[Watch] HALVA Recipe | Mourning Traditions | How Food Helps Us Cope with Loss l 5 Stages of Grief – Refika’s Kitchen

Hello everyone! Three and a half weeks after the earthquake, we are back in our kitchen. Turkiye has faced maybe one of the biggest catastrophes of last century, in which we have officially lost more than 40K country citizen. (Predicted number of total deaths in this event might be above…

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Giant Oshun Cocktail – With Voice Instructions

Giant Oshun Cocktail

There are times when one has a lot of Oshun work to do. In order to make sure everybody’s concerns are given due attention, I may have to combine ceremony, but I do not skimp on offerings. So when part of the offering is a cocktail, I make a lot…

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Mejadera-roni for Dagon | Auset.net

Mejadera-roni, a dish of rice, vermicelli, lentils, and onions

It’s a starch on a starch with lentils and onions. Mixed grain dishes were a good offering to agricultural fertility deities such as Dagon, as well as good ways to use up leftovers that wouldn’t make a full meal by themselves. It also comes out pretty tasty. This is a…

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Mejadera-roni for Dagon

Mejadera-roni, a dish of rice, vermicelli, lentils, and onions

Yum Yum It’s a starch on a starch with lentils and onions. Mixed grain dishes were a good offering to agricultural fertility deities such as Dagon, as well as good ways to use up leftovers that wouldn’t make a full meal by themselves. It also comes out pretty tasty. This…

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Funeral Beef | Auset.net

Funeral Beef with 5 Milks Macaroni and Cheese in the background

This is a beef dish commonly served at funerals in Israel. It seems to be the standard regardless of religion, and upon deeper examination, makes sense. Aside of the fact that people need sustenance even while grieving, the spirits that would be attracted to it are protective and nurturing angels….

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Funeral Beef

Funeral Beef with 5 Milks Macaroni and Cheese in the background

Yum Yum This is a beef dish commonly served at funerals in Israel. It seems to be the standard regardless of religion, and upon deeper examination, makes sense. Aside of the fact that people need sustenance even while grieving, the spirits that would be attracted to it are protective and…

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Offering Plates or Stiff and Chewy Flatbread

Biodegradable Offering Plates

When we dispatch offerings outdoors, we try not to do undue damage to the environment. Paper and cardboard as well as bamboo and large leaves are often used as offering plates. A big flatbread is another option. This recipe is for a dough that once grilled in a frying pan,…

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