Issue 02 | August 2013

Issue 02 | August 2013

jCreateMagazine celebrating jewish creativity

yum-o lunches cool @ school

Make It

Honey Dish

Sukkah Decor

chandelier planter apple macarons apple trivets

Sweet Delicious Holiday Recipes Your Kids Will Love.

LETTER FROM

THE EDITOR “There is just something about this time of year that makes me incredibly happy.”

Hey Everyone!

Of all the seasons of the year, fall is my favorite. There is just something about this time of year that makes me incredibly happy. The colors are gorgeous with the leaves turning wonderful shades of red, orange, and yellow and we celebrate our holidays that are wrapped in sweetness. My children go back to school and the quiet hum of predictability and order returns to my home.

This issue, I have tried to bring in a few projects, recipes, and ideas to help inspire you this Autumn season. We start off with Back 2 School creative crafts and recipes for teachers and moms. Students will love coloring in their own special name plates for their desks, teachers will drool over our Back 2 School DIY Party - so adorable for Back 2 School night, and moms will definitely appreciate our menu of 30 days of Lunches!

Then we move onto Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot inspiration with apple crafts and flower tutorials. Learn to paint a stained glass apple and honey plate, or choose to sew an apple trivet! We have a chicken recipe with mashed ooey gooey apples and cinnamon and stuffed gourds with scrumptious meat. Papaya Events in conjunction with Cup of Cake NJ puts together a gorgeous tablescape perfect for either holiday. We end this issue with decorating ideas for your Sukkah as well as DIY projects to beautify your outdoor Sukkah experience.

Enjoy reading and Shanah Tovah!

Abbey

On The cover

CEO. Managing Editor

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contents

Macarons 4 Back 2 School Name Plates 5 30 Days of School Lunches 8 Parenting Tips 12 Teen Time 14 Pencil Makeover 15

Apple Honey Dish Tutorial 16 Back 2 School Party 19 Apple Honey Bowl 23 Spatchcock Chicken 24 Apple Trivet 26 Apple Ices 28 Great Products 29 Yom Tov Flowerscape 31 Cookies 34 Sukkah Inspiration 36 Stuffed Squash 40 Sukkah Decor 42 DIY Sukkah Chandelier 45 Vermont 48 JCreate Magazine

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Cinnamon Apple Macarons Mindy Starr http://www.getcreativejuice.com/ relatively cool, carefully peel the shells off the parchment.

1 1/4 cups powdered sugar 1 cup finely ground almonds 3 egg whites, aged 48 hours a pinch of salt 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 tbsp finely ground freeze dried apples red gel food coloring Line a couple baking sheets with parchment paper. Tape two sheets of printer paper together to form a large sheet about the size of your parchment. Trace 1-1.5� diameter hearts (I traced a heart cookie cutter) onto the now large sheet of paper and alter the heart outlines as shown above to form the basic apple shape. Set aside for now.

Mix the powdered sugar, ground almonds, and ground freeze dried apples together. In a clean bowl, add your aged egg whites and salt. With an electric mixer, beat on low until frothy. Turn up the mixer to high and slowly add in the granulated sugar as you continue to mix till the whites are stiff peaks (when you lift up the mixer, there should literally be stiff, shiny peaks). Add in the red food coloring and mix a few more seconds.

With a spatula, gently fold in the powdered sugar/nut/apple mixture until incorporated. Place a plain piping tip in a piping bag and fill the bag with your macaron batter. Now take that large stenciled paper and place it under a piece of parchment, using it to guide you as you pipe out your macarons. When done, slide out that paper and place it under your other parchment and repeat.

Let your macarons dry for a few hours, until the tops are completely dry. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Bake your trays one at a time for 8-10 minutes or until the macarons are set on top.

Let them cool on the parchment on a cooling rack. When

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Decorating the Macarons Pair all the macarons up by matching size. Place 1/2 of each pair of macaron shells on a sheet of parchment paper, remembering which shell goes with which.

