Preparing for Purim with Homemade Candy

March 9, 2011
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With Purim right around the corner it is the perfect time to start making homemade treats to give to friends and family in their Mishloach Manot. Hamentashen, of course, are the traditional cookie to put in mishloach manot, but since mishloach manot are not considered complete until they have two different types of food that […]

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Gluten-Free Hamentashen

March 3, 2011
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Almond Joy “Truffles”

February 28, 2011
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Sometimes the combination of ingredients in my mixing bowl can inspire me try new things. These “truffles” came about one evening when I was making some Irish potato candy. (If you have never had Irish potato candy check back around St Patrick’s day, I’ll be posting the recipe then. Don’t worry, there are no real […]

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Cherry Linzertorte

February 23, 2011
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Love Your Heart Chocolate Pudding

February 18, 2011
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I am so excited to be participating in the Love Your Heart Recipe Rally! In honor National Heart Health Month and the new USDA recommendations to reduce the amount of sodium in our diets, the amazing and talented Sodium Girl has challenged a bunch of different bloggers to create delicious low sodium adaptations of favorite […]

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Chocolate Coconut Panna Cotta

February 6, 2011
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Panna Cotta is one of those desserts that is so elegant it seems like it should be incredibly difficult make at home. Instead it is one of the easiest. Usually just made with cream, flavorings and a bit of gelatin to set it, a good panna cotta is a deliciously satisfying dessert. Add a little […]

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Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies

February 1, 2011
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The baby is now three weeks old and we are starting to settle into being a family of four instead of three. It has been a bit of a difficult adjustment for my older son, who is no longer able to get all of my attention. Knowing that there would be other people around on […]

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies

January 27, 2011
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Dutch Chocolate-Mint Cheesecake

January 24, 2011
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A Great Deal for New York Area Readers

January 21, 2011
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While I love living in California, one of the advantages of living in New York was certainly the easy availability of Kosher food and restaurants. I’m not going to lie, I do miss Kosher Marketplace and being able to have Kosher Chinese takeout delivered to my door quite a bit. I even made General Tso’s […]

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Almond Stuffed Dates for Tu B’Shevat

January 18, 2011
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After celebrating many snow covered Tu B’Shevats indoors on the East Coast I am very much looking forward to being able to spend Tu B’shevat outside this year. Since moving to California I have been trying to plant all of the biblical species of trees in our backyard. So far we have pomegranate, olives and […]

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