Book & Cook

1959 “Mommy, Mommy! Come look who’s coming to visit.” I rushed home yelling. “Come Ima it’s Uncle Robert, he came with a big army truck.” Everyone in our family knew; Mom was a great cook. In every opportunity they have they would stop by for lunch or dinner. On the other hand, I could never figure out why. I didn’t like her food. It just didn’t taste good to me. Most of the time, it was too spicy. Anyway, Uncle Robert had an afternoon pass, and he came with his army truck for a short visit. Both Avi and I loved it when relatives serving the army came to visit. They always had something for us. Chocolate bars or chocolate covered waffles from the military cantina. Uncle Robert was a truck driver in the army. This time he came with a huge truck and he parked it in front of our shack on the sand dunes. It was Friday afternoon and Mom made her usual “Couscous” with chicken vegetable soup. Uncle Robert loved it. “So, what’s new?” He asked. “Oh, nothing much.” Said Mom. “I’m starting to wor...

Let me please introduce you to Mom's family. First, there is  Nono  - Grandpa. His name is Victor Haim Krihef, but we all call him  Nono.  You know, my middle name is after him, my first name is after my other grandfather who died many years ago. Anyway,  Nono  is married to Meme  July - Grandma. Their oldest son is Uncle Albert, a very serious man. His skin is the whitest of our whole family. He is married to Aunt Dolly, a tall pretty, blond, she is taller than Uncle Albert. I think it makes him a little insecure and often jealous. They have two children, pretty Yehudit who is two years older than me, and disagreeable Haim who is one year younger than me. The next in line is Aunt Marie.   She is the one that calls me “Young Boy” all the time. I never felt comfortable around her. Lime Meme July she was always yelling orders around to all the kids. She is married to handsome Uncle Mirro. They always fight every time we came to visit, we would catch...