Lifestyle, Motherhood, and Small Inspirations
One of my best childhood memories is being the official "matzo ball" maker with my Grandma Sara every Pesach and Rosh Hashanah. I got to mix them together, let them cool in the fridge for (a long) hour, and kept my hands moist while rolling them and dropping them right into the soup. They always …
“Ovadia’s Fast and Healthy Tahini Cookies” was published on his school’s website today. (Proud Ima 😉) We make these often, which take roughly 30 minutes or less (great when you have a baby in the house) and are a nice homemade afternoon snack. (*These can also be done exactly the same with Peanut Butter. I …
Quiche, in all its beauty! So much to say, but so little time. Quiche was my first "real dish". It brought me from being a very, very amateur cook at 20 years-old first learning the basic steps of cooking from Alton Brown's show "Good Eats" (which at the time, before Youtube, my brother sent me …
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Meet, again, Rahel Kima! Some of you might remember my post about my beloved prenatal yoga teacher, which was written back in 2016. Since then, b"h, I have passed two more pregnancies with Rahel's calming and centering classes, which I finally understood are, as she quotes, "An eclectic mix of everything I love, and that …
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Granola! Such a versatile, frugal, zero waste, natural and healthy breakfast or snack. And, it makes a great gift for all occasions. Now that it is Purim time, it is a regular in my Purim Basket (Misloach Manot), usually with a yogurt cake and sometimes Moroccan Halva cookies. Somehow when you buy granola ready made …
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Today I want to talk about balance, because this is what we all essentially want to achieve on a daily basis, right? Balance at work, at home, with friends and family. And of course, balancing our health. If we don’t balance our health, and more specifically our nutritional, mental and hormonal health which is all …
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First, hi! I've missed you Modest Jerusalem. (I haven't posted since the summer, I know). I have pretty much accepted with love that I have months where I have plenty to create and give out into the world, and months where I need to re-center and focus on balance and receiving creativity. Now back to composting! …
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Shabbat tables in Israel are full of salads. From the standard Israeli salad of cucumbers and tomatoes, to Moroccan matbucha, pickled beets, hummus and tahina. The list goes on. Many are easy. Many are not. Some have so many steps of frying, baking, cutting, and cooling...it is almost impossible for a busy mother to even attempt …
Everyone has that go to dish when the fridge is getting empty, you forgot to defrost meat or fish, and you want a quick and healthy lunch or dinner...that hopefully your kids will eat. If I take out the healthy part, it is usually pita/laffa pizza or some kind of pasta thrown together. But when …
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It used to be that every year, when Lag B'Omer approaches and Shavuot is just around the corner, the anxiety of whether or not I should attempt to make a cheesecake comes in. I somehow, not confident enough to try, always ended up going for a regular dairy cake, similar to cheesecake with a crumb …
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