SWEET POTATO MUFFIN RECIPE

2 cups self-rising flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 egg
2 cups cold mashed sweet potatoes (without added butter or milk)
1 cup canola oil
GLAZE:1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons 2% milk
1-1/2 teaspoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon. In another
bowl, whisk the egg, sweet potatoes and oil. Stir into dry ingredients
just until moistened.
Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 375° for 15-18
minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes
before removing from pans to wire racks. In a small bowl, combine
glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm muffins. Yield: 2 dozen.
Editor's Note: As a substitute for each cup of self-rising flour,
place 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a
measuring cup. Add all-purpose flour to measure 1 cup.



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Cheryl Jacob

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Cheryl Jacob

Ez in his new pool

 

Re: The new dig

So im back in Israel! Thank G-d Yaacov is awesome and the apartment is a dream. Im making progress with the unpacking and we even already have had three guests sleep over!

We are out almost everyday and enjoying our mirpesset. We bought a small pool with a slide and Ez loves it! Its so cute to watch him frolic and it really makes me happy. I left America with a suitcase full (actually not exaggerating) of art supplies. I have been setting him up with an "art experience" everyday and its soooo much fun. Yes I am living a bit vicariously.

 

So the bad news...we have no internet and my phone is sorta broken. This means I have almost no contact with people electronically :( Its also interesting to see how relaxing it is to surf the net and how nice it is to have an encyclopedia always available, not to mention skyping.) I have been working very hard to keep this place nice and do it justice but it is also never ending as im sure most people feel. Anyway, Ez is having his first day at gan tomorrow and I will be preparing for shabbat! I am excited to see what this school year will bring for us as a family because I feel like this is the beginning of us FINALLY settling in.

 

Miss you all and good Shabbat!

 

Coming to America

So Im in America for about a total of five weeks without my husband and I'm finally down to two more week. This trip has been super confusing in terms of the move from America to Israel, which everyone warned me about. I am very comfortable with my life in America and am so use to the way it runs, my place in the scheme of things as well as just strait out comfort and support. This is not to say that we do not have awesome family and family friends who have been backing us and holding our hands through the process, but it just seems easier here. Of course though life is not meant to be "easy" or just "fun". Coming to visit has made seeing the family and spending time together much more meaningful and special. But it does put what  your ideals into everyday life in a whole new way. I am glad we made a three year commitment to see how this  goes so I can more honestly assess my attachments and values in order to make a more permanent life decision for our family. 

More on this thought to follow....

First late night of the season

Tonight was Yaacov's first late night of this season. Its 10:45 and he is on his way from Tel Aviv. Of course its on a day im completely wiped out but hey Murphy's law. Anyway I could have chilled out but I decided to be in GO mode since Ez has off from Gan and Yac is going to be doing his own thing tomorrow. I made a fancy diner ( before I knew Yac was going to be late) cheese cake, quiche and oatmeal cookies and cleaned the bottom floor of the house! Yay! I just put my legs up for the first time and it feel great. The only problem is I wont always have to make shavout and I no longer can stream from netflicks ( it knows im in Israel :( ! ) Anyway things are great here and moving along. I picked up the keys to the apartment today which was very special and felt surprisingly  heavy. I had only seen the apartment once so it was important to get another look. When I first saw it I thought there was no way I would be able to have the apartment so I did not even study it so hard. Its funny what you noticed, it leads me to wonder about human nature. It seemed huge when I first saw it and today it looked comfortable and things that I thought were not a big deal jumped up at me this time. I wonder if when you want something but dont have it you see it in a idealistic way but when you get it your all the sudden objective. Regardless of those details im really excited about having my own space!

I hope everyone has an amazing shavout!

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Cheryl Jacob

Mirpesset

The new dig

The boys playing together