Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Travel Food

Kosher Travel Food
When you travel, food is an important part of your journey. Maintaining an observant lifestyle means having to sacrifice on good food.
The Challenge and options.
Should you take canned tuna and dried crackers matzos  and corn and eat in the hotel room, first this is not what’s called a satisfying meal, a big part of the journey and experience is being able to have good food, for this reason a lot of people prefer to travel to destination like Israel where wherever you go you could find good kosher dining, in eastern Europe where a lot of people go to see their ancestors place of living heritage there is in mo0st big cities kosher restaurants like in Krakow or Paris Amsterdam, however it is difficult for a person as a guest to find out the reliability of the kashrus and owner of an establishment, even in ones local town it is sometimes difficult. 
So the next option is taking frozen food, and rewarming it at the hotel where you stay, a lot of travelers where quite happy with this option, however they had lots of issues when actually warming up the food the concierge (hotel worker) unwrapped before putting it in non kosher microwave so spoiled the food or not all food tastes so good after rewarming it,
Another option is bottling yourself, it is a lot of work but the food usually tastes much better than from frozen also you do not need to worry where to keep it while you travel since no freezer is required , it usually means canning in bottles with the special pot to get the require red temperature, ( Avery good source for food safety and canning is USDAweb site) soups are best in this way, and also you must can with liquid that means that you could only do food entrees that have a liquid (most food will not get spoiled when you add  water or oil).




Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Majestic world

have you ever paused to see, the beauty of a tree, with leaves of every color, swaying in the breeze, as you pass by. 
Have you gazed upon a silver twinkling star, peaking through the clouds, on a dark frigid night.
Have you paused to listen carefully, to giggling chatty kids, jumping in a muddy puddle in the pouring rain.
Have you stopped to marvel, at the splendor of the sunset, with all its golden rays, after a harried day.
When your palletes being served, with nourishment aplenty,do you feel the need to appreciate you lot.
Does it behoove your interest,that a tired aching body, lays down to rest a while, and finds refreshing vigor when he does arise.
I'd love to say I pause, to see beauty within all.
Oh how I wish to claim, I ponder on the good that surrounds our wonderful world.
I'd wear the cloak of saints, and preach to all around me,
Listen to the music, that sings within our soul.
Dance to the rythem of life, of your beating heart.
I'd share my precious moments and never let it go.
I'd savor it for others to realize and to know.
But I'm too rushed, you see,  I cannot pause, you know,
My work is overwhelming me,  my day is all too short.
My bones are very tired, I have no time to see,
I dont get very far, when I run from task to task
There is always more important things encompassing my day.
But now I wish to change that,  I want to watch the world.
So I can take a part in its majesty, of all thing created,
Created just for me.
Life is a lot of work. What is it that gives us the strength to continue when we are tired and burned out? Sometimes an inspirational idea can help us renew ourselves and be filled with strength to fulfill our life's purpose. Inspiration comes in many forms. However, the root of all inspiration is the idea that our lives are meaningful. Inspiration is knowing that what I do matters deeply to the universe. When you have the feeling that your actions are meaningful, you will become filled with strength and vigor to fulfill your life's purpose.