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Dear readers, I’m sure you’ve noticed the decrease in my posts frequency lately. It’s mostly because I’ve been sick for a long period, and even writing the Hebrew version (which I’m commited to because of the newspaper column I’m writing) wasn’t easy.

But hopefully things will improve since Avi and I are in South America right now. We went on a vacations which we’ve planned for the last year and a half. So this means that Room for Dessert is also going on a vacation until early April, when we’ll be back home. Meanwhile I’ll post now and then about interesting food we’ll meet along the way. See you guys on the other side!

These news are especially exciting for me, my dear friends.
Starting today, a new column that I’m writing will be published in the “City Mouse Online” - an Israeli entertainment magazine. The column will be on the food section of the site. Each post that I’m writing (in Hebrew) will be published there as a column. Those of you who can read Hebrew, are most welcome to read the first column.

So, after 7 months and a bit of writing this blog (that became a total addiction for me), I’ve decided that a Hebrew version is needed. No more exchanging right-to-left and left-to-right text directions on the same page, and now the Israeli people can also read the posts also in Hebrew, not only the recipe.

Other than the language, both versions will be identical. So those of you who feel more comfortable with Hebrew are welcome to switch to the new version. The rest of you are most welcome to remain here

If you visited the blog lately and saw that it looks a bit (or a lot) different, don’t worry, I’m not trying to mess with you guys :). Room for Dessert is looking for a new look, and it’s hard for me to pick one of the so many available.
So please bare with me for a little longer, until I can finally decide. Hope it will be soon…
You are more than welcome to leave a comment and suggest any theme that you know, love, and think will be suitable here.

Thanks!

This is an appeal on behalf of a group of food bloggers who are friends of Briana Brownlow @ Figs With Bri.

Bri was diagnosed with breast cancer two and half years ago. A mastectomy, chemotherapy and two years of relatively good health later, the cancer is back. It has metastasized to other parts of her body. At the age of 15, Bri lost her 41-year old mother to the disease. Now, she’s waging her own war against breast cancer. More about it here.

She is going through intensive chemo and other treatments and needs to focus single-mindedly on healing and finding what treatment works best for her. Her health insurance, unfortunately, does not cover holistic alternatives which she would like to try. Bri and her husband Marc have enough on their plates right now in addition to worrying about her medical bills.

The team organising the JUNE edition of CLICK at Jugalbandi has organised a fundraiser to help Bri and her family meet her out-of-pocket medical costs for ONE YEAR.

CLICK is a monthly theme-based photography contest hosted by Jugalbandi. This month’s theme is: YELLOW for Bri

Yellow is the colour of hope. Through the work of the LiveStrong Foundation, it has also come to signify the fight against cancer.

The entries can be viewed HERE. The deadline for entries is June 30, 2008. The fundraiser will extend until July 15, 2008.

The target amount is 12,000 U.S. dollars. We appeal to our fellow bloggers and readers to help us achieve this. Bri deserves a chance to explore all options, even if her insurance company thinks otherwise.

There’s a raffle with exciting prizes on offer. After viewing the list, you may make your donation HERE or at the Chip-In button on any participating site.

Your donation can be made securely through credit card or Pay Pal and goes directly to Bri’s account.

This month’s photo contest also has some prizes. Details HERE.

You can support this campaign by donating to the fundraiser, by participating in CLICK: the photo event, and by publicising this campaign.