Fill a piping bag with the cinnamon apple filling (recipe below), pipe the filling onto one half of a pair, and sandwich the filling with the matching macaron shell. Once done, refrigerate the macarons overnight to let the flavors meld.

Cinnamon Apple Filling 3 tbsp salted butter, room temperature 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar 1/4 tsp cinnamon 2 tbsp apple juice Cream with butter with 1/2 cup powdered sugar. Add in the cinnamon. Alternate between adding the remaining 1 cup of powdered sugar and the apple juice. If the filling is too stiff,

BACK 2 SCHOOL NAME PLATES Just print, color, and paste!

PERFECT FOR DESKS!

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The Sweetest Torah Print Simchat Torah themed labels and wrap around two winkey packages as shown for a great treat to enjoy and distribute. great for kids!

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By: Adina Soclof

When my kids were little, my mornings were a mess. By the

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time I had dropped my 3 year old at preschool and lugged my baby back and forth to the car it was 9:15am and I was ready for a nap.

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Throughout the years the mornings did get better, although I

This came as a piece of bad news for me, but I think all parents

could still always use a siesta. It took a lot of energy, which I

need to hear it: Our mornings start at night. More specifically,

don’t have a lot of, and lots of organizational skills, which I need

we need to start preparing for our mornings the night before.

to work hard for, but mornings are not as dreaded as they used to be.

So what did I do that worked? Here are 3 simple strategies that

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This seems to be a no-brainer, but I am tired at night. I want to relax. I have to really force myself to spend a half hour getting organized.

So now in the evenings, I try to tidy up my house, prepare lunches, backpacks, and sign homework and permission slips. I touch base with my kids to make sure that they have clean clothing ready to go.

Oh! Do not forget the shoes! We used to spend a lot of time looking for shoes. I remind my kids to put their shoes in the mudroom so there won’t be a mad dash in the mornings.

can fix it in the future. Around dinner time, I also try to get my kids input: “Guys, we had a rough morning this morning. There was a lot of yelling. What can we do to make sure it does not happen again?”

“I don’t feel like this morning went smoothly. There seemed to have been a lot of whining. What do you think we all need to do so that tomorrow morning will be calmer?”

Mornings with kids can be a challenge. It helps to work with your kids by being prepared, compassionate and open to problem solving.

2. Feel Your Child’s Pain: I used to get so frustrated when I would watch my kids slowly climb out of bed, one limb at a time. It was like they were made of jelly. I would think, “Why can’t they just jump out of bed?

What is the big deal?” Once I started learning about the concept of empathy and how it applies to parenting, I changed my tune. I realized that I needed to put myself in their shoes. I don’t like getting out from under my warm blanket in the morning. I am certainly not one of those people who hears their alarm and jumps right up ready to start the day (Does anyone do that?). If I don’t like getting out of bed in the morning, it would stand to reason that my kids wouldn’t like it either. So, instead of accusing: “What is taking you so long? How long are you going to lie there?”

I would empathize with them: “It can be a challenge getting out from under those warm blankets! You look like you can use a hug!”

“Getting out of bed in the morning can be tough!

Especially in the winter when its still dark out! Is there anything I can do to help?”

3. Problem Solve: When we do have a rough morning, I try not to spend a lot of time blaming myself or my kids: “What is with me, if I would have just remembered that I had carpool, it would have been less hectic!”

“If you would have only gotten out of bed on time, it would not have been so crazy this morning!”

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Tip: Natural-color cedar pencils work well.

Kids can make different styles by varying tape size, wrapping tape in different ways, and painting alternating colors between bands.

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Here is a simple glass painting tutorial using the illustration designed by Ann Koffsky. I recently had the pleasure of meeting Ann at the Creative Conference last May. When I asked her for some coloring pages to include in jCreate Magazine I was blown away by her talent. When I saw this image of the honey bees and apples I knew right away that it would make a beautiful hand painted plate. My friends and family will think me crazy for sharing my painting secrets, but what can I say??? I love this craft!!

