Happy Nowruz literally (New Day) may the Seven S,s be with you all

Happy Nowruz literally (New Day) may the Seven S,s be with you all
سبزه – Sabze: Wheat, barley or lentil sprouts grown in a dish
سمنو – Samanu: A sweet pudding made from germinated wheat
سنجد – Senjed: The dried fruit of the oleaster tree
سیر – Sir: Garlic
سیب – Sib: Apples
سماق – Somāq: Sumac
سرکه – Serke: Vinegar

These items are also known to have astrological correlations to planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Sun and Moon.
Whats your thoughts Enchanted Spirit ?

Read On with Azlin Bloor
We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day
Edith Lovejoy


Originally shared by Azlin Bloor

Nowruz, the Persian New Year
On the first Day of Spring

Nowruz or Norooz, pronounced no-rooz, is the festival that heralds the spiritual new year for Persian and some Central Asian communities, celebrating the start of spring and all that it entails: renewal, rebirth and new beginnings.

Nowruz, which falls on the first day of spring (vernal equinox), is a secular holiday, observed across the faiths and goes back some three thousand years, with practices that are partly rooted in the rituals and traditions of Zoroastrianism, the religion of ancient Persia, before the advent of Islam in 7th century A.D.

Nowruz is celebrated not just in Iran but also in other countries in Central Asia, like Iraq, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey. The Indian Parsis also observe this holiday.

The image below shows you a Haft-Seen table, a table ladened with symbolic items to bring in the new year.

To read more about Nowruz and to get some recipe ideas, head on over to LinsFood: http://linsfood.com/nowruz-norooz-persian-new-year/

Tyre Durometer my instrument for today's job getting Seven ready for race season,Soft tyres were it is at ;)...

Tyre Durometer my instrument for today's job getting Seven ready for race season,Soft tyres were it is at ;) #Pitcrew

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold
it would be a merrier world.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien
This week round Up from Joy Stewart

Originally shared by Joy Stewart

We’re pleased to announce another delicious week on foodies plus; from sweets to salads, we’ve seen a great variety of recipes. Please enjoy our weekly roundup.

Shiitake Tsukune (Chicken Meatballs with Shiitake Mushrooms)

+Joy Stewart’s flavorful meatballs cooked over the coals will have you salivating:
https://plus.google.com/108956228413594587937/posts/hebKMYMm2yn

Sooji Dhokla (Semolina Steam Cake)

Sangita Agrawal shared with us a light, deliciously moist semolina cake:
https://plus.google.com/104316124230578244621/posts/BikEV7FwHnX

Lamb Burger Sliders

Jacob Harrison tried out a delectable recipe for lamb sliders with Cumin Mint Aoli from Healthy Gut Cookbook by Maya Gangadharan and Gavin Pritchard:
https://plus.google.com/+JacobHarrison90/posts/6NnEbBWXqf1

Tortillas
A Tall Order’s post on how to make tortillas had us craving Mexican food:
https://plus.google.com/+ATallOrder25/posts/329pBMDRitL

Tom Yum Goong and Shimchi Onigiri Amuse Bouche

Azlin Bloor’s delicious, sophisticated small bite is perfect to impress your guests:
https://plus.google.com/+AzlinBloor/posts/1T6sPhm1seB

Thai Green Papaya Salad

A first post by another newcomer, +Thanya’s spicy and sweet crunchy salad is a delightful light meal:
https://plus.google.com/114763773999025862913/posts/FX4PZJWFMeR

Cured Salmon

FrenchTouch shared with us an easy, flavorful method of making cured salmon at home:
https://plus.google.com/115279025733708574604/posts/f8cUeZDVb97

Salmon Cakes with Wasabi Mayo

Paul Binns’ delectable salmon cakes with a spicy dressing are a great starter for fish lovers:
https://plus.google.com/+PaulBinns/posts/8mBYQ7VKrFH

Beans and Bacon

Sandra Rerecic shared a fabulous side with fava beans and bacon:
https://plus.google.com/+SandraRerecic/posts/5gNmcRx6nCb

Pineapple Fritters with Lemon & Chili Syrup

A Tall Order shared with us a method for pineapple fritters at home with a mouthwatering dipping syrup: https://plus.google.com/+ATallOrder25/posts/h49xPr3xxL4

Cheesy Broccoli Florets

Sangita Agrawal’s cheesy broccoli snack is easy and delicious: https://plus.google.com/104316124230578244621/posts/K22zz4ktuG2

Cabbage Kofta Curry

Balvinder Ubi shared with us a great vegetarian dish made with cabbage: https://plus.google.com/115748588937550164964/posts/81FizPMDsrF

Coconut Rawa Laddo (Coconut Semolina Sweet Balls)

In keeping with our culianry balls theme, Indrani Sen’s sweet coconut semolina balls are a decadent dessert: https://plus.google.com/+IndraniSenBlogger/posts/D2HD9sWusRD

Matzo Balls in Chicken Soup

Continuing March’s balls theme, +Joy Stewart shares with us a traditional recipe for holiday dumplings: https://plus.google.com/+JoyStewart/posts/GcQ1gH91VJc

Chickpea and Roasted Red Pepper Salad

Sandra Rerecic’s light, easy and delicious salad is perfect as a side or anytime: https://plus.google.com/+SandraRerecic/posts/5TwqH34vyAF


Quite a delicious week, wouldn’t you agree?
Hope to have another tasty week ahead!

