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rainy day spring

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Eugene de Blaas (Italian-Austrian, 1843-1931)

Aspettando il ritorno

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japanese knotweed is crazy invasive, but edible & pretty easy to recognize. it pops up in early spring, looking like bamboo, reddish stalks that turn green. the young shoots (<12in) are the edible piece, & can serve as a rhubarb substitute in recipes --- same texture & they taste like a leafy, lemony type of rhubarb. quite literally, take as much as you want as long as it's away from roadways or other polluted areas!

recipes:

blueberry & knotweed bakewell tart (vegan)

knotweed crumble

knotweed muffins

knotweed squares

strawberry knotweed pop tarts (vegan)

strawberry knotweed upside-down cake

fruit roll-ups (vegan, gluten-free)

jam, with mint (vegan, gluten-free)

chutney (vegan, gluten-free)

fermented knotweed pickles (vegan, gluten-free)

knotweed hummus (vegan, gluten-free)

knotweed & lamb curry (gluten-free)

summer rolls (vegan, gluten-free)

quiche (gluten-free depending on the pie crust recipe you use)

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Kashmiri Muslims pray in the garden of a house while celebrating Eid Al Fitr in Kashmir. 2020.

Image Credit: Reuters

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Source

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Arriety cream soup

breakfast by Calcifer

Kiki's herring & pumpkin pie

Nabeyaki udon, from Whisper of the Heart

Okayu (rice porridge)

Ponyo ramen

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Kiki's chocolate cake

Marnie's thumbprint cookies

Red bean paste buns, from Spirited Away

Sakuma drops, from Grave of the Fireflies

Siberia sponge cake

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brownies ♡

120g chocolate chips (½c)

225g thick yogurt (1c)

50g brown sugar (¼c)

50g granulated sugar (¼c)

90g all-purpose flour (¾c)

40g cocoa powder (½c)

½tsp baking powder

¼tsp salt

½c milk

100g oreos/mini chocolate chips

preheat oven to 350F

melt the 120g of chocolate chips in the microwave until fully melted, then let cool for a couple minutes

add in yogurts & sugars, & mix until smooth

combine dry ingredients

add in drys & milk into the wets, alternating drys & milk, & mixing in between in each addition: ⅓ of the drys, ¼c milk, ⅓ of the drys, ¼c milk, ⅓ of the drys

add in the oreos/mini chocolate chips (or other mix-ins) with the last ⅓ of the drys

pour batter into a parchment-lined 8x8 pan

bake for 40-45min, or until a toothpick emerges with moist crumbs

let cool in the pan for 10ish minutes, then pull out of the pan & let cool on a rack in the parchment paper

slice once fully cool

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The Annunciation

Helena Vurnik—1915

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Peter Rabbit 🥕

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it is the end of orange season, but only for this year, Insha'allah

jaffa oranges were bred by palestinian citrus grower anton ayub in the mid-1800s, and were called shamouti oranges. they are exceptionally sweet and have fewer seeds than most oranges, as well as thicker skins, making export monumentally easier. all other orange varieties historically have been judged by their standard. they've been enjoyed from palestine to england to the states. they were the largest export from palestine from the early 20th century to 1939. with the colonisation of palestine, nearly all of the orchards were taken out of palestinian hands in the nakba. to today, they symbolise the original and ongoing nakba of palestine.

palestian-inspired jaffa cakes

orange & olive oil brownies

orange chiffon cake

orange jam

orange, feta, & almond filo pie, with oregano

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i just hope that no person anywhere in the world at any point in the future has to go through what mothers in gaza went through these past few months.

like it was so insane. women were giving birth without medical aid and having c-sections without anaesthesia while being malnourished and unable to properly provide food and warmth to their newborns. they couldn't produce milk and couldn't afford baby formula. hell, at a certain point finding baby formula was impossible in certain areas of gaza. and there was the constant fear of death hanging over their heads.

there were hopes that after the ceasefire things would improve for these babies and their mothers. that their quality of life would improve. but now that there are chances that israel won't continue with the ceasefire, we need to support these mothers and infants, now more than ever.

please please consider helping my friend suad, who has a little baby boy who suffers from respiratory problems. she just wants to ensure her son's well being. baby khaled is around 8 months old. her fundraiser has been verified (#279).

please help suad and her baby

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🌱 robins, crocuses, beetles, blackbirds, daffodils, ladybugs, willow. 🍯 dandelions, asparagus, eggs, carrots, lamb, honey. 🪺 painting eggs, planting seeds, opening windows, changing the wardrobe towards lighter-weight clothes.

Blessed Ostara! In my corner of the world, spring is truely here now, so all of the plants I've started indoors now get to start going out to see some real sunlight <3

asparagus & lemon risotto

carrot cake muffins (gluten-free)

dandelion leaf egg noodles

herb baked eggs (gluten-free)

hindbeh b'ziet: lebanese dandelion greens with oil & carmelized onions (gluten-free)

honey lemon cakes

lemon poppyseed scones (gluten-free)

shorbat adas: palestinian lentil & carrot soup (gluten-free)

spinach pasta

strawberry muffins

sugar cookies (gluten-free)

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boxty (potato pancakes)

cheesy dandelion spirals

coddle (sausage & potato stew)

corned beef & cabbage --- instant pot version

dingle pies (lamb hand pies)

irish soda bread

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dandelion leaves contain a really good amount of vitamins A, C, & K, as well as good iron and calcium. as long as you're in a clean area where you know pesticides haven't been used & is free of pollutants, ie away from roads, you can harvest however much you'd like!

black walnut & dandelion pesto

cheesy dandelion spirals

cicoria in padella (italian greens with garlic & chili)

dandelion leaf egg noodles

dandelion tortellini soup

erbazzone (italian wild greens pie)

hindbeh b'ziet (lebanese greens with oil & carmelized onions)