by Monicka Clio Sakki
Melahrini – Passover Walnut Cake with syrup
This is the most famous passover cake – bit good not only of Passover.
There a quite a few version, some with syrup some without, but after testing a few, this is by far the best one.
It can be done in two different flavors:
1) walnuts+orange zest
2) almonds+lemon zest
Continue reading ‘Passover Desserts #2: Melahrini walnut cake’
Karydoglyko (in Greek) – Walnut Sweets
2 cups walnuts, finely ground or chopped
4 tablespoons powdered or grated chocolate
4 tablespoons white sugar
2-4 tablespoons cognac, brandy, ouzo or rum
Powdered (granulated) sugar
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I have not been posting much lately. So it happens. Sometimes not because nothing happens, but because too much happens, it;s hard to keep track or chat about it…
To recover from all the “happenings” we went for a full day in the Negev – the desert: Ein-Avdat, Nahal Zin, Sde boker.
Time stops. The grains of sand tell their story. The soul gets a good break from it all, and in nurtured with precious nothingness.
Enjoy! I did! 
Talks Elizabeth Gilbert: A different way to think about creative genius
I just loved this talk by writer Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Read, Pray) on creativity, success and tips for the creative soul. Do Spend 19:29 mins.
As seen in Wired-video: Daffodils Wander Lonely as a Cloud, in Flower
In February, thatgamecompany will release Flower, a “video game version of a poem” for PlayStation 3. Flower lets the player explore the dreams of city blooms trapped in urban decay, longing to caress the soft grasses of the countryside.
Now, this is a game, that can make me a Gamer!
Take 4 mins and check out this video!
Check out this beautifully made, art and spirit wise site: http://gaza-sderot.arte.tv/
(quoted from the site itself): This project reports on life as experienced by men, women and children in Gaza (Palestine) and Sderot (Israel): their lives and their survival on a daily basis. Under difficult living conditions and the threat of air attacks and bombings, people do keep on working, loving and dreaming. Life in spite of everything.
In order to document this will to live, short chronicles (2 minutes each) will be shot by both Israeli and Palestinian teams, day after day for two months. Continue reading ‘Gaza Sderot: Life is spite of everything’
When I was a little kid (even later on, also as a big kid), every time I was in NYC around the holidays and looked at the windows of Bergdorf Goodman, my only wish was to one day become a storefront designer. That dream was never pursued, but I did take a few photos of these windows (which still do no justice to the real thing…). These are from two years ago… I wonder what they have this year…
One of the Ketubahs that I recently created was for a very unique couple in California… Netta & Geoff. They blended three languages in their Ketubah: English, Hebrew and Chinese, which represents their backgrounds and heritage. The design of their Ketubah is called Fertile Rain–it’s bold and one of my favorites!
Yesterday I got a glimpse of their fabulous wedding, a link to their photographer’s blog– Chenin Boutwell. These are some of the best wedding pics I have seen… Very real with a new sensitivity in them… Truly Intriguing.