#nomadkitchencounter
#foodiesweeklyroundup

Ozric Tentacles and Arthur Lowbridge (Joe Public) Credit

Ozric Tentacles and Arthur Lowbridge (Joe Public) Credit

*and still running ;) on u #SoundCloud

*and still running ;) on u #SoundCloud

Originally shared by Jon “the chef” Hole

One of Those Cool running Days in da kitchen ;)
#NuJazz  
https://soundcloud.com/yusuke-mizushima/acid-jazz-mix-jazzual-suspects?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=googleplus

Culinary Red Squirrel circa 14th Century my cook for the day ;)

Culinary Red Squirrel circa 14th Century my cook for the day ;)

Undulating sense of melody

Undulating sense of melody

Originally shared by Jon “the chef” Hole

Hindi Zahra is a Franco-Moroccan singer and actress,her original gently undulating sense of melody.
With a subtle, understated guitar, a dash of gypsy between the lines, and a hint of blues with a capital B.

Time stands still - Intense, intimate, poetic vibrations, with a velvety feline timbre. At thirty, Hindi Zahra is neither a reality show wonder nor the umpteenth shooting star fizzing across the firmament of vocal jazz.

Music is the story of her life, a family affair.
Her songs are mostly in English but some lyrics as in the song "Imik Si Mik" are in the Berber language.

Thanks Hugo Alexandre Cruz for putting me on to this artist :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgJ0y8EL4Ag

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious That is what i say to this !!!

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious That is what i say to this !!!
So luv Rhubarb what a way to do it

In the United Kingdom, the first rhubarb of the year is harvested by candlelight in forcing sheds
where all other light is excluded - a practice that produces a sweeter, more tender stalk

Rhubarb has been used for medical purposes by the Chinese for thousands of years and appears in The Divine Farmer's Herb-Root Classic,
Compiled about 2700 years ago

Imported along the Silk Road, reaching Europe in the 14th century through the ports of Aleppo and Smyrna, and becoming known as "Turkish rhubarb".

Later, when the usual route lay through Russia, "Russian rhubarb" became the familiar term.

The value of rhubarb can be seen in Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo's report of his embassy in 1403-05 to Timur in Samarkand:
"The best of all merchandise coming to Samarkand was from China: especially silks, satins, musk, rubies, diamonds, pearls, and rhubarb.

"Sock in the eye" +Stephanie Stiavetti :)
#rhubarb #rhubarbrecipes 

Originally shared by Stephanie Stiavetti

Pickled rhubarb is sweet, spicy, and simply put: bracing.

It's a pickle-lover's pickle. A bit can likely cause the weak-willed to suck air in through their teeth after a bite and grip the table. But the flavor, the sweetness, the sour air, the tart slap, and with a spice with enough bite that it leaves marks like a bad (or good) kisser. If you have leftover vinegar after using the pickled rhubarb, reserve it for vinaigrette, cocktails, or whatever else you think needs a tart, astringent sock in the eye.

Ingredients:
3 stalks rhubarb
2 star anise
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Half cinnamon stick
1 bay leaf
5 whole cloves
5 whole peppercorns
1½ cup white vinegar
¾ cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
Equipment:
1 32-ounce canning jar, with lid

http://www.theculinarylife.com/2014/springtime-swagger-pickled-rhubarb/

#cooking #recipes #recipesandfood #recipeoftheday #food #theculinarylife #delicious #pickles   #pickling   #springtime   #springrecipes

Time to Enter into Warrior Mode ? Enchanted Spirit

Time to Enter into Warrior Mode ? Enchanted Spirit
"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth"

http://www.enchantedspirit.org/

"I plant rosemary all over the garden, so pleasant is it to know that at every few steps one may draw the kindly...

"I plant rosemary all over the garden, so pleasant is it to know that at every few steps one may draw the kindly branchlets through one's hand, and have the enjoyment of their incomparable incense; and I grow it against walls, so that the sun may draw out its inexhaustible sweetness to greet me as I pass"
Gertrude Jekyll

Originally shared by Jon “the chef” Hole

Rosemary my Queen of the herbs "Where Rosemary flourishes, the Woman rules" and in England it was believed that rosemary could not grow in the garden of the home unless the mistress was the master.

Carrying a twig protects from the evil eye.

Is believed to attract faerie and good energies.
Rosemary in twigs hung over cradles prevented faeries from stealing infants.

A man who is indifferent to the fragrance of rosemary is unable to give true love to a woman and those who smell rosemary frequently will retain their youth.
( I got my head in it ;)

Place rosemary under your pillow to help you to remember your dreams and to keep away nightmares and other unwanted nighttime visitations.

If you haven't chosen a mate yet and have several to think about, name a pot for each one and plant rosemary in each pot.
The one that grows the fastest and strongest is your best choice.
If you don't have any options, make a poppet of yourself and stuff it with rosemary to attract a lover to you.
You can also do this to attract healing energy.

Wear Rosemary oil on those occasions that you want to make a lasting impression.

Scientific evidence suggests that rosemary does in fact stimulate the memory centers of the brain.
So use a sprig of rosemary as a book-marker and wear rosemary oil when studying and on test day to help you remember what you need to know.