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therealmelindastrauss

Grateful for these two today and I can’t stop gi

Grateful for these two today and I can’t stop giving them hugs 🤗
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I did something today that I haven’t been able to do since Zach was born 12 years ago! I went to Neilah 🙏🏻 and boy did I need it! Neilah comes at the end of Yom Kippur, when the final prayers of repentance are recited before the shofar is blown and I made every single word count!
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It always amazes me that this is the moment when Hashem decides our fate for the year and I hope we can all make the best of every single moment we are given. May you all have a good year and be inscribed in the book of life.
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Did you have a meaningful Yom Kippur? How was your fast?
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#fastday #repentance #prayersfortheworld #dayofatonement #grateful #gratefulheart #wordsarepowerful #prayforpeace #proudjew #jewishnewyear #jewishholidays #yomkippur #familyfirst #gettingolderandwiser #meaningfullife #makeitcount #makethebestoflife #peaceandlove

This is one of the best soups I’ve ever made and

This is one of the best soups I’ve ever made and I’m excited to share it with you! I developed this recipe back in 2016 to celebrate the new year and I there couldn’t be a better time to bring it back.
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GINGER MISO KABOCHA SQUASH SOUP
original recipe on melindastrauss.com
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2 kabocha squash
2 Tbsp olive oil
a sprinkle salt and pepper
1 lb. beef stew meat
1 Tbsp oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbsp fresh minced ginger
2 Tbsp white miso paste
3 cups low sodium vegetable stock
1/2 cup canned coconut milk
2 Tbsp lime juice
1 Tbsp soy sauce
🍵Toppings:
coconut milk
fresh cilantro or parsley
toasted sesame seeds
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Preheat the oven to 400°F. and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cut the kabocha squash in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Cut each half into 3 large pieces and place them on the baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 30 minutes, until the squash is fork tender. Scoop the flesh of the squash away from the skin and set aside for the soup.
Heat a large pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat then add the stew meat and cook on all sides until brown, around 3-4 minutes. Remove the meat and set aside to add back to the pot later.
Heat the oil in the pot then add the garlic, ginger and miso paste. Stir for 1 minute, scraping up the bits in the bottom of the pan.
Add the roasted kabocha squash, vegetable stock, coconut milk, lime juice and soy sauce and stir together. Bring the mixture to a boil then add the browned meat back to the pot, lower the temperature to a simmer and cover the soup. Simmer for 1 hour.
When the soup is ready and the meat is tender, remove the meat from the pot to shred into small piece and blend the remaining kabocha squash soup with a hand blender. Add the meat back to the pot then serve with a drizzle of coconut milk and a sprinkle of fresh herbs and toasted sesame seeds.
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#foodblogfeed #kabochasquash #fallsoup #leanandgreen #healthyrecipes #thefeedfeed #misosoup #recipeoftheday #glutenfree #dairyfreerecipes #healthcoach #newyear

I don’t know who needs to hear this today but it

I don’t know who needs to hear this today but it’s okay to forgive someone that never apologized 🙏🏻
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What do you think? Can it be done?
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Share this post with someone that could use this message.
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#forgiveness #apologies #personalgrowth #selflove #selfreflection #livewithpurpose #livewithpassion #intentionalliving #letgoandgrow

Have you registered to vote yet??? . @naominachman

Have you registered to vote yet???
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@naominachman spoke in her stories today about our right as woman to vote in 🇺🇸 and I want to reiterate that here as well. I can’t even imagine living in a time where women couldn’t vote but that is our past and it’s something that is still limited in many countries around the world. It is our right and our duty as Americans and women to vote!
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Have you registered yet?
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If you have any questions, you can reach out privately. Even if you live in a state that votes the opposite of your political beliefs, you’re vote still matters! Your VOICE still matters 🙏🏻
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#nationalvoterregistrationday #yourvoicematters #votevotevote #patriotic #redwhiteandblue #exerciseyourrighttovote #yourvotecounts #yourvoteisyourvoice

If you dare to try and use your voice, be a light,

If you dare to try and use your voice, be a light, and make a difference for the positive, but know that you will still offend people...(hint: it’s 2020 and people are really easily offended right now)...so do it anyway!
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Keep encouraging others and remember that it's better to show up, do your best, and learn how to keep growing than it is to remain quiet and safe from criticism. ⁣⁣Also remember critics are often critics 🤷🏼‍♀️ Right now some people are looking for a fight or an argument. Or feel the need to let you know that they disagree with you, their way is better, and you really need to change.
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Guard your energy. Set your own boundaries. Keep some people close to you that will speak truth, offer honest constructive criticism when needed, and also remind you that people are sometimes mean and ridiculous and their opinion shouldn’t matter to you 😏 As @msrachelhollis always says “Don’t let someone in the cheap seats have an expensive opinion in your life.” In other words, surround yourself with people you trust who will be honest with you. ⁣⁣
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I needed this reminder today and thought a few others might as well 🙏🏻
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(PS- no need for any comments or private messages on how this offends you if it does...Seriously tho 😂) #yourvoicematters #bethechange #bethechangeyouwanttosee #showupeveryday #personalgrowth #mindsetiseverything #surroundyourselfwithgoodpeople #inspirationalwomen #bethelight #daretodream #respecteachother #speakyourtruth #leadership #trump2020 #doitanyway
📸 cred @estybphotography

