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Category Archives: Family
Passionfruit Pudding Cake – awesome!
Forgive my long delay in posting recipes – my total focus is on www.ExceptionalWomenAwardees.com – raising money to support the mentoring of mid career, high potential women – enabling them to rise in leadership. When women improve their career status … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged cake, desserts, passion fruit, pudding, supporting women
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Carrot Raisin Salad – so easy and delish!
I love carrots and raisins and together they make a grand salad. But for those who are lactose, gluten and dairy/eggs intolerant – I had to come up with a different approach. You will LOVE This recipe – I do! … Continue reading
Our rescue dog Benji and feral cat Ginger – love at first sight! And Bread and Butter Pudding!
Benji is our rescue dog – we have had him for about 6 months now – and he is beloved of the whole family. Ginger is a feral cat – or at least she was – now she and Benji … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Dogs, Family, Little farm products, Recipes
Tagged Bread and Butter Pudding Little Farm Style
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Holidays approaching…..wishing everyone a peaceful and healthy season filled with joy
The holiday season for many is joyful and for most is filled with remembrances – good and sad. I feel blessed that my loved ones are here with me with some sad exceptions, but overall we are well and living … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Philanthropy
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A Cream Cheese Cake from Poland – divine!
I tried this recipe from ALL RECIPES and loved it! The family loved it too! I know you will as well. The crumbly brown sugar topping just makes it amazing. Enjoy! Polish Cream Cheese Coffee Cake Ingredients · 1 cup … Continue reading
Our grandson graduated from the Junior Lifeguard Program this summer – so proud of him!
Our oldest grandson graduated from the Junior Lifeguard Program here in CA this summer – cant believe how he is growing up – sooo proud of him! Way to go!
Posted in Blog, Family
Tagged exercise, family, fitness, grandchildren, Grandma, grandson, health, Junior Lifeguard Program in Southern California, pride, youth
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Amazing crop of tomatoes this year – pears too -some of our animals passed while a new animal joins the family – sweet rescue
After our beloved Central Asian Shepherd puppy of 1.5 years Smokey, died suddenly in her sleep a month ago we have been searching through rescue places for another rescue who could get along with our three cats. We found one … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Dogs, Family, Fruit, Gluten Free, Jams, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged cooking with kids, crops, dogs, farming, fruit, goats, jams, pear butter, pears, rescues, tomatoes, urban farming
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Telacu Foundation had its annual gala and I am honored to serve on their advisory board
What a star studded event it was! Hundreds of Telacu scholarship winners were on the stage and the tables were filled with luminaries from all over the State of California and elsewhere. And all of this is the brainchild and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Entrepreneurship, Family, Philanthropy, Raising Children
Tagged family, passion, philanthropy in the Latino community, Telacu
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Shakshuka – a Middle Eastern dish that is delicious!
Shakshuka is served in the Middle East especially in Israel – you can find it in the USA in many middle eastern restaurants. It is good for breakfast, lunch, dinner or in between and with warmed fresh pita is divine! … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Little farm products, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Starters, Vegetables
Tagged breakfast, Chili Powder, Cumin, dinner, garlic, Israel, lunch, olive oil, onion, paprika, pepper, peppers, salt, Shakshuka, snacks, tomatoes
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Fabulous annual family week – happy times living in the moment!
This past week was a wonderful one – with the entire USA based family for our annual family week. Such fun – tons of swimming and food and so much more. So lovely to have no schedule and just hang … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged being together, children, Cooking with Grandma, family, Grandma, love and respect, raising children
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The New Segil Urban Farm Fellow – Training Camp staff in Urban Farming, Beekeeping and More
Every year we endow a young adult to become a Segil Urban Farm Fellow at the Shalom Institute Children’s camp in Malibu. My husband Clive trains them with his deep knowledge of farming in an urban environment ( although you … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Goats, Little farm products, Live Events, Philanthropy, Women's Topics
Tagged Bible, charity, Chesed, doing good, Empowering Women, Fellowship, Judaism, Philanthropy, Talmud, Torah, Tzedakah, urban farming
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Making Ossobucco – yummy! And in the slow cooker it is a snap to make!
This is a really easy recipe for Osso-bucco using my Slow Cooker. Slow-Cooker Osso Buco Servings: 4 Bottom of Form Ingredients · 1/2 cup all-purpose flour · Four 1-1/2- to 2-inch-thick veal shanks (about 2-1/2 lb.) · Kosher salt and freshly … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Little farm products, Meat, Raising Children, Recipes to Make with Children, Rice, Salad, Slow Cooker
Tagged Gremolata, lemon zest, olive oil, Osso Bucco, rice, slow cooker, Veal Shanks
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Bella the Cow is stealing the Little Farm Show!
We are in love with Bella our new cow! She is very tame – was in a petting zoo -and so loves kids ( and they love her). We are planning to breed her in a few weeks – hope … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cows, Family, Raising Children
Tagged Cow, family, farming, grandkids and animals, Grandma, Little farm, Miniature Cows, urban farming
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New Addition to The Little Farm – Bella the cow!
We are so excited to add to our menagerie – Bella the miniature cow. Here she is in all her glory with Farmer Clive who bought her at an auction. It is not easy to find a mini cow and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Cows, Dogs, Family, Goats, Little farm products
Tagged Bulls, Cheese from Cow's milk, Dexter, family, Goats cheese, grandkids, Little farm, Miniature Cows, Zebu
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Lovely recipe ( healthy too) for Idaho Trout and Swiss Chard! YUM!
Came across this recipe and tried it out. It was really divine. So easy and quick too. We grow our own garlic, rosemary, onions, swiss chard, thyme, etc etc – so it was easy to pull together. Just had to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Fish, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged capers, cast iron pan, Fish, garlic, idaho trout, lemon juice, non stick pan, olive oil, olives, onion, pepper, peppers, red wine vinegar, rosemary, salt, shallots, swiss chard, thyme, tomatoes, trout
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Learning about The Electoral College – I thought I understood it – but until I saw this video – I realise there were nuances I missed – take a look!
After the election I was driven to find out more about the Electoral College – its history and implications. I found a fascinating video that explained it so well. Take a look! I thought I understood before – but I … Continue reading
Latino Donor Collaborative – learned a lot about the powerful economic force of the community
I am proud to serve on the Advisory board of TELACU Foundation which serves the Latino/a community nationally but especially in the LA area. I also serve on the board of a Latina businesswoman who runs a Construction company of significant … Continue reading
Our eldest grandson Jack turned 10 ! He wanted me to make a Jack in the Beanstalk Cake – so I did! And he was accepted into Junior Lifeguards for the summer!
It is always my pleasure to make cakes for my grandsons – and our eldest grandson Jack who turned ten – asked for a special one. This was a really tough week with the loss of my dear friend and … Continue reading
Loss of a friend – such pain and a vacuum in my life and that of her family and friends – today was her funeral and memorial –
Yesterday after months of pain and anguish, my dear friend Ilene passed. We spoke many times every week, texted multiple times a day, traveled with our husbands together – and our children grew up together as we lived just a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Prayers and Religion, Women's Topics
Tagged family, Friends, funeral, Grief, love, memorials, sisters
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Passover – an important holiday with family and friends – how blessed we are!
We were blessed this year to have a full house – family mainly with a few dear friends. I took special care with the table – since our children may well take on the seder responsibilities in years to come … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Fish, Fruit, Live Events, Prayers and Religion, Raising Children
Tagged Cooking for family, cooking with kids, family, Grandma, Passover, Pesach, praying, Reading, religion, Sharing with children, stories
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