Lifestyle, Motherhood, and Small Inspirations
Where do I begin? You might be thinking, Algae, really? It might look like the story began at Nahsholim Beach back in April where my husband and I took our first kid-free, one-night vacation along this beautiful beach in the north of Israel. While the Mediterranean water was still a bit chilly recovering from the winter, …
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Perhaps 20 years ago in Israel, stewed Moroccan Fish might have only graced the Shabbat tables of North African Jewish families, but in recent years it has become very popular among young Israelis of all backgrounds to make on Shabbat evening. A bit spicy, a lot of cilantro, and a wonderful red pepper sauce to …
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In gardening terms, Aloe Vera is a woman's best friend and role model. She is sturdy, reliable, always there when you need her, will embrace her motherhood and raise many flexible, strong and adaptable children. When I made Aliyah to Jerusalem in 2011, it only took me a short time to understand that in a …
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There are many reasons to make your own All-Purpose House Cleaner. Financial reasons, wanting to green up your house, limit your bleach usage, to protect your kids from being exposed regularly to chemicals in the house, and many others. I want to first mention that I am not against bleach and I do clean my …
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Most people know Bulgur from Tabbouleh salad, where all you need to do is soak the Bulgur in hot water for about 20-30 minutes, and the grains soak up all the water and become soft. Then you put the grains in a salad and there you go! First off what exactly is Bulgur? Bulgur wheat …
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I recently visited a friend who just gave birth and in addition to bringing her these Moroccan Halva Cookies to snack on between feeds, I made sure to go to Anise and buy her Yogi's Women's Tea. When I was pregnant with my second son Natan, although I was drinking my daily dose of raspberry …
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During Pesach we were in San Simon park on the second part of the holiday with friends and everyone was talking about what they made for Pesach this year for breakfast and during the week. The usual came up: Matzah Brie, Matzah with the Israeli Nutella Spread, the Pesach quiche I made (recipe to come!), …
I should first note that these cookies are not technically Moroccan but my neighbor who gave me (*created actually) this recipe is Moroccan and a cookie expert (Her misloach manot for Purim is so beautiful with many different small cookies!) so I just made up the English name. She actually just calls them ״כדורים״ which …
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Now that Ovadia grew up (well turned 3) I can finally do all my art project ideas through him😮 Well not exactly, but in the same way I love picking up second hand finds on the street, I also love to pick up Jerusalem's natural beauty on the way. Now I have an excuse to …
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Israel is a panini country. Here it is simply called "toast", where most houses, including ours has a small panini machine( here called a toaster- you barely see the American-style push down toaster here). Also you can order toast's in almost any cafe in Israel. Somehow in my years of becoming a "local Yerushalmi" I …
