Artichoke salad
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Artichoke Salad Sun-Dried Tomatoes Olives Recipe.

Artichoke Salad This dish was just born yesterday. I tried it on a large group we hosted last night. If the way it was demolished is any indication, then I conclude it is fantastic. Well worth sharing with all of you! Artichoke Salad: much…
Cheese Beer Sauce
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Fettuccini in Cheese Beer Sauce Recipe

Cheese Beer Sauce I am playing on riffs on the perennial classic: My own take here is like an Alfredo Sauce on steroids. You say cream and milk, I say stout! I got inspired by a rustic and funky cheese dip we used to feast on in our lean…
Artichoke tajine
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Artichoke Tajine with Fennel, Olive and Tomatoes Recipe

Artichoke Tajine It is wonderful, and not only in summer: You can indeed make it year-round, as frozen artichoke bottoms or hearts are easy to find anytime. Artichokes: A Great Sephardi Favorite We grew up in Morocco eating them in…
gluten-free savory muffins
lima beans
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Moroccan Artichoke and Lima Beans Tajine Recipe

Lima beans (or fava beans) herald the arrival of spring. Cooked together with artichokes, this tajine stars a flavor match made in heaven. Artichokes and lima beans are two huge favorites in our Moroccan Cuisine. This dish stands alone as…
potato tajine
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Moroccan Potato Tajine Recipe. All Variations

Potato Tajine is Sephardi food at its simplest and most fragrant. Straight from the Moroccan kitchen of my childhood. Potato Tajine is ridiculously simple: Easy ingredients, easy maintenance. I have included several variations of this potato…
hummus
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Hummus Recipe. All Hummus Variations

Hummus comes in pint containers in the supermarket. Ooooops. Just kidding! But that’s how ubiquitous commercial hummus has become—a marked improvement over many other mediocre commercial offerings, but commercial nonetheless. But wait…
Shoulder Lamb Chops
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Lamb Chops in Wine Mustard Sauce Recipe.

Lamb Chops on a Stovetop There’s nothing we Sephardis don’t do with lamb: burgers, soup, stew The flavor is so intense, a little goes a long way. Just a pound or so will flavor a whole pot full of soup. Now that's a departure…
Vegetable couscous
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Summer Vegetable Couscous Recipe. All Variations

Vegetable Couscous This one is a summery version of the all-time classic Summer Vegetable Couscous: We make it light and summery by using quick-cooking and fragrant light summer vegetables, like fennel, artichokes, zucchini or Swiss…
brussels sprouts
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Brussels Sprouts Tomato Sauce Recipe. Pasta Adaptation

Brussels sprouts, zucchini and tomatoes: Mediterranean flavors at their best! Brussels Sprouts dishes are a frequent Passover and year-round treat at my table. I find Brussels sprouts somewhat underrated and underused in our country. They…
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Vegetarian Stuffed Artichoke Bottoms Recipe. Fish and Meat Variations

Artichokes: A great Sephardi favorite We grew up in Morocco eating them in every shape and form, even for dessert.  Someone in the food industry, bless him, has done all the pesky job of snapping the leaves off the artichokes, and the even…
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Mock Crab Pasta Salad Recipe

This Mock Crab Pasta Salad includes many of my favorite summer flavors! The only cooking that goes on in this dish is boiling water to soak the pasta. Mock Crab is easily available in the freezer section of your supermarket, and is all natural.…