Sweet Potato and Kale Kugel
This is pretty far down the list of Things That Make Me a Bad Jew, but it’s on there somewhere: I don’t really like kugel.
Sweet kugel, that is. Made with either sour cream, cream cheese, cottage cheese, or ricotta - usually a combination of at least two of them - and raisins, it’s a quintessential Ashkenazi baked noodle dish studded with raisins and seasoned with sugar and cinnamon. (Here’s a classic recipe and here’s another topped with Frosted Flakes.)
Savory kugel, though? Sign me up!
Dog-Driven Home Decisions
Having a dog in the house means we’re forced into some decor and design decisions we might not otherwise make - and, for now, I don’t mind.
Designing Our Home Office
There are certain things I know we want to incorporate into our renovation that are standard in renovated Wardmans, like a half bath on the first floor. Other plans are less common: for instance, the vast majority of renovated rowhouses combine either the front or back two bedrooms into one primary suite, and I know I want to retain all four bedrooms upstairs.
I knew that was important to me even in 2018, but now it’s clear that hybrid work is here to stay and I’d like a proper home office.