A few weeks ago someone posted a status update on facebook that went something like this: “why do people always feel the need to post photos of what they are eating?”

There are many different answers to that question.

I can tell you why I like posting food pictures and why I like seeing other peoples food pictures.

Let’s start with why I like seeing peoples food pictures. 

If they are posting from restaurants that they are eating at, it gives me ideas about where to go either in my own city, or when I am travelling to another city on vacation. There are several tv shows on the food network that serve the purpose about showcasing foods and food options at restaurants around North America.

Several friends I know have posted food options from diners showcased on Diners, Drive ins and Dives, and another friend posted from a diner in Hamilton that was showcased on the Canadian version of the show You’ve got to eat here! These same people travelled earlier this year and they were in San Fransisco for the day and they were literally on the food tour of San Fransisco. They were checking in on facebook wherever they went and posted a photo of everything that ate that day. I LOVED IT!!!

If they are posting about food they are cooking at their own home, it is always great to show a photo. People are always looking for new cooking ideas, different takes on the same old, same old. I have taken other people’s ideas and made them my own just from photos I have seen on Facebook.

Everyone knows that I love photography. I am also a travel agent and that I like to take food pictures. Now that I am creating photo books for my different travel adventures, having a two page ‘food’ spread is becoming something that I include in every book.

For example – I blogged about my food experiences in Hawaii.  They were amazing. I received a lot of recommendations before going to Hawaii about where to eat, and one girl even said, “go to Cool Cat Burger, and order the Don Ho burger”. How specific can you get for a recommendation. We didn’t get there, but we went to many other places I ate amazing food – and have the pictures to show for it.

How else would you know that the molokini potato is PURPLE! Well, I have a photo of it! That is also macadamia nut crusted Mahi Mahi at The Fish Hopper restuaurant in Kailua Kona town, on the island of Hawaii.

I just read this on facebook posted by a friend of mine and it is HILLARIOUS!

Enjoy!! 
 

Once again this year, I’ve had requests for my Vodka Christmas Cake recipe so here goes. Please keep in your files as I am beginning to get tired of typing this up every year! (Made mine this morning!!!!) 1 cup sugar, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 cup water, 1 tsp. salt , 1 cup brown sugar, Lemon juice, 4 large eggs, Nuts, 1 bottle Vodka,  2 cups dried fruit.


Sample a cup of Vodka to check quality. Take a large bowl, check the Vodka again to be sure it is of the highest quality then Repeat. Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point, it is best to make sure the Vodka is still OK. Try another cup just in case. Turn off the mixer thingy. Break 2 eggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Pick the fruit up off the floor, wash it and put it in the bowl a piece at a time trying to count it. Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaters, just pry it loose with a drewscriver Sample the Vodka to test for tonsisticity. Next, sift 2 cups of salt, or something. Check the Vodka. Now shit shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find. Greash the oven. Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over. Don’t forget to beat off the turner. Finally, throw the bowl through the window. Finish the Vodka and wipe the counter with the cat. ♥

I may have written this story in a previous post, or not. I know that I have shared this story with several people and I just thought I would share it here as well. I think it has more meaning to me today, considering what is going on in Israel right now.

We arrived in Israel early in the morning on our first day. The actual “trip” wasn’t starting until later on that day. Our group took a bus from Tel Aviv up to the Tiberias to the hotel. It was too early to check into the hotel. We left the hotel, went for lunch and then went to a woman’s only beach area to relax in the Kinneret (the Sea of Galilee).

After going back to the hotel, we were able to go to our room, take a shower and get ready for our first class and then dinner at the famous Deck’s restaurant overlooking the Kinneret. I have already posted about the food from Deck’s and the amazing meal we had.

After the meal, they had a DJ playing music and they officially welcomed us to Israel and the amazing 9 days that we had ahead of us.

They started with the song Halleluyah and then the hora’s started. I was standing and clapping and started to cry. It was the first time that day that I really felt like I had “arrived” in Israel. It was such an incredible feeling it is hard to describe in writing. At some point I found a friend from the group and we just looked at each other and hugged each other. She was crying as well. It was everything, seeing 170 women from 5 different countries dancing together as one, that we felt like we had arrived.

I have been trying to post the actual video from Decks but everytime I try to copy and paste it to this post, it posts another video.

Here are the words to the song…it is such a beautiful song.

Have a peaceful Shabbat everyone!

Hallelujah to the world
הללויה, ישירו כולם

Hallelujah, yashiru kulam
Hallelujah, everyone will sing
במילה אחת בודדה

Bemila achat bodeda
With one single word
הלב מלא בהמון תודה

Halev male bahamon toda
The heart is filled with much gratitude
והולם גם הוא: איזה עולם נפלא

Veholem gam hu: eize olam nifla
And it also pounds: what a wonderful world
הללויה עם השיר

Hallelujah im hashir
Hallelujah with the song
הללויה על יום שמאיר

Hallelujah al yom sheme’ir
Hallelujah for a day that shines
הללויה על מה שהיה

Hallelujah al ma shehaya
Hallelujah for all that has been
ומה שעוד לא היה

Uma she’od lo haya
And all that is yet to come
הללויה

Hallelujah