comments, and don't forget to weigh in on our poll. CRISP POTATO LATKES Grate potatoes and onion. Beat eggs well, add to potatoes. Add salt and flour. Mix well. Fry in frying pan in deep fat, dropping from tablespoon. Turn only when underside is golden brown. Fry on second side. Makes about 18 pancakes. Delicious with apple sauce or sour cream! From Tastes of Judaism: Fairmount Temple Cookbook, which you can order here. Republished with permission.
A month of hints on taking happy holiday photos
This is the fifth article in a series called "Picture Perfect" about how to take great holiday photos. From now until the New Year, candles will be a big part of holiday celebrations. Hanukkah started Tuesday night and Kwanzaa begins Dec. 26. Both observances include a candle lighting ritual — a perfect opportunity to snap a memorable photograph. The trick to capturing candlelight is getting enough illumination for a good image without destroying the effect of the candle. Relying on the camera’s automatic mode won’t do. The flash is triggered and the result is a flat, lifeless photo. I made one so you can see just what I’m talking about. So don’t depend on a spontaneous snapshot; construct a quick-and-dirty setup and you’ll take a photo …
Le'ah Keturah-Sarah Krzywkowski
12:16 am on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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