cabbage strudel
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Cabbage Strudel with Blue Cheese Recipe

Cabbage Strudel Cabbage Strudel is deceptively plebeian. Paired as it is here with blue cheese, it is actually quite luxurious. Great choice of a hors d'oeuvre or first course. If you would rather not make the cabbage Strudel dairy, it is…
chocolate frosting
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Natural Chocolate Frosting. Icing Variation.

Chocolate Frosting: who doesn't love it? I have very recently perfected my Natural Chocolate when I developed My Almond Apricot Chocolate Chip Torte, showcasing Chana Shusterman's new and delicious brand California Gourmet Vegan Chocolate…
black rice
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Black Rice Risotto with King Oyster Mushrooms Recipe

Black Rice Risotto   Black rice is also called purple rice and forbidden rice. It deserves all the evocative aliases it goes by. Deep in color and flavor, with an appealing bite and nutty notes. It turns a dish into something…
A close up of jars with food inside
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Raw Cranberry Chia Pudding Recipe. Vegan and Gluten-Free

Did someone just say Chia Pudding? This reverse chic cook recoils at all manners of food trends and fads, and the way food manufacturers have abused the chia fad and many other fads makes me want to run for the hills. If only the food industry…
A close up of a pie with chocolate chips on top
flavored butter
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Homemade Flavored Butter Recipes. Sweet and Savory

What is inspiring me to post about Flavored Butter Recipes is a wonderful event I attended with my daughter yesterday, the Bikkur Cholim Crown Heights Annual Brunch. The talented ladies in charge put out a wonderful spread, and I heard lots…
A plate of food with meat and cheese on it.
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Moroccan Beef-Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Orange Sauce

This Moroccan favorite is a wonderful way to cook Chicken Breasts. Cooking the chicken Breasts on a stovetop makes them ideally moist and tender. These chicken breasts are elegant enough even for a very festive occasion. This is a perfect…
Apple strudel
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Apple Strudel Recipe. Puff Pastry Variation

Apple Strudel Apple strudel is a great Eastern European Dessert Favorite. Fruity, Fragrant, Flaky. the stuff of dreams.. Strudel Two Ways You can make it using either Fillo dough, or puff pastry dough. I confess I can never decide…
Baklava
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Baklava Recipe. Fillo Tips

Baklava Although it likely originated in Greece or Turkey, all Mediterranean cultures have adopted it and tweaked it to their own tastes. Baklava is a Mediterranean confection that sounds really decadent, loaded as it is with honey and…
A basket of baked goods on top of a table.
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Moroccan Shortbread Cookies Recipe. Ghriba

Shortbread Cookies: Ghriba   Ghriba is the delightful Moroccan Shortbread Cookie we grew up with. It is Vegan without even trying! Ghriba is beyond simple to prepare, in fact I've always had a no-fail mnemonic formula for the ridiculously…
A collage of photos with ginger and milk.
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Ginger Tea Recipe, Ginger Ale, Ginger Vodka

Ginger Tea, Ginger Ale, Ginger Vodka. All homemade, in a jiffy. Ginger Lovers, you will be in Umami Heaven. I make 1 1/2 gallons of ginger tea in minutes, no commercial counterpart of ginger tea begins to compare. Why think of fresh ginger…