risotto
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Risotto Recipe. Arborio and all Variations. GF

Risotto Risotto is our high-maintenance kitchen friend: It demands constant attention because the liquids is added in stages. The good news, though, it is very versatile and can easily make a complete meal; besides, the cooking doesn’t…
steel-cut oats
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Moroccan Steel Cut Oat Soup (Lahshou) Recipe

Steel-Cut Oat Soup This is a most unusual combination of flavors, and it works beautifully. I have no doubt the funky Arabic name (Lahshou) will bring a smile to quite a few cyber-friends out there! When we were children, we were often…
Golden sesame crackers piled in orange bowl
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Anise and Sesame Galettes Recipe

Galettes: My sister Lea's are the best Even my mother agrees! And that is saying a lot. Galettes are a staple at my house in Morocco, and still are at my mother's house, where all children clamor for them, calling them Maman Biscuit (they…
Colorful roasted vegetable medley with fresh basil
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Ratatouille Recipe. Moroccan Adaptation (Zaalouk) Included

Ratatouille Ratatouille is not just the delightful movie! I don't think Julia Child would object to a little tweaking of the French Classic Ratatouille, taken in a Moroccan direction. Besides, all things Eggplant are a huge favorite in…
baked beans
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Beer Baked Beans Recipe

Baked beans are a huge crowd pleaser! They get invited, with our buddies, to just about every barbecue and ball game. When my son Yakov was a little schoolboy, he would always gush about Eagle Day Camp baked beans. You must get the camp's…
cole slaw
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Cole Slaw Recipe the Easy and Healthy Way

I adore cole slaw. I have long since stopped apologizing for my plebeian tastes. I love to make it for large parties too. It doesn't hurt that it keeps perfectly for a good few days. You will see that my cole slaw is much leaner than the…
Blue bowl of fresh corn and herb salad
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Corn Salad Recipe with Dill

Corn Salad An almost-constant staple at my table Especially in the summer when the corn is so sweet and tender I use it raw. It works perfectly as a salad and as a side dish. Out of season, I use second-best frozen corn It looks like…
fish sticks
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Baked Fish Sticks with Cocktail Sauce Recipe

Fish sticks used to be fresh fish, remember? We never knew, or have forgotten, used as we are to encountering fish sticks only in the frozen section of processed foods. Rather than zap the infamous fish sticks off the list of healthy foods,…
Roasted Garlic Pasta
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Roasted Garlic Pasta with Dill Sauce Recipe

Roasted Garlic Pasta Roasted Garlic Pasta. Roasted Garlic lovers: We are talking about you! Delicious, and a snap to make! You could easily make this dish with gluten-free noodles: they will taste just as delicious: that's what I use,…
marble cake
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Marble Cake Chocolate Jasmine Recipe

This marble cake is the ultimate! If you haven't made a chocolate-jasmine match yet, it's long overdue! Check out my Roast Turkey Chocolate Jasmine Sauce Submit to the seduction of chocolate and jasmine! Jasmine tea is easy to find and adds…
Chocolate bark with cranberries and chopped nuts
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Chocolate Bark Recipe. All Variations

Chocolate Bark is ridiculously simple to make. It is the perfect hipster grub, and makes the perfect gift (save some for yourself, will you?) Now that you know the secret, go ahead and scroll down, and play with all variations of chocolate…
Close-up piped white meringue swirls
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Meringues Recipe with All Variations

Meringues are pure nostalgia food to me. They are to me what madeleines are to Proust. We bought them at street corners after school. Seriously! Not so-distant cousins of the beloved French Macarons, meringues are ethereally light and fragrant.…