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Homemade Bagels

It started with sourdough a few years ago. Keeping a starter alive, and baking one to three sourdough loaves per week somehow turned into a full kitchen revolution. It was a slippery slope, and now I find that nearly every bread product we consume as a family is homemade from my kitchen. Sourdough loaves, sandwich bread, tortillas, muffins, pancakes, biscuits, pie dough, cookies, cakes, and now… bagels. I’m thrilled to share this recipe with you, it’s become a go-to for my big kids packed lunches on Mondays and Tuesday.

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Exodus 25:1-27:19 | Terumah | “Contribution”

We had a really smooth week settling back in from our week long trip. Smooth, albeit we hit the ground running. We re-enrolled our two older children as upcoming first and second graders, switched home and auto policies, I renewed my soon-to-be expired drivers license, we moved some money around, and other mundane tasks of running a household with four small children. It was a great trip, though I’m really happy to be home.

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Easy Sourdough Tortillas

Our household burns through a ton of tortillas. I used to purchase 1-2 packs at Trader Joes each week, though upon closer inspection to the ingredient list… I decided I better try my hand at homemade tortillas. And W-O-W. These tortillas are so much fresher, so much tastier, and only five simple ingredients compared to store-bought ones.

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Exodus 21:1-24:18 | Mishpatim | “Laws”

Greetings! We spent this past week out west, visiting my in-laws, thawing out our frozen bones in the Arizona sunshine, going on lots of little adventures + plenty of rest, and clocking in four dinner dates in seven days — actual dinner dates, not just drinks and dessert! We’re coming home refreshed (though slightly haggard from traveling across the country with four children under seven), with full hearts. Happy Valentines Day! 💕

This weeks Parsha, is entitled Mishpatim, which means laws in Hebrew. And it’s certainly chock full of them. Last week we received the rough draft of the Ten Commandments, and the following chapters outlines additional laws we are to obey and follow. At times it’s dense, heavy, and a bit overwhelming. Let’s jump in!

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Exodus 18:1-20:23 | Yisro | “Jethro”

Over dinner this week, our older son was asking my husband about the relationship between Yisro (Yisro is Hebrew for Jethro) and Moses. My husband explained that Moses and Yisro have the same relationship – as he and my dad, Pop. My husband then proceeded to give a classic Pop impression, using the Pop voice, “AhhhHaaaHHhh! Look! Look at the mountain over there! AhhhHaaaHHhh!!” – if you know, you know. I spat out my wine laughing, and in that moment so grateful these are the types of conversations we have around the dinner table. Welcome to Yisro.

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