• Days filled with laughter, friends, caring PIZZA from page 70 • Respite for family members and caregivers • Therapeutic and social activities • Caregiver support and education • Personal care services and transportation available Dorothy & Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Care Program "the best commercial sauce waive ever tasted." 16. The Hard Facts You may see a notice that certain kosher pizzas contain "hard cheese." Why is that impor- tant? Depending on tradition, Jews wait varying amounts of time before consuming dairy foods after eating meat. In general, however, one can dine on meat imme- diately after eating cheese, providing he rinses his mouth with water. The exception is "hard cheese" (such as Parmesan), which may cling to the teeth. Some rabbinic authorities have ruled that one should wait an hour after eating hard cheese before eating meat. For older adults with memory disorders 17. Love That Garlic Pizza with garlic for Shabbat dinner? Garlic long has been considered an aphrodisiac, which may be why some Jewish scholars advised married cou- ples to eat it on Friday night. Gertrude return Jacqueline sev„ five times a w0' West Bloomfield (248) 661-6390 Gift Guide 1 Detroit Jewish News Issue Date: November 15, 2002 Ad Deadline: October 25, 2002 . Ask your account executive about special packaging opportunities with the December issue of Style at the JN (248) 539-3001 DETROrT JEWISH NEWS 1942-2002 www.detroitjewishnews.com A Jewish Renaissance Medi Publication Gift Guide 2 Issue Date: November 22, 2002 Ad Deadline: November 1, 2002 18. It Grows On You Mushrooms are a popular pizza top- ping. If you like the fancy version of mushrooms, consider a trip to Israel's dry lands. Truffles can be found grow- ing in the sands of the Negev desert. 19. Spicy Stuff Like your pizza on the bold side? Try making a pizza with spices mentioned in the Torah. These include cumin, dill, ginger, mint, mustard, pepper, saffron, sesame and thyme. 20. Don't Worry, Be Happy Did you know that rabbinic literature makes frequent mention of onions? One rabbi advised: "Eat batsal (onions) and sit ba-tsel (in the shade) and do not eat geese and fowl." (That is, "be happy with what you've got in life.") 21. Pizza Pita Today in Israel, you can find pizza for sale everywhere. Long before there was pizza, however, there was pita. Some families like to make their own mini pizzas by topping pita with cheese and sauce and vegetables. And while we think of pita filled with falafel as a typically Israeli dish, in fact, the Israelis first learned all