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Chag Shavuot Sameach to all that are celebrating!🎉

Surprised the twins with a plant-based charcuterie board for the holiday - they were so excited!🧀 I added some clippings from our garden that the twins have been taking care of for a personal touch.

Speaking of excitement, our cat Sage did a door dash out the back slider today. Ghost’s herding instincts kicked in & he took off after him. Ghost got him pinned within seconds & I grabbed him! It was awesome!👏
Time for some hot cocoa & a bit of reading before bed.
Hoping the week ahead brings peace with it🙏 #shavuot #chagsameach #vegancharcuterie #vegancheese #womeninfood #femalechef #consciouseating #mindfulmama #mindfulliving #mostlyplants #vegan #vegetarian #jewishmom #jewishholidays #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #plattersandboards #grazingboard #dairyfree #vegancheeseboard #plantbasedchef #jewishlife #mindfuleating #holidays

Challah braided by our sweet girl & baker Kai (alm

Challah braided by our sweet girl & baker Kai (almost 8 years)💕 After a week of being glued to the news coming out of Israel, was wonderful to take a breather tonight & share Shabbat dinner with dear friends. Wishing you all a peaceful weekend ahead. Shabbat Shalom💙 #challah #challahbread #challahbake #braidedbread #bread #breadmaking #breadbaking #womeninfood #femalechef #pastrychef #breaditation #breaditate #mindfulnesspractice #bakingtherapy #shabbatshalom #shabbatchallah #jewishfood #lifewithkids #jewishmom #bakingwithkids #bakingwithlove #homemadebread #breadsofinstagram #jewishtradition

When you’re hungry & you order takeout from @wes

When you’re hungry & you order takeout from @westlake_anarbagh_restaurant 😂

So I took an unintentional break from posting on Instagram. I look forward to catching up on everyone’s posts, I could definitely use the distraction right now...

Been having sleepless nights here, staying up way too late watching the news from Israel.

Hope all of you are healthy & well. Sending love! It’s almost Friday baby!❤️ #indianfood #vegetarian #plantbased #southasianfood #southasianmomblogger #southasianblogger #southasian #desikhana #desifood #desilife #desimom #desilife #desilifestyle #foodisfuel #healthytakeaway #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #consciouseating #mindfuleating #indiantakeaway #indianfoodbloggers #indianblogger #mostlyplants

Turmeric Tuesday lunch, was my Mom’s Aloo Bainga

Turmeric Tuesday lunch, was my Mom’s Aloo Baingan (Potato & Eggplant with Indian spices).
Absolutely fantastic!
Paired well with the flour & corn tortillas I had on hand.
Need to get this recipe up on the blog, ‘cause it’s a winner!

So I have this crazy dish towel obsession going on right now (I’ve been randomly featuring them in my food photos🤪) - the flour sack style ones. It all started when there were no paper towels to be found last year.
Anyhoo, I’m burning thru them on the regular so if you know where to find some fun ones, please let me know!
Also, hand knit cotton washcloths - omg the best!
Am I alone here on this, or do you also love some cotton dish towels & hand knit washcloths?

Who had on a Star Wars shirt today?🙋🏻‍♀️
I’m about ready to watch a Star Wars movie & call it a night! Tom (almost 8) is asking if it can please not be “The Empire Strikes Back”. Seems I may have overplayed it...it’s my fav.

May the 4th Be With You!💫
#indianfood #veganindianfood #plantbased #vegetarian #vegan #eggplant #bainganbharta #desikhana #southasianfood #southasianfoodbloggers #southasianmom #inspiredfood #mostlyplants #mindfuleating #healthylifestyle #healthyfood #healthyeating #consciouseating #yogafood #desilife #womeninfood #femalechef #desiinfluencer #consciousliving #eattolive #foodisfuel #turmerictuesday

“No one else will ever know the strength of my l

“No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all, you’re the only one (well, you & your siblings) who knows the sound of my heart from the inside.”
- Kristen Proby

Feel this quote down to my soul @noahbizzy
Happy Birthday 1st born!🎂❤️😘

I can’t believe the little guy in this photo is 23 today!🎉
You may be a man, but you’ll always be my baby Noah💙

Sorry for the low res photo folks...it was 1999 before the digital age lol. As for me in the photo, this is the one & only time I’ve had short hair - besides the super short shag cut my mom gave me in the seventies & I’ve never let her live that down!🤣