Supplies Pebeo Glass or Ceramic Paints Pebeo 160 Paint Outliner Brush PAINT THE IMAGE using the pebeo paints.

BAKE YOUR PLATE @ 350 for 30 minutes.

Let it preheat in the oven and cool down in the oven. You can bake it directly on the oven rack.

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TRACE THE IMAGE onto the glass using the outline paint. Just add color or trace more pictures on to your small honey bowl.

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Back to School Party

We are huge supporters of early education and jumped at the chance to be part of a charity event hosted by the Jayneoni Moore Children’s Fund and Marissa J. Winokur to help raise reading scores around the country.

Tag reading systems and school supplies were packaged and shipped to low income classrooms throughout the U.S. We had a chance to meet the lovely ladies of leapfrog and let me just tell you, so sweet! The generosity, enthusiasm and knowledge that came from them was inspiring. There are so many fun, educational products!

We designed the “cupcake brunch” portion of the event complete with a school themed dessert station and snack station for the kiddies. We wanted to incorporate the “inspire, believe, educate” moto and the importance of reading into the decor. The flavor tags were created to look like the library cards of different children’s books.

Hand crafted book cake stands and a cupcake cubby held the carefully decorated mini desserts. Each guest received a re-usable lunch bag full of gourmet popcorn, taffy, chocolates, and other treats. This table and the JCreate Magazine

backdrop were so fun to create!

For the snack station, we went tissue pom crazy and used oversized Crayola banks to make a colorful arch decor.

The kids decorated re-usable, organic snack bags and filled them with gummy alphabets, goldfish crackers, veggie sticks and decorated cookies. The fruit cups and crayon lolli’s were a huge hit.

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Individual Honey Bowls By: Linda Lebovic

The highlight of every Rosh Hashana is dipping the apple in the honey.

Here is an easy, fun and decorative way to enjoy the dipping.

Supplies: An apple for each person, preferably on the smaller side A cookie dough baller Knife lemon Honey

What to do: Cut the top off the apple and set aside, with the cookie dough baller, delicately scoop out the inside of the apple without breaking the skin.

Place the apple on a plate-if the apple is wobbly, carefully slice a thin piece off the bottom of the apple to make it stand up straight on the plate. Fill the apple with honey and gently rub a lemon over the rim of the apple to prevent browning.

Replace the top on the apple, and everyone now has his or her very own personal honey bowl.

Linda lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Linda was a stay at home mom when her kids were little, about 5 years ago when her youngest was in 8th grade Linda started her own business, SWIRL. Linda handcrafts and designs beautiful and top quality serving utensils, glassware and giftware.

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Spatchcock Chicken with Apple Cider Braised Vegetables

The word makes us all giggle, but Spatchcock just means to butterfly the chicken.

Ingredients 1 whole chicken 1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped ½ butternut squash, peeled and chopped 1 onion, peeled and chopped 1 head of garlic, top sliced off 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 cup mulled apple cider (recipe below) salt and pepper to taste Homemade Mulled Apple Cider: 10 sweet apples, gala or braeburn 1 orange, sliced 4 cinnamon sticks 1 Tbsp whole cloves Ÿ tsp ground nutmeg Instructions

Start with the deliciously sweet mulled apple cider. Slice up the sweet red apples, place them in your food processor and chop until the consistency of applesauce.

Line a bowl with cheese cloth then pour the pureed apples in the bowl. You should see some juice coming right through the cheese cloth right away. Squeeze the cheese cloth until all of the juice dripped in to the bowl. 10 apples should produce around 2 cups of juice.

Pour the raw apple juice, now called apple cider, in to a pot and add the sliced orange, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves and ground nutmeg. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat and take it right off the stove. Set the rest of the mulled apple cider aside for the chicken.

