Dear Sis,
We started our celebration yesterday. William took fruit filled pastries to school to share with his classmates and Carter’s family came over to have a festive dinner with us.
I made five-bean soup, toss salad, warmed a loaf of challah I bought from a local international foods market, and roasted a chicken. Mama Jenn brought mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, corn, and green beans. William made a simple and delicious Chocolate Cream Cheese Pie for dessert.
Chocolate Cream Cheese Pie
Ingredients
- 1 pre-made graham cracker crust
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 T powdered sugar
- 4 oz whipped topping, thawed
- 1 (3.9) oz. pkg chocolate pudding mix
- 1 3/4 c whole milk
Instructions
- Cream together cream cheese and sugar. Fold in whipped topping. Spread into prepared crust.
- Whisk together pudding mix and milk until smooth and thick. Spread over cream cheese layer. Chill a few hours to set.
- Garnish with additional whipped topping and milk chocolate chips.
Our Purim Checklist
- Read the story of Esther twice, The Queen Who Saved Her People by Tilda Baldly with noise makers.
- Share a festive meal with friends and dress up.
- Bake Hamantaschen and share them with Jewish friends.
- Call and chat with Jewish friends. (Replaces going to temple during a pandemic)
- Donate food to those in need.
William got a new, larger rolling pin for Purim.
He also got a piggy bank and some change to put in it!
Charlotte, who is pig crazed, got a stuffed pig and a book:
A Visitor
Our festive weekend happened to line up with William’s weekend with the class pet. A stuffed hedgehog, Quilly, was part of all our holiday happenings.
Love,
b