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Passover Sangria

If you are going to drink 4 cups of wine, let it be this! Passover wine, be it Manischewitz or Mogen David, is already sweet, and macerating fruit in it seems like a natural choice. This goes down easy, so don’t say I didn’t warn you. Enjoy! And Happy Passover!

Passover Sangria

Serves 1…um, I mean 2

Ingredients:

1 cup Passover wine (I used Blackberry Mogen David)

2 tablespoon triple sec, or other…

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Passover Lemon Cake Balls

The popularity of my Passover Heavenly Chocolate Ganache Cake balls has skyrocketed over the years. The winning combination of convenience and novelty cannot be denied. Plus they are over-the-top delicious. This year, I set out to make an even simpler version for a cooking class I taught a few weeks ago. These Passover Lemon Cake Balls are the happy result. Enjoy!

Passov…

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Roasted Salmon with Matzah Gremolata

Every Passover I try to come up with a new spin on traditional dishes. Here is one I came up with for a cooking class that I taught a few weeks ago. I wanted an entree that screamed Spring, but whispered Passover, and this was the perfect thing.

Roasted Salmon with Matzah Gremolata

Ingredients:

2 pounds salmon (Norwegian, Faroe Island, or Atlantic)*

Kosher salt

Freshly ground pepper

1-2…

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#dinner #Gremolata #Jewish Holidays #Main Dish #Matzah #Passover #Pesach #Salmon #seder

Passover Fruit Tart with Macaroon Crust

I love this dessert. This is the dessert that makes me love Passover desserts.

It is cold, and creamy, and fruity, and fresh.

And pretty too.

Did I mention that you can make it ahead? Well, you can. And it is a great ending to a big matzo-filled meal.

Passover Fruit Tart with Macaroon Crust

1-10 ounce can of soft store-bought macaroons, almond or coconut flavor

2 tablespoons butter, melted

1/2…

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Roasted Vegetable Torte, Not as Easy as Pie

(But let’s face it–pie isn’t so easy anyway!)

The Roasted Vegetable Torte. There it was. Every time I opened the cookbook the picture would be there, waiting for me. I would check it often, to see if it still had that same effect on me: longing.

It was too beautiful for words, too pretty to make. How would I ever cut into it? And which friends liked…

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#Barefoot Contessa #eggplant #goat cheese #Ina Garten #layers vegetable torte #olive oil #red bell pepper #roasted peppers #Roasted vegetable torte #roasted veggies #vegetable pie #veggie sandwich #yellow bell pepper #zucchini

One Fish, Two Fish

What dish is so delish? It’s a fish dish! So, if you have one wish, miss, wish for a fish dish as delish as this!

–My take on Dr. Suess

I grew up in a family that ate a lot of fish:

Ok, maybe not that much. 🙂

Before the world was heralding the health benefits of omega-3’s; before words like sustainable and over-fished were swimming around, my parents and I were dedicated fish eaters.

Back in…

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Cloud Cookies, aka Chocolate Chip Meringues

It is just after Thanksgiving and probably best to take it a little easy when it comes to eating dessert. If your family served nine kinds of pie—This. Means. You.

I don’t mean anyone should skip dessert entirely—I would never suggest anything as radical as that—but here is an opportunity to eat something a little lighter.

I wouldn’t call this healthy or good for you, but honestly, it is not too…

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#chocolate chips #dessert #egg whites #Eggs #Kosher #low-fat dessert #Meringues

Lazy Day Noodle Soup

Baby, its cold outside and winter lethargy has set in. You need something hot and you need it right now.

OK, well in reality, it is December and freakishly warm where I live. And although it has been 70 degrees for the last few days, my body knows it is soup season.

This will never replace your mom’s chicken soup recipe, which of course is the best. But it is better than anything canned,…

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#Boullion #Broth #Carrots #Celery #Chicken Soup #Dried Thyme #Easy #Easy Noodle Soup #Fine Egg Noodles #Kosher #Microwave Soup #Noodle Soup #Soup

On Top of Spaghetti Squash

Winter squashes have it hard.

No really, they do. But only on the outside.

I know some folks choose to struggle to saw through the shell with their sharpest kitchen knife or workshop tool.Others flirt with the produce man at the grocery to get him to slice one. While still others, may microwave the squash for a few minutes to be able to cut through the tough exterior.

