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  • I Cracked the Outer Shell and Touched the Inside of my Soul

    Transition to male has been rewarding and an eye opening experience. Writing this blog as a transgender artist helps to transform my life for the better and hopefully will help others in their life no matter what your personal transition may be.

  • The Chameleon Effect and My Shifting Color Palettes.

    Reflecting on how my environment and where I live imbues itself into my artwork through my color palette

  • Gender Identity and the Dreaded Self Portait; At Least I Didn’t Cut My Ear Off

    I ponder whether Vincent Van Gogh had an identity crises and cut his ear off because of his torment from this crises.

  • Pan-fried Tofu and Tatsoi on Khubz

    I have created a pan-fried tofu sandwich on homemade khubz using the fresh tatsoi greens I purchased from the Weavers Way farm.

  • Dessert-ish Pizza on Khubz

    Experimenting with Khubz (arabic bread) making dessert pizza.

  • Khubz! The Staff of Life.

    I especially love Khubz, the bread my Tateh (grandmother) made her entire life. It is a style of bread that comes from Palestine and the Middle East. A type of Pita bread, there are several types of Khubz, this version is the Taboon style bread baked over small hot stones.

  • A Few Veggies A Meal Makes

    These are the the veggie’s I had in the fridge this time around and I also had some beautiful bright mustard greens as well.

  • Gourmet Homestyle on the Cheap

    Gourmet budget-friendly flatbread recipe

  • Art installation- Down on the Farm!

    I know my posts have been few lately, as I have recently moved to a new state and have been out of touch a bit. Hope to post a bit more now. Stay tuned. A couple of friends of mine and I went to a very interesting and cool art installation designed to bring recognition…

  • Little French Bakery and Cafe’

    This is the real deal, old school French bakery and cafe’ in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia

  • Farm Fresh Potato Hash

    Good farm fresh food on a budget-Skillet Hash!

  • A star is born…and eaten!

    This is, believe it or not, the first time I bought and ate a Starfruit! Here he shines in my crudite’ with guacamole. Sounds odd but I’ll eat anything with guacamole. I used the rest of him in an eggplant stew to add a bit of tart sweetness to the pot. Very good. That is…

  • Plantains, Beans and Rice

    I bought some Plantains at our local Amish market, fried them and then sprinkled them with chili powder and salt.

  • On Set Food Styling with Foodstyl.com

    This is a food styling gig I did with Foodstyl.com. We spent 2 long days working on set with a couple different new products.

  • Woo Hoo 200 !

  • Thanks fellow blogger for my award! But I’m too lazy to play along…

    Thank you summer4soul for my award! I am truly grateful for your recognition. I have made an about turn, for now,  on my posting of awards and playing along with the “chain” of nominations. I simply can’t keep up with it and am selfish and only want to post what I want.  Blah, so there you go…

  • The Incredible Coconut

    Coconuts are versatile and delicious. Crack them open with a hammer to expose the white flesh and harvest the coconut meat for all your scrumptious recipes. I like to use them in my impromptu curried vegetable dishes.

  • BLT anyone? How ’bout Grouper with Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato!

    This is a great way to start the morning at the Farmer ‘s Market. So Good!! Yum Food!!  Yum Art!! © [Jay Mora- Shihadeh] and [artistfromtheinsideout.wordpress.com], [2012]. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material, artwork, or photo’s without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may…

  • Ying Yang art

    A series of ying yang oil pastels depicting various states of mind and feelings.

  • Very Inspiring Bloggers Award!

    nutsfortreasure nominated my blog for the “Very Inspiring Blogger Award” Here is what I had to do to accept: 1. Post the award image 2.  Link to the person who nominated you. Thank you: nutsfortreasure again 3.  Tell 7 Facts about yourself My 7 Facts 1. I am an Artist and Poet; who craves interesting points of…