Swine Flu

While the flu and other maladies rarely see the light of day on this blog (here we try to focus on the pleasanter side of life...chocolates, baked goodies, all things yummy), the name of this new pandemic has caught my eye.

In recent news the deputy health minister, Yakov Litzman, of United Torah Judaism is protesting the name "swine flu" as it refers to a forbidden and unkosher animal in the Jewish faith. He suggested we change the name to "Mexican flu" which met with equal resistance. As of last week Israel's stance was to ignore Litzman and continue to call the flu by its orignal name.

(This picture was taken on a recent trip to the zoo. Joel and I visited the farmyard exhibit to see the baby animals. It was also a chance to take a peek at our tasty animal the pig. I think the guy in the middle drew the short straw.)

Lucky Girl

One of my favorite things is Saturday morning breakfast. Most days of the week I consider a large cup of Joe a sufficient morning meal. However, I make an exception on Saturdays, as it is the one morning where Joel puts on the chef hat. As you can see in the picture I am spoiled with French Toast, Eggs, Bacon, and any number of yummy treats. And should I have the good fortune to sleep in past the magic breakfast bewitching hour, I am served in bed. Ahhh!

Tip for today: Lately we have been freezing our French Toast bread, 2 slices to a bag so we always have bread ready to go. Joel his gluten-free and mine from a baguette or Ciabatta.