Do you know what you are praying for going into th

Do you know what you are praying for going into the Jewish New Year?
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Until today, I had no idea besides the usuals. Praying for health, my family, for happiness, my friends, for all of you! But you know me, I like to think, and reflect and I reallllllly like to get specific. In what ways would I like to grow this coming year? What would I like to do more or less of? What would I like to thank Hashem for?
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So what changed for me today? I was scrolling through my phone to find a video when I started seeing all of the events of this past year. Honestly, it's so easy to forget the great things when life gets hard and I think it's safe to say that right now, life isn’t easy. So what happened in the year 5780? I was in a lifting competition, created a new conference for living with intention, started a podcast and interviewed incredible women, shared my tahini cookie bars and watched them go viral, travelled to Hawaii with my family and watched my son scuba dive for the first time, ate and drank my way through Miami with @busyinbrooklyn and @spiceandzest, helped hundreds of Optavia clients work on their goals, mentored coaches to reach their own dreams, spent the most amazing (and challenging) summer in Seattle with my family, and started sharing my political views on social media and realized that my voice matters, no matter how hard it is to speak up!
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I have so much to be thankful for and so much to continue praying for. By taking the time to reflect on my year, I am starting to get a better idea of the person I want to become, and that only happens because of Hashem.
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I want to wish you all a happy and sweet new year full of health, love, gratefulness, bravery, happy moments, personal and professional growth, and the ability to celebrate your accomplishments! I also hope this year you are able to forgive yourself for not being perfect. I hope you will create dreams and go after them, even though you might fail. I hope you get everything you want but keep moving forward even if you don't.
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#roshhashanah #happynewyear #grateful #happyandhealthy #selfreflection #shanatova #familyiseverything

I decided to resurrect an old recipe from 2015 tha

I decided to resurrect an old recipe from 2015 that I used to make at food demos and she's a beauty, ain't she?!?
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For today's pie, I used green and yellow squash. You can also add carrots and eggplant so the pie has tons of color. What other vegetables would you add?
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Zucchini, Carrot and Eggplant Rose Pie
makes one 9-inch round tart
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2 whole zucchini
4 large rainbow carrots
1 medium eggplant
1 ½ cups marinara sauce
½ cup crumbled feta cheese (optional)
extra virgin olive oil
sea salt
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Preheat the oven to 375° F. and grease a 9-inch pie pan with cooking spray.
Pour the marinara sauce in the bottom of the pan and sprinkle with feta cheese. Set the pan aside until ready to fill with vegetable roses.
Using a potato peeler, thinly slice the zucchini, carrots and eggplant lengthwise and pile the vegetables together.
To make the roses, take one long slice of a vegetable and roll it on itself very tightly to form the core of the rose. Take another slice and keep rolling around each other, using 2-3 slices per rose. Place the bud on the marinara and feta in the pan and the bud should stay in place on the cheese. Continue creating rose buds of different colors and vegetables and place them one next to the other until the pan is filled with roses.
Drizzle the vegetable roses with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Additionally, you can add spices like oregano, garlic powder, etc.
Bake the rose pie for 30 minutes, until the vegetables are cooked through. This dish reheats very well and can be made dairy-free without the feta. Oooh and drizzle some pesto on top. That sounds awesome!
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#recipeoftheday #leanandgreen #healthyholiday #happyholidays #roshhashanah #foodblogfeed #healthyrecipes #zucchinirecipes #thefeedfeed @thefeedfeed #imsomartha #eatyourgreens #healthyliving

OH YEAH, we're doing this again!!! Another @peaslo

OH YEAH, we're doing this again!!! Another @peaslovencarrots Cookbook GIVEAWAY 🥳
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So I did this thing where I bought a ton of copies of Danielle's book to send to Seattle AND New York...which means I have an extra cookbook on my hands! The rest of the copies were gifts to my dad and sisters. Instead of keeping this extra for myself, I decided one of YOU should get it! PS. You are looking at the Sumac Pickled Onions on page 26. I used white onions instead of red and they came out amazing!!
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Super easy to enter!
💜Like this post
🥕Follow @peaslovencarrots and @therealmelindastrauss
✌🏻Tag 2 friends in the comments
🌶Extra entry for sharing your favorite PLC Cookbook recipe
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Note: I can only ship the book in the US. You can live anywhere to enter as long as you have someone to receive the prize in the US. Thanks and good luck! I'll announce the giveaway winner after Rosh Hashanah.
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#giveaway #holidaygiveaway #peaslovencarrots #cookbook #pickledonions #sumac #happyholidays #roshhashanah #plcthecookbook #thefeedfeed #easyrecipes #giftideas

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