GF Mafroum and Corn Couscous

Gluten Free mafroum and corn couscous. • It brings back childhood memories. A family member of mine was born in Tripoli and every once in a while we got mafroum and some couscous (from her grandmother) for the weekend, it was delicious. • My mafroum is gluten free and the couscous is made out from corn, also gluten free. I got both recipes from the kitchen coach blog (it was recommended by my dear friend Sharon Saar in one of her posts. Thank you Sharon.), I just love his recipes. They are all in Hebrew but I'll try to translate them to English. Here is the mafroum and the corn couscous recipes in Hebrew. I made the mafroum gluten free by using GF bread instead of regular bread and brown rice flour instead of regular flour. I added more tomato sauce to the sauce at the last stage. I also don't recommend to freeze them, they don't taste as good after freezing. Enjoy!!!

Gluten Free Tahini Cookies

Do you remember these amazing Tahini Cookies (in English here) By Sharon Sa'ar I made? I changed the recipe a bit to make it Gluten Free. Enjoy.

New Logos

A few logos I designed lately:

1. Sharon & Renee Bakery in Israel (Branding for Sharon & Renee)
2. Soul-A-Granola (Branding for KT Food Groove including their website) 
3. Branch Gallery for the Fiber Art (I designed only the logo)
4. Temple Adat Elohim (I designed the logo and a few other pieces)

Salt Bride

Salt Bride is a series of eight large colour prints by an Israeli artist Sigalit Landau. Photographed underwater, working in collaboration with Yotam From, the images document the transformation of a dress submerged in the salt-rich waters of the Dead Sea.

The traditional Hasidic garment shown in the photographs is a replica of the costume worn by the female character Leah in the canonical Yiddish play, The Dybbuk. Written by S. Ansky, The Dybbuk tells the story of a young bride possessed by an evil spirit and subsequently exorcised. In Landau’s Salt Bride series, Leah’s black garb is transformed underwater as salt crystals gradually adhere to the fabric. Over time, the sea’s alchemy transforms the plain garment from a symbol associated with death and madness into the wedding dress it was always intended to be. –Marlborough Contemporary

More here and here.

Herringbones

Raw edges exhibits research and results of herringbones during Milan design week • On the occasion of Milan design week 2016, has produced a special exhibition — ‘herringbones’ by Israeli designers Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay of London-based studio Raw Edges. the installation shows the research and results of the designers’ ongoing experimentation with colored dye, highlighting the distinct textures and patterns revealed when applied to wooden materials. –designboom • More here.

Winter Colors Salad Recipe

Here is the original recipe translated from Hebrew (without the cookie bags) of Sharon Haspel Sa'ar amazing Winter Colors Salad. I tried my best to keep the originality of the ingredients and instructions. Thank you Sharon for the yummy salad and the beautiful photos. Enjoy.

Winter Colors Salad

This post is about my dear friend Sharon Haspel Sa'ar amazing recipe Winter Colors Salad. When I saw her post about the salad I fell in-love, first with the colors (I'm a designer after all) then with the ingredients. As you know me by now I like doing things my way. I followed Sharon's recipe, I made the dressing exactly as she instructed, but I didn't have chestnuts, yams or cookie bags. I replaced the yams with small regular potatoes, and added different colored carrots from our garden. I also added cabocha to the mix. I roasted it with the peel, I didn't want it to get dry. When it was ready I added the orange part to the salad. I baked everything at 375ºF for 45 minutes or so in a baking sheet covered with foil. I broiled only the potatoes a little bit longer. The warm salad came out amazing. Thank you Sharon for another amazing recipe. Xo

Note: the link is to a recipe in Hebrew, I'll ask Sharon if I could translate her recipe to English.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to everyone who celebrates, a lot of love, health and happiness. • Love you all.

Mika Barr

Studio Mikabarr is a textile and print design studio based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Mika Barr, develops and creates unique 3D textiles and textile - based products in various printing techniques, for fashion and interiors. Unique and beautiful work.

Gnocchi

Gnocchi with tomato sauce and mozzarella by Orna & Ella. You can find the recipe in Hebrew here, I'll translate it to English and post it. It came out just amazing, a little work but so worth it, enjoy.

Tesler Mendelovitch

Beautiful work by Tesler Mendelovitch. Here is what they say: Using only the most essential items to create high quality forms, Tesler Mendelovitch incubate and create totally original never before seen materials, transforming them into high quality custom made products for industry, art and fashion. More here.

Crunchy crumb apple pie

My dear friend Sharon Saar shared an amazing recipe of a Crunchy crumb apple pie, I'm a sucker for any apple pie. When I saw the recipe I made it that night, it came out amazing. Thank you Sharon for sharing this easy and yummy recipe. Here it is in Hebrew, I'll translate it to English and post it. Enjoy!

Karen Shavit

Beautiful winter collection by Karen Shavit. More here.

Happy Hanukkah 2014

New

A few things I brought back from our latest trip to Israel: 1. Books, books and books, I think reading is one of my first loves in life. • 2. Body Soufflé by Laline from their store in Sarona, Tel Aviv. • Zaatar from Acre (Akko). • Harem pants (sharwall in Hebrew) from the beautiful open market in Acre (Akko). • A wallet clutch from Razi-Li from their store in Sarona, Tel Aviv. • Twist by Elite, chocolate waffle snack that I can't find here in LA any more. • Tea mix from Acre (Akko).