Matzah Fattoush Salad

Matzah Fattoush Salad

This fattoush salad is made with a delicious blend of crisp greens, veggies and herbs, sumac toasted matzah chips and a bright lemon vinaigrette. Radishes are usually added but I never had any.  Spiced, baked matzah “chips” replace the pita chips, but other than that, this hearty salad packs all the fresh herby, tangy, spicy…

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Passover Chocolate Chip Cookies 

Passover Chocolate Chip Cookies

Still feeling full after last night’s Passover dinner but would never say no to these rich and decadent Passover chocolate chip cookies. They are so good, you won’t miss the chametz!  It’s such a simple recipe, but somehow so magical. The combination of matzo, brown sugar, butter, honey and vanilla creates a cookie that tastes…

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Flourless Blondies

Flourless Blondies

Blondies are like brownies without the chocolate. A happy collision between a sugar cookie and a chocolate-less brownie.  If done right, they have that gooey goodness of a brownie but they taste much more like a soft cookie square. These flourless blondies are made with five pantry ingredients and are a perfectly decadent Passover or anytime…

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Brownie Sandwich Cookies

Brownie Sandwich Cookies

You would never know that these brownie peanut butter sandwich cookies are made with dates, black beans, oats.  They are plant based and are refined sugar free.  I made them for my hubby, who eats a whole food plant based diet. He said that they were rich, fudgy and absolutely delish and I say that they…

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Roasted Vegetable Salad 

Roasted Vegetable Salad

A pan of roasted vegetables, chopped up and tossed with lettuce for a big Sunday salad.  This salad is loaded with a robust array of the vegetables you have on hand for a colourful, nutritious salad.

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Spinach and Ricotta Phyllo Pies

Spinach and Ricotta Pyllo Pies

It doesn’t get any better than this – layers of phyllo rolled with spinach and ricotta (or feta), sprinkled with sesame and nigella seeds and baked into a crispy golden pie.  These individual pies are really easy to make (phyllo is very forgiving and it doesn’t even matter if the pastry tears). Fill phyllo dough…

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Triple Chocolate Biscotti

Triple Chocolate Biscotti

Passover is in just over two weeks. It’s time to start baking.  These triple chocolate biscotti are a staple in my kitchen every Passover. They are flourless biscotti with a triple dose of chocolate – bittersweet chocolate, cocoa and semi-sweet chocolate. You can chocolate them up even more with a drizzle of chocolate as well. …

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Coffee Bars

Coffee Bars

These no-bake, gluten-free coffee bars with a jolt of caffeine are perfect for a mid-morning or afternoon snack. They are made with rolled oats, rice cereal, cocoa powder, instant espresso, peanut butter, honey, vanilla and chocolate chunks. The original mixture was very crumbly, so I decided to add date paste to hold it all together.

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Ukrainian Crepes (Nalysnyky)

Ukrainian Crepes (Nalysnyky)

I really wanted to make a Ukrainian dish, and I saw that Aimee @aimeebourque posted that she has made a few recipes from @thekitchenmagpie’s The Prairie Table. So I went in search of my copy and found a full chapter on Ukrainian dishes. I decided on Ukrainian Crepes (Nalysnyky). These delicate crepes are filled with a…

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Curried Tomato Soup 

Curried Tomato Soup

We enjoyed a few spring-like days and now we’re expecting cooler weather and rain showers.  So I made a pot of comforting tomato soup with a side of very cheesy challah grilled cheese.  This simple homemade tomato soup is quick, easy, and so delicious, using a handful of basic ingredients.  Butter and olive oil – to…

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