A plate of food with lemon slices on top.
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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…
Glazed yellow cake squares on plate
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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…
A glass of banana nut smoothie with granola.
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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…
frozen chocolate coconut cake
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Frozen Chocolate Coconut Cake Recipe

Frozen Chocolate Coconut Cake Frozen Chocolate Coconut Cake is a killer dessert., seriously. I don’t even care what season it is, I don’t hesitate to whip it up anytime, for any occasion. I developed this wonderful dessert to accommodate…
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Fish en Papillote Recipe

Fish en Papillote Fish en Papillote is a neatly packaged meal. Only, not that kind of a package! Enclosing the fish and its toppings in foil, parchment or wax paper seals in all its flavors. The package acts as a mini pressure cooker.…
Cold pasta with vegetables
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Mock Crab Pasta Salad Recipe

This Mock Crab Pasta Salad includes many of my favorite summer flavors! The only cooking that goes on in this dish is boiling water to soak the pasta. Mock Crab is easily available in the freezer section of your supermarket, and is all natural.…
Panzanella salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives
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Panzanella Recipe. GF Friendly

Panzanella Panzanella. The cute name comes from the Italian word “pan”, which means bread. Panzanella is loaded with bright flavors and fragrant herbs like mint and basil. Panzanella is the ideal leftover dish   It is made…
Three bowls of roasted tomato soup with bread
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Gazpacho Recipe. Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free

Gazpacho   I don't think you'll be rolling your eyes and saying "Huh? AGAIN?" after you taste mine. I have a couple wonderful secret ingredients that do wonders with this perennial favorite: Watercress, and capers. They add a…
Cold Fresh Pea soup
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Cold Fresh Pea Soup Recipe. No Cooking!

Cold Fresh Pea Soup A delightful summer soup: bright green, light and deeply flavored. Best of all, NO COOKING! As easy as making a smoothie In my humble opinion, we are not paying enough attention to the wonderful possibilities of…
A pitcher of lemonade on the table with lemons.
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Lemonade Recipes. All Variations Including Limonana

Lemonade, from basic to limonana All variations are the national drink at my house all year round! I never drink soda nor serve soda, and nobody ever complains. Au contraire! They all clamor for one of my lemonade drinks! I fill and refill…
stir-fried kale
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Stir-Fried Kale, Seaweed and Shitaki Recipe

Stir-Fried Kale is delicious Especially paired as it is here with so many wonderful Asian Ingredients. I bet you don’t always know what to make of - let alone with - those masses of leaves and  roots piled demurely at every ethnic food…
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Biscotti Recipe. Gluten-Free and All Variations.

Biscotti! YES!!! If there was only one cookie recipe left for me to make, biscotti would be it, hands down! And not only because it is so simple and delicious but because it is so versatile. From the basic dough, you can go in so many exciting…