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It’s Tuesday again, and I’m going to be aiming to get my blog hopping done earlier in the week. Last week I had an endoscopy/colonoscopy on Wednesday, and I just basically laid low all week long. I…| Leah's Books
Kevin Brook, who occasionally comments on this blog, has published a peer-reviewed book titled The Maternal Genetic Lineages of Ashkenazic Jews. The book focuses on 129 mitochondrial (mtDNA) haplogroups that are found in present-day Ashkenazic Jews, and reveals that these lineages can be traced back to a wide range of places, such as Israel, Italy, Poland, Germany, North Africa, and China. Ergo| Eurogenes Blog
One Passover a few years back, I took it upon myself to try one of the most shtetl-tastic foods out there: the black radish. It’s rarely found in the United States today aside from occasional appearances around Passover and Rosh Hashanah, but the black radish is the most ancient type of radish, as well as […]| Poppy and Prune
Everywhere my grandmother lived, she planted a Meyer lemon tree in her backyard. My maternal grandmother, Frances Elster Warren Summers, was the inspiration behind Panadería Brooklyn—she grew up in Boyle Heights, and it was my tour around the neighborhood courtesy of my friends Brigitte and Hector back in 2014 that gave Brigitte and me the […]| Poppy and Prune
I don’t know about you, but this winter’s been hitting me pretty hard. It started early, and while there haven’t been any REALLY freezing days yet, the cold (and the dryness) are pretty relentless. All I really want to do is curl up under the covers with a nice warm bowl of soup. (What, you don’t eat soup in bed? You’re missing out.)| Poppy and Prune