Bourjois

A cosmetic line i just love called borjois sister company to Chanel. Love the healthy foundation 1 oz for $24.00 is not that bad. (set it with halo)
CAN YOU IMPROVE SKIN OVER 50?(and younger skin) HELL YES!- HERE IS HOW
1 Clean your face with an electric toothbrush- not to hard- just lay the vibrating toothbrush over the surface of your skin going in circular motion.
2 Aspirin mask- dissolve 6 inchoated aspirins in a little plastic bottle- shake before using (its does settle)-you can use this as a scrub or place it on your face as a mask for 20 minutes then wash off.
3 Sea salt facil scrub- dont do this all the time it can be harsh but it dose get rid of acne, clogged pores and dead skin.
4 C-ESTER creams and lotions.

ANOTHER really good brand nobody talks about is a Lacura found at ADLI- its a German made brand- wonderful skin care- the thing that impressed me the most-about this brand is a glycerin based product. Glycerin works by creating a barrier to the surface of the skin retaining moisture-and draws moisture up from below the surface of the skin (hydration hydration hydration!)

Dior Capture Totale vs Cheap ebay mineral makeup

Dior works like a dream. Its very pricey-$75.00 an oz. I was out shopping one day when a Dior rep walked up to me (we were not by the makeup counter so she was not trying to sell me anything) said you must be wearing Dior Capture, your makeup looks like beautiful natural skin - I laughed and told her "you would not believe what I am wearing- mineral makeup from eBay from a shop called mineral basics 14 gram jar for $15.00 free shipping.
That was enough for me..I am sticking with my eBay mineral.
There is a trick to applying mineral makeup so looks "good".
Use a flat top brush - press a little mineral in the top of the brush
mist lightly with fine spray bottle filled with water and moisturizer. (just enough to barely dampen the bristles) then press into the face firm yet soft... no swirly or circles.. tap tap tap..

Shellys grapeleaves

1 Jar pickled grape leaves
2 cups long grain rice
2lb lean ground beef
1/2 tsp dry mint or 10 fresh picked leaves
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper1 tsp salt
1/2 cup lemon juice
mix everything
1 JAR of garden style tomato sauce (never meat kind only chunk veggie with basil)
lay leaves dull side up..pointing away from you.
place thin row of meat mixture along the wide side and roll away..
no need to fold the ends in. just layer then in a pan
when everything is rolled and laying in pan cover with jar sauce.. if needed fill jar with water shake it getting all the goodies out of the jar, keep adding until the layers grapes leaves are just covered with fluid.
med high heat wait till it comes to a boil and cook for 20 min. turn off heat leave in pan to rest.

Shellys hummus

Hummus
In Arabic the word hummus is used to describe the dish or just chickpeas by themselves. The full name of the dish is hummus bi tahina (Arabic: حُمُّص بالطحينة) "chickpeas with tahini". Hummus is popular in various local forms throughout the Middle Eastern world.
Recipe
1/4 Cup Yogurt
1 Can Garbanzo Beans "Chick Peas"
1/2 Cup Tahini (Sesame Seed Paste)
1/2 Cup Lemon Juice
2-3 Cloves of Garlic
1/2 Tsp of Salt1/2T olive oil "if to thick"3-4
4 Tbs of Fresh Parsley "for garnish"1 Tsp of Cayenne Pepper or Paprika "for garnish"
1/4 Cup of Olive Oil "for garnish"

Mix first 9 ingredients and blend until smooth and to desired thickness. Garnish with parsley, cayenne pepper and olive oil.

My Portuguese soup recipe

1 large can of chicken broth
fill the can with water.. one can of water
1/2 chop onion
1/2 chop red pepper
1 1/2 cups of instant potato flaks
cool till everything comes to a boil
add 2 bunches of kale
4 sliced hot and spicy sausages
bring to a boil 2/3 cup of parmesan cheese
top off with pepper to taste (i love mine peppery)

I ask Aunt Lois to share her memories of the Syrian side of my family so I could share it with my kids and grand kids.

Hi Honey,

Our vacation spots were Geneva-on-the-lake in Ohio, when we were kids. Grand pap had a niece, his sister's daughter Sadie, that lived in Geneva, NY so we use to visit her after our vacation. She had asthma pretty bad and moved to Phoenix, AZ. When U Bill was stationed in AZ, we were in contact with her again. We use to as a family go to Isaly's for lunch...Grandma would never order anything, but would take food off our plates!!!! Then of course, those dreaded family drives on a Sunday, that we were forced to go. Three of us girls in the back seat would end of fighting after being confined for so long, well technically, just your Mom and I would fight, Aunt Bev was the peacemaker. But, we did enjoy getting ice cream at the end of the drive in Wolfdale. We had many trips to New Kensington to see our Sitto, Giddo, and Aunt Jay. We use to enjoy visiting with all our cousins, those were fun times.

We all looked forward to Grandma's baking bread day, I can still smell that wonderful smell coming from the kitchen. We especially enjoyed her meat pies, which were our favorites. At that time growing up, we girls weren't thrilled with Arabic cooking, we all liked pizza, but of course that changed as we grew older,and WISER!!!

Grandma's Family:
Parents: Mose and Mary
Louie (Millie), Mose (Julie), Ann (Laeso), Sam (Jenny), Mike (Josephine), Jessie (her real name is Katherine), George (Esther)

Grandpaps Family:
Parents: Yousef and Tamara Hanna (Billius was her maiden name)
Mileh, Elias (grandpap) Saleb, Hanna, Mikel, Enis and sisters Afifi and Nezha

Two of Grandpap brothers went to South America, and Grandpap to USA. His two brothers eventually went back to Syria.

Grandpap's name-Elias Yousef Hanna (Louis Joseph John.) According to Nofal, Grandpap changed his last name while he was in this country so it would sound more American.

Grandpap worked at Weirton Steel Mill,Weirton, WVA for 26 years, then Jessop for 25 years. He retired at the age of 67.
Grandpap's family info I got from Nofal when we visited him in Pittsburgh in 2000, before he moved back to Syria. Nofal has 2 sons with his second wife.

Also according to U George, Grandpap's nickname was "Tiger", in his card playing days. He was a very serious, and excellent poker player.

I sure wish I knew more, but as kids you never think of asking the important questions.

Love you,
Aunt Lois