
Cabbage Sauerkraut Soup Recipe
My Cabbage Sauerkraut soup makes double use of cabbage.
I look for every excuse to use the humble cabbage, like in this cabbage sauerkraut soup. Talk about gastronomie sans argent, with nutrition worth its weight in gold. Cabbage and caraway…

Quick Thai Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Thai Pumpkin Soup
This flavor lineup in this soup is unbeatable. It is overlaid with Asian flavors: peanut butter, ginger, cinnamon, coconut milk: Mmmmm... it sounds almost like dessert! I love the whole pumpkin and squash family, and welcome…

Apricot Oat Bars Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
My apricot oat bars are incredibly easy and wonderful! There is nothing I don’t do with oats, even mudpacks and hair rinses (which of course I don’t eat, or drink, respectively: Relax!) No problem whatsoever adapting these apricot oat bars to…

Fava Bean Soup (Bessara) Recipe. Iced Variation
Fava Bean Soup
Fava Bean Soup. This is a funky and much beloved Moroccan classic, called Bessara.
Fava Bean Soup soup costs pennies
It also takes no time to make, but it tastes like a million bucks, much more seductive than the sum of…

Moroccan Semolina Soup Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
In my native Morocco this semolina soup is often breakfast.
Semolina soup takes minutes from beginning to end and costs pennies, and it is so satisfying.
I have whipped it up countless times when I needed to round out a meal in a jiffy. You…

Cape Cod Cold Kugel Recipe
Huh? Cold Kugel? What's going on, have I lost my head? Who needs a cold kugel recipe? Who would even give cold kugel the right time of day? Or was I just playing with alliteration (Cape Cold Cold Kugel: Does sound catchy!)? Seriously: All of…

Date Power Bars Recipe
Date Power Bars. Homemade
Have you ever taken the time to read the ingredient list in most commercial brands of power bars?
I am sorry to have to say this:
Commercial power bars are not the healthy snacks they are cracked up to be.
By…

Moroccan Fishballs in Lemon Sauce Recipe. All Variations
Fishballs Moroccan Style:
They are our Moroccan/Sephardi answer to Gefilte Fish, easy, fragrant, zippy and delicious.
No problem using this exact fishballs recipe using meat or poultry:
Simply substitute ground beef, chicken, turkey, or…

Mock Crab Summer Rolls with Thai Sauce Recipe
Mock crab makes a wonderful filling for summer rolls.
And it is super easy, as mock crab is precooked and therefore doesn't require additional cooking.
Summer rolls are those delightful paper-thin rice disks that you dip in warm water to soften…

Lamb and Pine Nut-Stuffed Grape Leaves Recipe
These stuffed grape leaves are a real treat, and might cure you of all misguided urges you might have to open a can and find a dozen insipid ready-to-eat grape leaves. Instead, spend a few minutes on the preparation of these fabulous gems, and…

Semolina Almond Cake Recipe. Gluten-Free Variation
Semolina Almond Cake
It is a delightful Sephardi/Moroccan dessert classic made from semolina and almonds, and soaked in a lemon syrup. It goes by some other, fun names in Sephardi Kitchens: Basbusa, Tishpishti. The idea is the same in…

Pumpkin Chestnut Mousse Recipe. Gluten-Free
Pumpkin Chestnut Mousse
Does pumpkin with red beans and chestnuts sound funky enough for you?
The best part is, no, make that the best parts are: No cooking, delicious, and nutritious enough to be much more than dessert, indeed part…
