Middle Eastern gum, #ichoosebeauty 4-7-22
When your Middle-Eastern friend gifts you with this Arabic cardamom gum that takes you back in time. ️️
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Watermelon seeds, #ichoosebeauty 3-25-22
I’ve totally re-fallen in love with watermelon seeds! Lib (the Arabic name) were a staple in my childhood days in Egypt. They’re so good and bring back such warm memories. ️ Do you have a hard time noticing the little things in your life? I can help. Sign up for the free #ichoosebeauty challenge here.
Spice art, #ichoosebeauty 3-21-22
I’ve found myself really yearning to find a little beauty every day, as the horrific war goes on in Ukraine. It’s a tiny moment of focusing on something good, like this bowl of spices that look like sand art. A little bit of joy. Need help noticing the beauty in your life? Take the #ichoosebeauty … Read more
Hearts of palm salad, #ichoosebeauty 3-9-22
This salad with hearts of palm, artichoke hearts, olives, and mushrooms is SO. GOOD. Also, super easy to make. Need help noticing the beauty in your life? Take the #ichoosebeauty challenge. Sign up for it here.
pistachio nuts, #ichoosebeauty 3-3-22
I’m trying not to dwell on the many things I’m not allowed to eat as we sort through my autoimmune stuff… and instead focus on ALL the things I CAN have! Like pistachio nuts! Been eating them like they’re going out of style. Need help noticing the beauty in your life? Take the #ichoosebeauty challenge. … Read more
oatmeal, #ichoosebeauty 2-17-22
I know. It’s just a bowl of oatmeal. But it was a tiny bright spot in my day. And when you start paying attention to all those seemingly mundane things in your life, you’ll see them differently, like little bits of joy everywhere. #ichoosebeauty Need a little guidance finding more joy in your life? I … Read more
#ichoosebeauty Day 2991
I just realized that we go through about 90 bananas a month between our daily smoothies and occasional snacks! Isn’t that bananas?!?! What beauty did you notice today? One good thing.
#ichoosebeauty Day 2988
I still haven’t had cane sugar since I went on my elimination diet in October. Honestly, I’m a little nervous to add it back. But with all the delicious chocolate out there made with coconut sugar, I just might survive. Caution: these Hu gems are highly addictive. What beauty did you notice today?
#ichoosebeauty Day 2986
Fresh bread made with almond flour. Soooooo good! What beauty did you notice today?
#ichoosebeauty Day 2977
I’ve been craving this Middle Eastern snack – melon seeds… or lib, as we call it in Egypt. Takes me right back to buying them from vendors that lined the Nile in Cairo, laughing with family, and seeing all the melon seed shells along the boardwalk. Grateful I was able to find them online! ️