Place the sweet potatoes, squash, onion and garlic in a large casserole dish and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, salt and pepper. Pour 1 cup of the mulled apple cider over the vegetables, cover

Zach squeezing the juice out of the pureed fresh apples for the apple cider

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the dish with foil and braise in the oven at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes.

Place the whole chicken on a clean cutting board, breast side down. Starting at the thigh end, cut along one side of the backbone with kitchen shears. Turn the chicken around and cut along the other side of the backbone.

Spread open the chicken and find the keel bone, also known as the breast bone, right down the center. It looks like plastic so you can’t really miss it. Using a sharp knife, make a small cut in the white cartilage that covers the top of the breastbone and bend both halves of the chicken backward at the cut to expose the breastbone.

Run your thumbs down both sides of the breastbone to separate it from the meat then pull the bone out.

Flip over the chicken and sprinkle it with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil, salt and pepper. At this point the vegetables are ready to come out of the oven so you should uncover the casserole dish. Place the spatchcock chicken over the garlic and vegetables and place back in the 400 degree F oven for 1 hour.

At the 45 minute mark, open the oven to check on the chicken, which should be just starting to brown. Spoon the cider juice from the bottom of the casserole pan right over the chicken then let it cook for another 15 minutes. Done!

This Dish is a crowdpleaser and is so simple to make!

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Apple trivet While this double-sided crochet apple trivet is so cute, you’d never imagine it would be so easy. Only beginner skills are required.

By: Chana Apfelbaum

What you’ll need: 7” round trivet (Ikea trivet pictured here) size G crochet hook tapestry needle worsted weight yarns in: red, white, black, green and brown Using red yarn, Rnd 1: Ch 4, 12 hdc in the 4th ch from hook (12 hdc) Rnd 2: ch2, 2 hdc in each hdc around, sl st to ch-2 sp (24 hdc) Rnd 3: ch2 [hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st] around, sl st to ch-2 sp (36 hdc) Rnd 4: ch2 [hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st] around, sl st to ch-2 sp (48 hdc) Rnd 5: ch2 [hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st] around, sl st to ch-2 sp (60 hdc) Rnd 6: ch2 [Hdc in next 4 sts, 2 hdc in next st] around, sl st to ch-2 sp (72 hdc) Rnd 7: ch2 [Hdc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st] around, sl st to ch-2 sp (84 hdc) Rnd 8: ch2 [Hdc in next 6 sts, 2 hdc in next st] around, sl st to ch-2 sp (96 hdc)

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Back of Apple: Using white yarn, Rnd 1: Ch 4, 12 hdc in the 4th ch from hook (12 hdc) Rnd 2: ch2, 2 hdc in each hdc around, sl st to ch-2 sp (24 hdc) Rnd 3: ch2 [hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st] around, sl st to ch-2 sp (36 hdc) Rnd 4: ch2 [hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st] around, sl st to ch-2 sp (48 hdc) Rnd 5: ch2 [hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in next st] around, sl st to ch-2 sp (60 hdc) Rnd 6: ch2 [Hdc in next 4 sts, 2 hdc in next st] around, sl st to ch-2 sp (72 hdc) switch to red yarn, Rnd 7: ch2 [Hdc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc in next st] around, sl st to ch-2 sp (84 hdc) Rnd 8: ch2 [Hdc in next 6 sts, 2 hdc in next st] around, sl st to ch-2 sp (96 hdc) Sew front and back of apple together around the trivet by sewing in and out of parallel stitches using a tapestry needle.

great gift Make these for family and friends!

For branch: using brown yarn, ch10, sc in each ch from hook.

For leaf: using green yarn, ch8, sc in 2nd ch from hook. hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc, sc. ch3. working down the other side, sc, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc, sc. sl st all around leaf to finish. sew or glue branch and leaf to front of apple.

For seeds: using black yarn, sew 3 loops around 2 hdc’s on each side of your circle.

