As a Jew I make Mu Shu with Chinese pancakes not because it is a traditional New Years’ food but just because it is so delicious! Best wishes to our Chinese friends around the world celebrating the start of the 2026 Year of the Fire Horse! “Horses arrive and Success follows.”
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DIY Mosquito Repellent: Essential Oils for Skin Safety
Like daily sunscreen, it is important to protect your skin with mosquito repellent on a daily basis to protect against mosquito borne viruses. You can make your own herbal mosquito repellent at home. They are easy to make using safe and effective essential oils with research behind them.
Skincare Essentials for 2nd Middle Age: Sunscreen, Hats & Vit C Serum (Updated!)
Consistency is key: Daily use of daily sunscreen, hats and vitamin C serum will protect your skin and may even reverse photoaging.
No-Cook (Vegan) Chocolate Mousse
Vegan Chocolate Mousse – because we all need a little sweetness in our lives to counter the bitterness in our souls.
UPDATE – Kosher L’Pesach Granola with Buckwheat
This year – at least so far – I have been unable to find the quinoa flakes that were so helpful last year for my Passover Granola. So what’s a gal to do?! After asking at both of the likely stores nearby (there is one more a bit further away to check), I woke upContinue reading “UPDATE – Kosher L’Pesach Granola with Buckwheat”
One More Granola Before Pesach….
It’s almost time to switch from making conventional granola with rolled oats to quinoa for Pesach. This week I am starting to see the early posts of baking, meal plans and questions about Passover recipes. Now that I have replenished our granola supply one more tome, I will also be focusing on Passover!
Tangerine Fishballs
No tangerines were harmed in making of this dish. Tangerine Fishballs makes an excellent, easy Seder alternative to the ubiquitous gefilte-fish starter (appetizer).
Traditional Challah
When you make home-made challah for Shabbat or festivals, you gain a three-fold blessing in your own home: sanctifying the everyday with the special experience of challah baking, bringing the aroma of this timeless Jewish ritual into your kitchen, and of course sharing a taste of the ‘world to come’ with our loved ones.
Black-Eyed Pea Salad aka Aaron’s Appetizer
Black-eyed peas for New Years are a multicultural phenomenon, eaten to usher in the new year, as a symbol of luck, prosperity, and/or in association with other milestone events, including Emancipation of African-American slaves in January 1963. There is no reason to wait for the holidays to make this delicious black-eyed pea salad as an easy summer salad or nutritious add-on for your Buddha bowls.
Tossed Salad (American Salad)
Salad is an amazing source of the Prebiotics that your body needs every day. This is an easy recipe that anyone should be able to make at home and that will be a colorful and delicious addition to your Microbiome Diet. Ingredients 1/2 head of romaine/red leaf lettuce/oak leaf other lettuce 1 cucumber 1 carrotContinue reading “Tossed Salad (American Salad)”