blueberry cake
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Blueberry Cake with Almond Streusel Recipe

Blueberry Cake You just say the word, and I wax lyrical. Blueberries can do no wrong! All of my friends who used to summer with us in the mountains think of me fondly each time they make this blueberry cake. I can’t remember how…
coconut poppy seed cake
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Coconut Poppy Seed Cake Recipe. Gluten-Free Adaptation

My coconut poppy seed cake is a winner. I'm just judging by how fast it disappears! Last night, Erev Lag Baomer, I was baking up a storm for my children's Lag Baomer BBQ party, Chabad of Washington Heights. I am always graciously asked,…
lettuce chickpea salad
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Moroccan Lettuce Chickpea Salad Recipe

Lettuce Chickpea Salad is one of my favorites It is overlaid with Moroccan flavors, bright and fragrant. To all of you out there always asking how we turn a same old, same old salad into an exciting Sephardi main course: You can take lettuce…
argan oil
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Argan Oil Almond, Honey Spread Amlou Recipe

Argan oil is one of our pride and joys It is that extraordinary oil that is obtained only in one spot in the world: Morocco. And not just anywhere in Morocco, but only on the argan trees. Learn all about the somewhat scatological trivia its…
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…
mock crab salad
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Mock Crab Salad with Corn Apple Recipe

I make Mock Crab salad at a moment's notice. I made it this Shabbos, for my husband and I, as I was hatching a meal spartan enough (and of course delicious enough!) to atone for some of the magnificent meals we indulged in the whole Pessach…
hummus
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Hummus Recipe. All Hummus Variations

Hummus I know. 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…
tilapia fillets
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Tilapia Fillets with Tomatoes Lemon Sauce Recipe. All Variations

I love tilapia fillets: versatile, widely available and inexpensive. I always use the large tilapia fillets,  (7 to 9 ounces): they never let me down or go to pieces on me during the cooking process, and they are much more presentable than…
red lentil soup
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Indian Red Lentil Soup Recipe

Red lentil soup is magic: Red lentils everything is magic, not just red lentil soup: They are cute, playful looking and brightly colored, they cook in no time, and they are incredibly versatile! Have you try to make Hummus with red lentils? That's…
Lentil Soup
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Lentil Soup (Harira) Recipe. All Variations

Lentil Soup I believe I couldn't live without it. I love lentils, in any shape or form. This Moroccan Lentil Soup, and my Indian Red Lentil Soup, are among my favorite. This one is overlaid with our beloved Moroccan flavors. It is Gluten-free…
beef or lamb date tajine
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Moroccan Beef Date Tajine Recipe

Beef Date Tajine Enough to make your tongue smile! But that's not all: I mean fresh dates here! On a recent visit to Israel, I found fresh dates at the Shuk in Jerusalem. Of course I knew they would come to our New York Markets soon,…
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Corn Salsa with Apple and Jicama Recipe

Corn salsa? What just happened to salsa as we know it? You know, tomato Salsa? Once in a while, give tomatoes a day off and explore other exciting salsa recipes! This is one of several Corn Salsa recipes I have developed, and is particularly…