But I have a better way.…

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#Butter #Low-carb pasta #Microwave Cooking #Parmesan Cheese #Spaghetti squash #vegetables #vegetarian #Veggies #Winter squash

Whoop! Here it is--The Whoopie Pie Blog

Whoop! Here it is–The Whoopie Pie Blog

If you haven’t noticed, I have a lot of opinions about food. My opinion about Whoopie Pie is, that it is good. But these, my friends, are great!

Whoopie pie!

These can be made hamburger-sized, bun and all, but you can make them smaller if you are into mini things. Part of their charm, if you ask me, is the size, and are not necessarily meant to be delicate. But do as you will.

I say make them big…

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#baking #chocolate #Chocolate Cake #cookies #Cooking #dessert #Marshamallow Cream #Marshmallow Filling #Marshmallow Fluff #Moon Pie #Whoopie Pie

Hard-Boiled Eggs: You're Doing it Wrong

Hard-Boiled Eggs: You’re Doing it Wrong

I like to help (queue theme from Superman). And I’m here to save you. 🙂

I’m guessing that 9 out of 10 of you have never had a properly hard -boiled egg. I know this is true because until recently, neither had I.

I thought I had, but then as I was watching Food Network, I noticed that Nigella’s eggs did not look like mine. Her yolks were gloriously golden. Mine were yellow. And I thought that was…

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#Breakfast #Easter Eggs #egg yolks #hard boiled egg #Hard-boiled Eggs #Passover

Keen on Quinoa

Before quinoa became popular, my mother had it in her pantry when I was growing up. Back in the ‘70’s, it was hippie dippy health food and had a picture of a Native American on the box to show how natural it was. I am sure my mother made it once, and it was either tolerated at one weeknight dinner, or rejected entirely, and then left for dead on the shelf, in memory of mom’s attempt to try…

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#Gluten Free #Healthy #Kosher #Low carb #Mediteranean #Passover #Pesach #Quinoa #Salad #Side dish

The Real Deal Matzah Ball Soup

“Of soup and love, the first is best.” ~Old Spanish proverb

I have to confess, I don’t have a family recipe for chicken soup. Nothing has been handed down from generation to generation. No one carried a recipe over to Ellis Island sown into the lining of their coat.

Not my actual family

There wasn’t a magic formula with my name on it either. Until now.

Matzah ball soup with the works

I did have…

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#Chicken Soup #Jewish Holiday Soup #Jewish Penicillin #Matzah Ball Soup #Matzo Balll Soup #Passover

Lemon Tart with Coconut Macaroon Crust

This one speaks for itself:

Lemon Tart for Passover

Lemon Tart with Coconut Macaroon Crust

For the crust:

3 ½ cups sweetened coconut

3 large egg whites

¾ teaspoon vanilla extract

For the filling:

4 large egg yolks

1-14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large lemons, juiced (1/2 cup) and zested

To make the crust:

Preheat oven to 375°F. Generously butter a 9-inch tart…

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#Gluten Free #Lemon Tart #Macaroon Crust #Passover Dessert

Salted Chocolate Caramel Tart with Almond Macaroon Crust

Salted Chocolate Caramel Tart

For the crust:

2 cups almond meal ( I get it at Trader Joe’s but you can grind your own)

¾ cup sugar

¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg white

To make the crust:

Preheat oven to 425° F. Generously butter a 9-inch tart pan and set aside.

In a medium bowl, mix together the almond meal, sugar, vanilla, and egg…

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#dessert #Gluten Free #Macaroon Crust #Passover #Pie #Salted Caramel #Salted Chocolate Caramel Tart #Tart

Almond Macaroon Cookies, Two Ways

Chocolate Almond Macaroon Cookies

Chocolate Almond Macaroons

Ingredients:

3 ounces chocolate, melted and cooled

1 cup ground almonds (I use Trader Joe’s Almond Meal but you can grind your own using blanched almonds)

2/3 cup sugar

2 egg whites

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Mix together the almonds and the sugar, then mix in the egg…

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#Almond macaroon cookies #Gluten Free #Passover Dessert

Mexican Chocolate Sauce

It is Cinco de Mayo weekend and time for a fiesta! For me, Cinco started last week when I was on two morning news shows promoting Mrs. Wages salsa, guacamole, and queso dip. What fun!

See the clips here:

This one is my favorite! Tim Ezell and April were a hoot!

http://fox2now.com/2013/05/02/easy-salsa-guacamole/

Elliot politely refused my sombrero but it didn’t stop me from having a blast!

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#Cinco de Mayo #dessert #Ibarra #Ice Cream with Mexican Chocolate Sauce

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