kabocha soup
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Sweet Potato Kabocha Soup Recipe

Kabocha Soup: This is my daughter Bella’s favorite soup. I brought her a vat of it when she had her baby. Still she doesn’t seem to tire of it and now enjoys it with her baby. I always notice with pleasure that all kids big and small love…
black bean soup
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Quick Black Bean Soup Recipe

Black Bean Soup: Boy, you'll be happy to have one super quick bean soup! Canned beans will work here just fine, as the soup has lots of fabulous flavors going for it. Secret ingredient: chocolate! Black beans and chocolate? Yup, it's fantastic!…
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Portobello Potato Soup Recipe. Low Carb Variation

Portobello Potato Soup My version bis a sort of a new age Vichyssoise, delicious hot or chilled. I like to keep my soups meatless at all costs (unless of course the meat or poultry is the star, as in beef soup or chicken soup). So all…
Shepherd Pie
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Shepherd Pie Recipe

Shepherd Pie     This is one of my favorite comfort foods, and a big Sephardi Favorite that appears at every holiday table. It goes by several aliases, all very closely related. Shepherd pie in English. Hachis Parmentier…
chocolate cake
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Chocolate Cake Recipe, Chocolate Icing Option

Chocolate Cake: The stuff of dreams! At a recent Shabbos dinner my table was crammed with chocolate addicts: Chocolate Cake a must, right? Since this is an addiction we can easily admit to, and with no need to get apologetic, I decided to make…
turkey chocolate sauce
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Roast Turkey Chocolate Sauce Recipe

Turkey Chocolate Sauce? Huh? Much as I would like to take the credit for the funky flavor match in this turkey with chocolate sauce, I still hasten to say I am not the original turkey-and-chocolate matchmaker. But I am proud to say I am the…
Carrot Soup
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Curried Carrot Soup Recipe. Cold Variation

Carrot Soup: It stars the humble carrot, with all the flavorings that compliment it: Ginger, maple syrup, apple cider, orange zest. The warm autumn spices do wonders in this soup. Don’t be afraid of serving carrot soup to your guests! It…
dry spice rub roast turkey
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Dry Spice Rub Roast Turkey Recipe

This Dry Spice Rub Roast Turkey This recipe alone would justify why my dry spice rub recipe yields such a large batch. You will, like me, get so attached to it you will never again look at a commercial dry spice rub mix. You will…
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Dry Spice Rub Recipe. Multiple Awesome Uses

Dry Spice Rub   I guarantee it will lick any commercial concoction you may have been buying! Mine is overlaid with our beloved Moroccan flavors: oregano, cumin, paprika, turmeric, cilantro. Please don't recoil at the size of…
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Wild Rice with Mushrooms and Chestnuts Recipe

Wild Rice with Mushrooms: You are in for a treat! Perfect with roast turkey. Wild rice can err on the expensive side when you buy it packaged in those little boxes. Buy it straight from bins at health food stores or in price clubs. Whatever…
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Boston Lettuce and Chopped Herbs with Shallot Cider Dressing Recipe

Boston Lettuce is one of my favorite lettuces. So delicious that just Boston lettuce properly dressed, and hardly anything more, is enough to make you a wonderful salad. I'll bet this Boston lettuce salad is the shortest salad green selection…
Cabbage Sauerkraut soup
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Cabbage Sauerkraut Soup Recipe

My Cabbage Sauerkraut soup makes double use of cabbage. I look for every excuse to use the humble cabbage, like in this cabbage sauerkraut soup. Talk about gastronomie sans argent, with nutrition worth its weight in gold. Cabbage and caraway…