I developed this wonderful recipe to accommodate Kosher diners after a meat meal as well as dairy-intolerant diners. Although it is delicious as is, feel free to substitute dairy ice cream (premium please!) for the sorbet, keeping the color scheme monochromatic:  Vanilla, coffee, chocolate. I tried with a red layer (strawberry) and found it disrupted [...]

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It is unfortunate that in America, beets invariably conjure up pointed remarks about, ummm, never mind!  We grew up eating them every day, and yes for pleasure not duty! I am always looking for ways to sneak them in, as in this cake, where they do their magic even while they totally escape detection: the [...]

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  This star was born very recently, right in my kitchen, as I was trying to make an off-the-cuff chocolate dessert on a crazy hot day, using what I had on hand without having to turn my oven on. Let’s see…. Chocolate, cocoa powder, silken tofu, peanut butter, graham crackers. I got to work, mixed [...]

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