
Almond Apricot Chocolate Chip Torte. Chocolate Frosting Recipe.
Chocolate Chip Torte
Created with pride for California Gourmet Vegan Chocolate ChipsThis delicious Flourless Almond Apricot Chocolate Chip Torte with Chocolate Frosting is my latest born baby, born yesterday to be exact! Perfect for Passover…

Moroccan Potato Pie (Amhammar) Recipe. Chicken Variation
Moroccan Potato Pie:
A great favorite in our Moroccan cuisine. This rustic dish (Amhammar) is a good example of how we make something rich (eggs) or starchy (potatoes) go a long way.
Do not be alarmed by the number of eggs used:
When you…

Moroccan Carrot Swiss Chard Salad Recipe
Swiss Chard Salad is cooked and spicy!
The added carrots are a wonderful match, and make the salad so colorful!
See why we eat our veggies in Morocco? That it is super healthy goes without saying. The salad will keep well a couple of days…

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, but…

Lamb Chops in Wine Mustard Sauce Recipe. Variations
Lamb chops on a stovetop:
Now that's a departure from grilled lamb chops as we are used to them in restaurants and at catered affairs. But tajine-style stovetop lamb chops is a fabulous treat.
My newly developed lamb chops in mustard wine…

Chestnut Soup Recipe. Vegetarian. Gluten-Free
This Chestnut Soup is now a big star at my house and beyond, and not just on Passover but all year round.
Hard to believe my chestnut soup was a product of totally "unplanned parenthood", just from trying to mix and match some goodies at the…

Tricolor Fish Terrine Recipe. Vegetarian Variation
With Fish Terrine, you will create a sensation!
The dramatic layered presentation will make you look like a professional chef, without too much hard work.
You will enjoy the freedom fish terrine gives you on party day, as you can make…

Parsnips in Moroccan Hot and Sweet Sauce Recipe
Poor parsnips too often serve as crowd actor
And then, ultimate indignity, they get discarded, as in chicken soup. Pfffttt, just like that! Not fair!
But in this delicious dish, parsnips are IT!
You will also love the simplicity of the dish.…

Moroccan Eggplant Salad with Preserved Lemons and Olives Recipe
Eggplant salad is a huge favorite in our Sephardi Cooking.
We make eggplant salad in dozens of ways. This dish is all roasted, so it is pretty streamlined, and pretty lean. Anything not to have to fry eggplant:Of course you have noticed: Eggplant guzzles…

Moroccan Spicy Nut Truffles Recipe
My Moroccan Nut Truffles are for nut lovers only:
Sort of like the famous Pfeffernusse, Sephardi style. Moroccan to be exact.
Their trademark scent is cloves, lots of it.
My nut truffles are perfect for Passover too, and gluten-free without…

Almond Macarons Recipe. All Variations
Much ado about Macarons!
You will never think of macarons as institutional fare after you taste these elegant and easy treats, close cousins of the amaretto cookies, and distinct from the often institutional coconut-based macaroons.
Gluten-free…

Brussels Sprouts Tomato Sauce Recipe. Pasta Adaptation
Brussels sprouts, zucchini and tomatoes:
Mediterranean flavors at their best! Brussels Sprouts dishes are a frequent Passover and year-round treat at my table.
I find Brussels sprouts somewhat underrated and underused in our country.
They…