Category: Holiday Cheer
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All Other Nights: On Passover and Growing Up Jewish in the South
I think I grew into my Judaism. Yes, I was born Jewish, have practiced every year of my life. Even before I understood what it meant, It was always a part of me. I was Jewish the same way I was a Louisvillian or a Kentucky fan. As soon as I was old enough, I…
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The Best Friend Tag
Happy Galentine’s Day, y’all! To wrap up our very special week of festive content, we have something a little different for you. We were besties long before we were bloggers (14 years and counting now…). So to let you get to know us, the real people behind Zelda and Scout, a little better, and to…
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It’s Like Lillith Fair, Minus the Angst, Plus Frittatas
Webster’s Dictionary defines Galentine’s Day as the holiest of all holidays, an all-out celebration of female friendship and camaraderie, free of romantic entanglements but chock full of breakfast food and memories to last a lifetime. Ok, so if we’re being totally honest, Webster’s hasn’t quite jumped aboard the Leslie Knope train yet, much like Congress…
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Happy New Liver!
Ah New Year’s Eve — a time for reflection, a time for resolution, a time for…inebriation. Some of you may be going out, partying your faces off in some sticky-floored bar, hoping to smush faces with a special someone (or just a someone) when the clock strikes 12. If you’re like Scout, you will avoid…
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Have Yourself a Merry Cherry Christmas
The holidays are a time for being with one’s loved ones, for giving gifts and giving thanks, and for feasting on seasonal favorites. I’m a compulsive baker all year round, but I get particularly antsy for something sugary and flour dusted come December, spending each weekend searching for a project in the festive vein. And…
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Oh Tannenbaum
Decorating my family’s Christmas tree is hands down my favorite holiday tradition. When I was in high school, we would all make the trek on some blustery Saturday in mid-December to a local high school, where men in a field sold big fat conifers. After the traditional twenty minutes of arguing over one person’s pick…
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A Very Merry Holiday Marathon
December is a big month in my house. For starters, my mom is Jewish and my dad is Christian, so we get the double whammy of both Chanukah and Christmas. But the fun doesn’t stop there. My sister’s birthday is on the 13th, mine is on the 27th, and then it all wraps up with…
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This is It! The Year That Christmukkah Sweeps the Nation.
Two facts before we start: 1. I love Christmas. Unabashedly. 2. I’m Jewish. So how does a little Jewish girl fall in love with a holiday that she isn’t actually supposed to celebrate? Zelda and I both have a somewhat unique point of view on the winter holidays, having been raised (mostly) Jewish, in the…
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Zelda & Scout Holiday Gift Guide: Totally Awesome
For the third and final installment of our holiday guide, we have a smorgasbord of items, from the cute to the clever, the nerdy to the holiday appropriate. Some of our favorites, from our web browsers to yours. Happy shopping, and a very happy holiday season to all of y’all! For the Angsty Millenial who…
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Zelda & Scout Holiday Gift Guide: New York
Our week of gifts continues! Today we bring you goodies inspired by the city we currently call home, from the brownstones of Brooklyn to the swanky cocktail bars of Manhattan. For the Bookworm: Lost in the Stacks Tote A bag worthy of great works of literature (or the latest Confessions of a Shopaholic novel, up…
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