Well, Thanksgiving dinner turned out as grandly as anyone could have hoped. The apartment was filled with all the Pearsons and Siegels lucky enough to be in Israel at the moment, not to mention a dozen or two of Seth and Rachel's closest friends. The food was an excellent array of all the Thanksgiving essentials, and we all got appropriately stuffed.

I spent a quiet Shabbos at home to recharge my batteries. I also decided it was wintery enough to start making chulent, and tried making one with a real kishke. It was nice and spicy and made a good companion for reading the book of Jewish fairy tales I was lent the other week. The leftovers should keep me going for another few days at least.

Stay warm!