Faith Kramer aka blogappetit

@nityahuntley.bsky.social thx for the repost and happy almost Purim

In Mexico City this week and unable to invite you for my homemade mole (sourced at the wonderful Medellin Market)

The Blogs: Spiced Pomegranate Meringue Pie to Celebrate Tu B’Shevat – New Year of The Trees From the blog of Faith Kramer at The Times of Israel

Warm spices temper tart pomegranate juice in this colorful take on meringue pies! My latest for @timesofisrael.com and @hadassahorg.bsky.social blogs.timesofisrael.com/spiced-pomeg...

A former Trump official wants to build a massive data center in a remote corner of Greenland. Will it work? Construction is yet to begin on the facility, but it's aiming to hit a capacity of 1.5 gigawatts by the end of 2028.

Don’t believe Trump’s absurd lies that the U.S. needs to own Greenland for “national security” reasons.

The real reason is to enrich his donors and allies.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/23/greenland-data-center-trump-greenmet.html

Minnesota is the best of us.

Thx @datadivajf.bsky.social for the repost

RECIPE | Go crunchy and gooey with a Dubai-style chocolate treat Have you tried Dubai chocolate? It’s popular for a reason. Here’s how to create a version of it in your own kitchen.

Make dessert ooey, gooey and crunchy with this Chocolate Pistachio Shredded Phyllo Pastry. (Think the flavors of a Dubai Chocolate Bar). My latest in @jewishsf.bsky.social

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Thanks for embracing my resolution!

If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.

consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov

For 2026 resolve to make more challah. This challah-in-a-bag recipe is great for youngsters and first timers! blogs.timesofisrael.com/make-challah...
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In case facts still matter (meaning you aren’t Andy Ogles) - immigrants commit fewer crimes, not more

As the year comes to a close, TCM remembers the actors, filmmakers and creatives we lost this year.

Gone, but never forgotten: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF8_...

Song title and artist: "In the Western Wind and the Sunrise" by Dave Simonett and the Sunrise.

@lizdelagarzag.bsky.social thx for your support and the repost

Chefs cook up protest against reversal of salmon ban Economic realities mean a ban on net pens in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, may soon be repealed

I’m in Tierra Del Fuego right now. Locals are protesting suggested revisions to the law that keeps these farms out of their waters. Environment not economics should be driving this discussion. www.fishfarmingexpert.com/agustin-coto...

Why is the seventh night of #Hanukkah so special? It’s the Feast of the Daughters! Learn more and get my recipes for sweetened couscous and a dried fruit and nut couscous cake in the latest issue of Niv magazine. www.nivmag.com/articles/fes...

May his memory (and that of Michelle) be for a blessing

These ube doughnuts give Hanukkah a Hawaiian vibe Combine ube, also known as purple yams, with a Portuguese-style doughnut for a Hanukkah nod to Hawaiian cuisine.

My latest in @jewishsf.bsky.social offers up sufganiyot (jelly donuts) for Hanukkah with Hawaiian inspired elements including a versatile purple yam/sweet potato coconut cream. jweekly.com/2025/12/12/t...

My thought is that if the airline lobby doesn’t strike this down it will be watered down but still horrible. This is awful.

@anakrix.bsky.social if you’d like copies of my photos and video of my visit email me at faith@faithkramer.com I’m happy to share

Translation was slightly edited to fit in one thread. I agree with @anakrix.bsky.social about the impact of being close to this beautiful natural wonder, one of the few glaciers in the world that is stable and actually growing.

Here’s the translation: To get to Perito you go by bus from El Calafate, and at one point, when turning a curve, the glacier appears. Right there I started crying, at the beauty of the place.

We ran out of batteries & I don't even have a photo of that day. That's why I've been freaked out by these

Ice, ice baby!

Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina.

When buying farmed salmon, make sure it’s from the Northern Hemisphere, not the Southern Hemisphere, like Chile.

"While in 2024, Norway declared that it had used virtually no antibiotics in its farms, Chilean farms used more than 351 tonnes.

Happy thanksgiving 🍁

RECIPE | Pumpkin fritters for Thanksgiving and Hanukkah Sweet or savory, pumpkin fritters can be served as appetizers or dessert to add festive flair to Thanksgiving or Hanukkah celebrations.

My sweet OR spicy pumpkin fritters for Thanksgiving OR Hanukkah (or heck, anytime). My latest recipes in @jewishsf.bsky.social

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The Blogs: Give Thanksgiving a Jewish Twist with Pumpkin Challah From the blog of Faith Kramer at The Times of Israel

Pumpkin challah (savory or sweet) for Thanksgiving. From my @timesofisrael.com blog post for @hadassahorg.bsky.social blogs.timesofisrael.com/give-thanksg...

They are such a jewel of a fruit. Here are ones I saw today in Portugal growing by the walls of a 12th century castle. My Pom pix are from all over the world

Overhead of pomegranate meringue pie slice

Pomegranate meringue pie slice from side showing filling and topping

Pomegranates from around the world in stores and growing on tree plus slice of pomegranate meringue pie

It’s National Pomegranate Month and the “official” (well for me anyway) celebratory dessert is this pomegranate meringue pie from my @jewishsf.bsky.social recipe archives. jweekly.com/2020/06/19/a...

I so love
Cooking with pumpkin/winter squash!

My latest in @jewishsf.bsky.social packs pilaf in a pumpkin shell and I guarantee you’ll eat very well. (Also, how great would this be at Thanksgiving?!)

Get the recipe at jweekly.com/2025/10/20/s...