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Enjoy th is” sweet” new idea for a “Sweet New Year”!

A refresh ing and very simple idea to finish off any Yom Tov meal.

St rawberry Ices Esther Ottensoser

Ingredients: 4 cups frozen strawberries 3/4 cup orange juice 1/2 cup sugar Directions: Place all ingredients in your food processor. Using the S blade, blend until all the strawberries are blended.

Pour mixture into a parchment lined 9×13 pan.

Freeze till solid.

Using an apple cookie cutter, cut ices out.

Place in freezer till you are ready to serve.

Decorate plate with dessert sauce.

Place 1, 2 or 3 “apples” on each plate.

Garnish with any small leaves.

Yields: 12 apples

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Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot are great times to bring the magnificent colors of autumn into your home! Fall colors complement neutral tablescapes really well. Try mixing deep magenta, rich eggplant and plum, or bold orange to highlight your table this holiday. We’ve created this Yom Tov table using deeply hued dahlias and cockscomb, berries as well as mokara orchids for an unforgettable dinner party.

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Rosh Hashana and apples go hand in hand. You dip the apple in the honey and make apple kugel. Your kids bring home apple shaped cards, apple dishes and they even go apple picking, so what better way to brighten up your table than with... you guessed it, an apple place card. With this easy, step by step tutorial you’ll learn how to create your own personalized place card. And don’t stop with apples - for the latest Jcreate Magazine photo shoot we made eggplant, pumpkin and other fun shaped place cards. If you want to keep it simple skip to the end of the photo tutorial and we’ll show you how to make a simple elegant square shaped place card cookie.

Step 2 While your cookies are cooling roll out your red fondant to 1/8” and using your apple cookie cutter cut out your shape. Cut off the stem part with your knife and brush your cookie with some water so the fondant can stick to it. Attach your red fondant to the apple lining up the edges.

What you’ll need:

Cut out the stem part of your cookie using your green fondant and cut out 1 leaf using your leaf cutter. If you don’t have a leaf cutter cut out a leaf shape and make 1 long indentation down the center of your leaf shape and than make diagonal indentations along the sides until it resembles a leaf (see photo). Attach the stem and leaf to your cookie. Using a dry paintbrush clean off your fondant if needed.

Apple cookie cutter Fondant (red and green) Royal icing or alphabet molds water and a paintbrush

Rolling pin Knife Leaf cutter Cookie Dough

Directions: Step 1 Roll out your cookie dough to desired thickness (1/4 inch is average) and cut out your apple cookie shapes. Place them on your cookie sheet and bake for aprox 8-10 min. making sure not to burn. Once your cookies are done let them sit for a few minutes to firm up.

Step 3 Using your letter molds, spell out the letters of the name you need. If you don’t have a mold you can use royal icing to pipe the name directly onto the cookie or you can use cookie cutters or chocolate molds. I chose to use Martha Stewart’s alphabet mold for this because the design resembles leaves and I thought that fit nicely. My daughter’s favorite color is purple so I used that for the molds but you can use green or white if you’d prefer.

Step 4 Step 4 Using a bit of water and your paintbrush attach your letters to the cookie. If you’d like at this point you can paint a bit of white to make it more realistic along one edge of the cookie.

That’s it - you are all done. Super simple and looks great. If you’d like to make the square version than follow the picture tutorial above and see our sample photo for layout ideas.

Enjoy and have a sweet new year.

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Make it your own with that personal touch!

I‘m not sure why this color combo appeals to me so much, but it definitely is one of my favorites in both fashion and decor. Maybe it’s because black is so glamorous but can get dreary and boring if not ignited by something exciting and rich. Gold fits the bill perfectly.

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Fill up on Stuffed Veggies

Stuffed foods are traditional for Sukkot and no one knows exactly why, though some rabbis say it’s because we’ve come through the High Holidays, all is forgiven and we are stuffed with blessings. Maybe so, but in pure food terms I’d say that by the time we have feasted through Rosh Hashanah and the Yom Kippur break-the-fast, we are stuffed from so much wonderful food.