Any other postpartum haircut horror stories? I’m always amazed at you mamas that have young ones & still manage to look put together.
#birthdayboy #momofboys #momlife #momlifeisthebestlife #motherhoodunplugged #beautyinchaos #southasianmom #southasianmoms #southasianmomblogger #desimom #lifewithkids #spiritualjourney #spiritualpractice #mindfulmama #momblogger #lamom #lamommies
#momsofinstagram #mommasboy #momfluencer #lamomblogger #brownmoms #mommylife #mommysboy💙 #mamasboy

No tea for tea time today - we had lemonade with m

No tea for tea time today - we had lemonade with mint from our garden, homemade challah & some goodies from @momsproductsinc that we picked up yesterday at our local Farmers’ Market.
Twins did a great job with our challot today, they are mastering the 4 strand braid.
Last week we did egg yolk only for the “wash” (we typically use soy milk or pineapple juice, or a whole egg mixed with water if I’m making food for the dog🤣) & we didn’t like how dark it turned out so we are back to our usual bread tone this week. The temps have been in the 90’s here the past couple days & wow did our bread proof quickly today!

I just realized I didn’t post all week - I’m not sure what happened there...I know my nights were filled with strange dreams, which made me feel like I was dragging all day. In one dream I had I witnessed a hawk attacking an owl (I love owls) & I was so upset about being helpless to intervene - that is until the owl looked right at me & I understood it was not afraid or losing the fight. I knew in the end the owl would be ok. Any takers on wtf that dream was all about? Anyhoo, week over & hopefully the dreams are too🤪

The news out of India & Israel this week has been just as heartbreaking as last week’s.
A big thank you to all that posted links on how to help with the Covid crisis in India.
Wishing you a beautiful weekend sweet folks.
Shabbat Shalom💙
#challah #challahbread #challahbraiding #bread #breadmaking #bakingwithkids #bakingtherapy #breaditation #breaditate #jewishfood #consciousliving #mindfulmama #eatrealfood #homeschoollife #homeschoolmom #womeninfood #femalechef #pastrychef #breadsofinstagram #shabbatchallah #shabbatshalom #breadmaker #mindfulnesspractice #spiritualpractice

We made the @challahprince “Royal 6” this morn

We made the @challahprince “Royal 6” this morning ☀️
Kai’s favorite part of the process is the braiding & Tom’s is punching down the dough. Wonder twin powers!🤣 And we all love ripping into it while trying not to burn our fingers when it’s straight out of the oven. Carb heaven!
Seeing the posts from India & Jerusalem tonight - heartbreaking. 💔
Wishing you a healthy & peaceful weekend. Sending love & good vibes your way. Shabbat Shalom my friends.💙 #challah #challahbread #braidedbread #bread #womeninfood #femalechef #lifewithkids #bakingwithkids #familytraditions #jewishfood #jewishmom #southasianjew #bakefromscratch #breadbaker #bakingtherapy #breaditation #breaditate #mindfulnesspractice #spiritualjourney #motherhoodjourney #breadmaking #bread #shabbatchallah #shabbatshalom #kidsbaking

“And forget not that the earth delights to feel

“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair” - Khalil Gibran
The Prophet

Happy Earth Day!🌱
#TBT photo from about 5 years ago by @jim_purdum

This year the twins & I got a jump start on Earth Day. A couple of weeks ago we decided to turn the upstairs balcony into a beautiful green space - mostly because we can’t plant anything in the garden right now or Ghost (our Great Pyrenees puppy) will rip it out.🤦🏻‍♀️
We’ve got mint, basil, oregano, parsley, & so much more going strong. If only I could find a curry leaf plant!

I’ve never been able to keep anything I planted going (even cactus has shriveled up under my care), but this time things are looking good & it’s pretty damn exciting! We have already started making mint tea from our mint!

Truly every day is Earth Day around here. We really try to reduce our impact on the planet by eating a mostly plant-based diet (some meals are vegetarian), we try our best to eliminate the use of plastic food containers, utensils & straws, we make sure our sunscreen is reef safe, we avoid wearing synthetic fibers, use reusable bags & water bottles - to name a few. I love using upcycled beads whenever possible for the malas in my Etsy shop & am a huge fan of wearing upcycled clothing & jewelry. It’s really endless the small changes we all can do! This year I want our family to focus on tackling food waste in our home.

What little things are you doing for our beautiful planet? I would love some fresh ideas!
#earthday #earthday2021 #lifewithkids #ediblegarden #ediblegardening #homeschoolmom #homeschoollife #momlife #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #ahimsa #beautyinchaos #lifeafter50 #southasianblogger #southasianmomblogger #southasianmom #consciousliving #consciousparenting #meditatedaily #spiritualjourney #spiritualpractice #womenover50 #womeninfood #southasianlifestyle

Photos by Paige Craig & Jim Purdum

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