Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Words & Brush Recipe Corner: Cottage cheese pancakes

Cottage cheese pancakes

By Henny Shor, Jerusalem Post, August 15, 2026

https://www.jpost.com/food-recipes/article-905402

Cottage cheese pancakes. (credit: HENNY SHOR)

Yesterday morning, while I was making zucchini pancakes for breakfast, she asked if I had ever made cottage cheese pancakes. She told me she makes them back home, and I immediately thought, wait, why have I never tried that?

So naturally, they made their way onto our beach-day menu. They’re easy, filling, and have a nice amount of protein from the cottage cheese and eggs. Best of all, the kids can help mix the batter and make them, which fits perfectly with our road-trip theme.

Yields one dozen pancakes
Ingredients:
1½ cups (about 375 gr.) cottage cheese
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 Tbsp. maple syrup
1 Tbsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
1 cup flour
¼ cup canola oil, for frying
Directions:
Place the cottage cheese, eggs, vanilla, and maple syrup in a bowl and mix well. Add the baking powder and flour and stir just until combined. Heat a little oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
Spoon small amounts of batter into the pan and cook for about 2-3 minutes per side, until golden and cooked through.

Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels and continue with the remaining batter.

Serve warm, or let cool completely before packing for a trip.

Enjoy!

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Welcome September

At last, summer days come to a close

as a new season is near.

Cooler days ahead

but coffee is bliss

to a new day ahead

Remember to take it easier on yourself. It helps
with the muse of creativity. Breath in, breath out.

Your work of art or literary piece is carefully

spun out from a spark. Find that calm place to focus.

By evening, perhaps a dessert coffee after a comfort

meal

Let us not forget the highlights of fall

as spooky characters appear for

trick or treats

Remember to step out of your

element and create!

As leaves change, take a drive or walk to

enjoy the scenery. Take a break from the norm,

see the beauty of nature's brush of colors.

A time for fun

As September greats us,

keep looking ahead

Work hard, work true

on your project

Remember to take a rest

to recharge, regroup

Saturday, August 29, 2026

The Craft of Writing part I

Craft of Writing starts with a spark of idea. Maybe it's always been there in the fabric of your mind. When ready it is a specialty to churn out a story well with prefect expression. Do you have an idea notepad? A journal? Do you have a technique or just grab what you have nearest to you and available in the kitchen or bookshelf?

Quite a few of us are aspiring writers while many are established or just published their first works. Tell us how you went about publishing your first work? What kind of work did you publish? Do you have another career, and also a family? How did you juggle everything else?

For most it there are life changes as we dabble with the dream, to create a story, something to put it in print and seeing your name on the shelf. Publishing and getting your name out there has seemed to change. Now you can simply have an interview and post it on Tik Tok to promote your books. Is it still necessary to have an agent?

Some have to go the route of self publishing, to which it maybe the case for someone who writes and draws, or paints to make it appealing for someone to purchase and buy the book. After all the art of writing is also the art of selling your book. My genre is Celtic Fantasy by the way. I have three books, the last one on the illustrations phase. Not even AI could churn out what is in the soul.

The art of writing is a journey. I have been following this author a bit.

Craft of Writing is a journey. Let us know how you got started and the stages in your life, people that influenced you and finally achieved your goal of being published.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Words & Brush Recipe Corner: Delicious pizza pinwheels

Delicious pizza pinwheels

By Henny Shor, Jerusalem Post, August 15, 2026

https://www.jpost.com/food-recipes/article-905402

Pizza pinwheels. (photo credit: HENNY SHOR)

Pizza has to be one of the most served kids’ meals of the summer. It’s easy, everyone likes it, and when you’re feeding a crowd, it usually works. But sometimes even pizza can start to feel a little overplayed.

These pizza pinwheels put a fun new spin on it – yes, pun intended! They’re easy to make, and kids love getting involved by spreading on the sauce, sprinkling the cheese, and, of course, rolling up the dough.

They’re also easy to pack and take along, making them perfect for a road trip, beach day, or summer outing.

Yields 15 pizza wheels

Ingredients:

500 gr. pizza dough or puff pastry

½ cup marinara or pizza sauce

1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F). Line a baking sheet with baking paper.

Roll the dough into a large rectangle.

Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the dough, then sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese.

Starting from one long side, roll the dough up tightly into a log.

Slice into 1-inch (about 3 cm.) rounds and place on the prepared baking sheet.