Besides, Sukkot is a harvest festival. Our cupboards and refrigerators are stuffed with a bounty of produce!

So, let’s celebrate! Sukkot begins at sundown on

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September 18th this year. This Stuffed Acorn Squash dish is perfect for the holiday. It’s “stuffed” with autumn vegetables. It’s easy to transport, so you can bring it to your Sukkah. It’s good hot, warm or cool. That means you can make it in advance.

Here’s another bonus: there’s not much meat in the recipe and it’s loaded with vegetables, so it’s healthy.

I sometimes leave out the meat and substitute a cup of grated cheese instead. Such a versatile, colorful and appropriate choice for the holiday.

Stuffed Acorn Squash

thyme and cayenne pepper and toss ingredients again. Add the eggs and salt and pepper to taste, mix well and stuff equal amounts of the mixture into the baked squash cavities.

2 large acorn squash 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 1 carrot, diced 1/2 cup diced butternut squash Bake for 25 minutes. Makes 4 servings 1 cup ground turkey 1 cup diced yellow squash or zucchini 1/2 cup chopped fresh spinach or chard 1/4 cup chopped raisins 1/4 cup chopped almonds 1/4 cup plain fresh breadcrumbs 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme or rosemary 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 large eggs salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut the squash in half crosswise and remove the seeds. Wrap the halves in aluminum foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside. Reduce the oven heat to 350 degrees. While the squash is cooking, heat the olive oil in a sautĂŠ pan over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot and butternut squash and cook for 2-3 minutes, to soften them slightly. Add the turkey and cook for another 2-3 minutes.

Remove the pan from the heat. Add the yellow squash, spinach, raisins, almonds and breadcrumbs and toss ingredients to distribute them evenly. Sprinkle with

Ronnie Fein is a cookbook author and cooking teacher in Stamford. Her latest book is Hip Kosher. Visit her food blog, Kitchen Vignettes, at

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Say Ooh! Sukkah DEcor Chavi Chase

I

of Pret-a-Partee

’m proud to say I absolutely love ALL the Jewish

craft store and some pineapple top leaves to continue

holidays, however I must admit sukkot comes in

with the tropical outdoorsy mood. I found funky printed

second after my most favorite holiday of Purim.

paper napkins for less than $3 at TJMaxx and lit some

Even hough I work tirelessly on both my actual

burlap wrapped tea lights also bought online for ambi-

sukkah decor and the tablescapes the ends does justify

ance and effect. The China, silverware and glassware are

the means once my family and friends are sitting around

about 15 years old but look modern when surrounded

the table oohing and ahhing at the final results. Sukkot

by all the updated, trendy extras. Don’t be afraid to use

is the holiday where we are commanded to leave our comfortable homes

and

eat

and

sleep in four walled huts covered with bamboo overhead. Here is some inspiration to get

Don’t be afraid to use what you already own and only add a few key pieces on your own sukkah table.

what you already own and only add a few key pieces on your own

sukkah

table.

The most important thing is to use your creativity stress free and enjoy all aspects

you in the outdoorsy,

of the holiday from

fall feeling in a funky

beginning to end. The

yet budget friendly way. Firstly I covered the table with a

memories you create for your family will be etched in

lime green full size flat sheet purchased at Wal-Mart for

their minds forever.

under ten dollars. Next I added a burlap looking tablet

Wishing you a Chag

which is actually an inexpensive curtain panel. To get

sameach

that tropical effect I placed a few large banana leaves

family to yours and

across the center of the table as a runner/placemats.

best of luck on your

Those are about six dollars a piece at your local florist.

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Materials: Chandelier (try Craigslist, Ebay, thrift stores, yard sales) Terra cotta pots and saucers (The same number as the “arms” of your chandelier. Ours all had 5.)

