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Babaghanoush Recipe

Eggplant lovers,  you'll be happy! We all know Babaghanoush is a huge favorite, with Sephardi expats and beyond. (We Moroccans eat semi-industrial amounts of eggplant!) But somehow not all babaghanoush recipes are created equal. I suspect…
A bowl of food with some type of candy
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Pecan Brownie Pie with Cranberries Recipe.

Fresh cranberries are flooding produce stalls, and Thanksgiving is fast approaching. This year I thought I would take cranberries in a different direction, not a relish or chutney or cranberry pie this time. I decided to dream up a chocolate…
low carb dessert
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Pumpkin Cranberry Almond Torte Recipe

Pumpkin Cranberry Almond Torte Pumpkin Cranberry Almond Torte is low carb. And low carb dessert recipes are very dear to me. And this pumpkin almond cranberry torte is a real winner. Talk about what you should bring them for Thanksgiving!…
A plate of food on top of a stove.
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Low Carb Pancakes and Breads Recipes. Gluten-Free

Low Carb Pancakes Low Carb Pancakes. The challenge here is, no grain flour and no sugar. But just as it is true that if life sends you lemons, you make lemonade, so too, if life withholds carbs, you make no or low carb pancakes and other…
A plate of lasagna with spinach and tomato sauce.
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Spinach Lasagna Recipe. Gluten-Free and all Variations

Lasagna is a real chore to me, sorry. Dear reader, please don't ask me why until recently I found the preparation of lasagna so daunting. I do love lasagna flavors, and I do appreciate it as a great treat. I can whip up a couscous or a Bourguignon…
Chickpea tajine
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Chickpea Tajine Dates and Swiss Chard Recipe

Chickpea Tajine Mine is chock-full of delicious stuff: Dates, Swiss chard, almonds. Does this sound fabulous and nutritious or what? I just spotted fresh dates! I grin nostalgically at this unusual New York site, as if I had run into…
Vegetarian Cholent
Halva balls
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Halva Balls. Quick Halva Recipe. Gluten-Free

Halva Balls It all starts with tehina, the crushed sesame paste rock star. We all love the wonderful taste of halvah: the great Sephardi dessert classic confection starring Tehina paste and sold all over Israeli and Middle Eastern markets.…
Crepes Recipe. All Fillings. Gluten-Free Friendly
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Crepes Recipe. All Fillings. Gluten-Free Friendly

Crepes You say Pancakes, I say Crepes! One bite and you'll understand why these French gems are so popular with children big and small! How will we ever know how wonderful crêpes can be if all we’ve been doing so far is opening…
Kasha with onions and mushrooms
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Kasha with Onions and Mushrooms Recipe. Gluten-Free

Kasha with Onions and Mushrooms Kasha, onions, mushrooms: Perfect expat Jewish food. Mine is a super modern and healthy take on an Old World Classic. Not Love at First Bite Good Sephardi that I am, it took me quite some time to love the…
Oatmeal cookies
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Oatmeal Cookies Recipe with All the Fixin’s!

Oatmeal Cookies My all-time favorite! I am obsessed with oats, and jump on every chance to use them, both in sweet and savory recipes. Take a look at my steel-cut oat soup, and at my Oats Pots de Creme, to take but two glowing examples. This…
pasta tomato sauce
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Pasta Tomato Sauce Recipe. All Variations. GF Friendly

Pasta Tomato Sauce Pasta Tomato Sauce made from scratch: There’s nothing more delicious than homemade. Homemade pasta tomato sauce is much easier than you think, and much superior to its commercial counterpart. And so versatile: whatever…