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No Rice Nori Rolls Recipe

Nori Rolls: simplified! Many times we just can't make nori rolls with rice (for instance on shabbos, or anytime when you need to make them in advance). Rice-based sushi is never quite as good after it is refrigerated because the rice tends…
pasta swiss chard
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Vegan Pasta with Swiss Chard and Shitaki Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly

I love to use soba noodles for this Vegan pasta with Swiss chard and Shitaki. My powerhouse pasta main course! Soba noodles are delightful, low in gluten and high in flavor. They pack in lots of flavor and nutrition, are delicious and a snap…
Tabouleh
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Tabouleh Recipe. Passover-Friendly

Tabouleh Homemade Tabouleh is far superior than store bought alternatives! I have included here a gluten-free adaptation, perfect for Passover as well, courtesy of quinoa. Whole Wheat Bulgur The difference between whole wheat…
endives walnut salad
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Endives, Pear, Avocado and Walnut Salad Recipe

Endives are wonderful in this salad. The dish is very easily adapted for  Passover, and is equally at home as a salad or a side dish with grilled fish or chicken. We all notice walnut oil, which is an expensive treat year-round, is plentiful…
Eggplant Salad Japanese Style Recipe
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Eggplant Salad Japanese Style Recipe

Eggplant salad is rich with asian flavors and aromas. If you've never used Japanese eggplants, I implore you to give them a try. They are smaller, softer, and sweeter than the ones used in Italian cuisine. This eggplant salad is equally at…
Heirloom Tomato, Basil and Haricots Verts Salad Recipe
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Heirloom Tomatoes, Basil and Haricots Verts Salad Recipe

Heirloom Tomatoes Mmm.... Expensive, that they are! But one juicy bite of these magnificent and whimsically-shaped and -colored gems will explain why. An Glorious Occasional Treat! Splurge on gorgeous heirloom tomatoes: slice 'em, drizzle…
dairy-free cheesecake
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Zucchini and Fennel Soup Recipe

Fennel Soup is pure seduction. Many Americans have yet to get turned on to fennel. Any chance I get to sneak in those veggies that are somewhat neglected in America, and beloved beyond, I am there: So for today, that will be Fennel! Fennel…
Makrod
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Makrod: Semolina Date Pastry Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly

Makrod is a great North African Dessert Classic. It showcases some of my absolute flavors: semolina, dates and honey. I have always rather neglected this wonderful treat because the traditional preparation requires frying, my nemesis. Frankly,…
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Banana Chocolate Chip Cake Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly

Children adore banana chocolate chip cake, and of course so will you. Bananas got too ripe? Don’t even think of chucking them! You will find they make the greatest smoothies, muffins and cakes, their flavor reaching their sweetest and most…
Vegan chocolate mousse
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Vegan Chocolate Mousse Recipe. Gluten-Free

Chocolate Mousse The little black dress of the dessert repertoire, ready in no time and always makes you look your best! Ridiculously simple and incredibly delicious: I whip up this Vegan Chocolate Mousse in minutes. Who would believe my…
blackened chicken
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Blackened Chicken Breasts Recipe. Blackened Fish

Blackened Chicken Mine is ideally moist, so moist I only use chicken breasts for the whole dish, and end up with fork-tender blackened chicken. I beg you, no garlic powder. If for goodness only knows what reason, you don’t want to…