Category: Seasonal Highlights

Seasonal Content

Eid Al Fitr

Cactus Festively Decorated possibly for the Eid Celebration?! Eid Mubarak!! Highlight: Recipe Chocolate Date Torte by Sarah al-Hamad, Aramco World January February 2022 Serves 8-10 Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C (345 degrees F). Grease and line a 22-centimeter (9 inch) springform pan. Lightly whisk the egg yolks with vanilla extract in a small… Continue reading Eid Al Fitr

Winter Flowers Anticipatory Sign of Spring

Helleborus orientalis is one of the earliest flowering perennials. It blooms in February or March and is seen as a true early sign of spring. Because it usually blooms during Lent, Helleborus orientalis is called Lenten Rose. Caution the plant name Helleborus is derived from the Greek words helein meaning ‘to injure’ and bora meaning ‘food’, a direct reference… Continue reading Winter Flowers Anticipatory Sign of Spring

Hamantaschen…

Purim 3/23/24 Purim begins at sundown on 3/23/24 and involves cookies called “Hamantaschen”. The villain in the story told during Purim is Haman and taschen translated is pouches or pockets. So the cookies refer to Haman’s pockets.

Soup – Warm Bliss

Recipe “It is so rich and creamy and love how roasting the squash makes the soup taste so different from how I normally start with sautéing the vegetables and pureeing to make creamy.” Quote from Flow and Nourish commenting on Mikaela ReubeN’s (instagram) creamy cashew butternut squash Soup Recipe Ingredients – Roast butternut squash at… Continue reading Soup – Warm Bliss

A Little Spring Joy with Batch Chocolate

Fine & Raw https://www.fineandraw.com Highlight Dark chocolate  Dr. Florence Comite, founder of the Comite Center for Precision Medicine and Healthy Longevity in New York. Dr. Florence Comite states the following about the benefits of dark chocolate – Not only is dark chocolate a delicious treat, but it has many health benefits. Dark chocolate is associated… Continue reading A Little Spring Joy with Batch Chocolate