Outdoor-rated spray paint Waterproof glue Plumber’s epoxy putty Flowers, plants Moisture Control Potting Mix “S” hook for hanging (and the chain that comes with the chandelier if needed)

Tools: Wire cutters Garden trowel

1. Slide off the plastic ‘candle’ holders and remove all electrical/wiring from the chandelier using the wire cutters

2. Attach terra cotta saucers using epoxy putty and glue. The epoxy putty helped to keep the things in place since clamping isn’t possible.

Repeat for attaching the pots. I let the glue dry 1-2 hours before spray painting and allowed it to cure several days before planting.

3. Spray paint the entire thing (even your chain if you’ll be using it). I found that hanging the chandelier from a low tree branch to be the easiest process (especially if the chandelier’s shape doesn’t sit level) but you could also do a 2 step process (position upside down on drop cloth/cardboard, spray paint, dry, flip and the spray from top and let dry). Some

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“Our Sukkah had such personality because of this great project”

parts of the chandelier’s design may also be removable (simply unscrew) and can be taken apart for spray painting if needed. Wear a mask if you’re working under poorly ventilated conditions or breezy weather.

4. Dry. Since I worked in advance, the chandeliers had several days to dry/ cure. The glue did expand and become visible. And a little scratching of the paint happened in places as well. But as we say around here, “imperfection adds character” and those things are not something you pick out and focus on when the project is complete (any imperfections stand out in the completed project below?… nope!) You could lightly sand and spray a base primer on your chandelier as well.

5. Plant! We had several color coordinated flower options on hand as well as some ivy. – We used perfect for container gardens.

Even the little ones had fun planting flowers for mommy in little watering cans from the dollar store…

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VERMONT I have always wanted to travel to Vermont during Chol Hamoed Sukkot. The timing of the holiday coincides with peak fall foliage in the area.

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We decided to stay in a cabin as it was our cheapest option for sleeping and the most exciting arrangement for our children. We grilled hot dogs for dinner and snuggled under blankets at night. We grabbed some fall foliage road maps that we got in the area and took scenic drives through the rolling hills of Vermont. Gorgeous doesn’t even begin to describe the colors and hues of the leaves. The trees were on fire and simply stunning in shades of yellow, red, and orange.

The Vermont Teddy Bear Factory was quite simply adorable. The kids had wonderful time learning all about how they make teddy bears during the tour.

Every teddy bear is created right there in front of you by a handful of workers. Each one is perfectly created specifically for the recipient and

made out of the love of the Vermont Teddy Bear workers. They even have a hospital where they fix all the broken and chewed up teddy bears. The company offers FREE tours for children under 12 while the adults are charged a nominal fee of $4. They had a large picnic area where my kids were able to sit down and eat lunch and my husband was able to pop open his sukkah to chow down.

My personal favorite place was Cold Hollow Cider Mill. I love hot apple cider and theirs was delicious! A few of their products have a hashgachah like their apple jelly/jam and butter, but you have to be careful to ask for the list of kosher products because not everything is kosher. My husband and kids, however, disagree. Ben and Jerry’s was their favorite. The factory tour is just $4 per adult and children under 12 are FREE. They offer a tour through their

facility as well as a free scoop of ice cream at the end. You also get to watch a video of how Ben and Jerry (2 Jewish guys I might add) grew a $5 correspondence course on ice cream making into a thriving business.

Finding a daily minyan was important to my husband and if it’s a concern for your family as well, I encourage you to call the local Chabad for minyan times.

The website offers places to sleep near by, area attractions, as well as kosher food establishments in the area.

VERMONT Resources hwww.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/ factory-tours www.vermontteddybear.com/Static/ Tour-Essentials.aspx www.coldhollow.com/ www.vermontkosher.com www.chabadvt.org www.greenmountaincoffee.com www.vermontpuremaplesyrup.com

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