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    Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Garlic & Herbs

    Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Garlic & Herbs

    There is nothing more delightful than walking into a kitchen that smells of roasting garlic & herbs. Add to that some gorgeous cherry tomat
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    Caramelized Fig & Ricotta Toasts

    Caramelized Fig & Ricotta Toasts

    Fresh figs on fresh ricotta on fresh bread...ahh, the joy! I know it's hard to find fresh figs, and when they come around, I love to includ
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    Chunky 15-Minute Apple Sauce

    Chunky 15-Minute Apple Sauce

    Apple sauce is my favorite way to top potato latkes, so at this time of the year, with all the gorgeous apples available and such an EASY
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    Potato Latkes

    Potato Latkes

    There can be nothing that symbolizes Chanukah (Hannukah? Channukah? Hanukkah?) more than potato latkes.
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    Savory Cheese Puffs

    Savory Cheese Puffs

    At a recent socially-distanced gathering of extremely close, wild girlfriends & sisters, our hostess, Yvette, served these completely
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    Halloween Witch Fingers

    Halloween Witch Fingers

    Creepy, aren't they? What a wonderfully scary way to celebrate Halloween! Make up a batch of these witch fingers and your holiday soirée
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    Oven-Baked Pulled Pork Quesadillas

    Oven-Baked Pulled Pork Quesadillas

    Making quesadillas is a no-brainer when it comes to snacking. Anything in the fridge becomes fair game...leftover chicken, grilled
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    Quick-Pickled Red Onions

    Quick-Pickled Red Onions

    This bright, jewel-toned condiment offers a zesty tang to countless dishes and adds a lovely splash of color as well. It takes about 10
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    Butternut Squash Prosciutto Pizza

    Butternut Squash Prosciutto Pizza

    The cooler weather we are all experiencing brings winter vegetables & herbs, such as butternut squash and sage. This recipe incorporates
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    Cold Poached Salmon with Mustard-Lime Sauce

    Cold Poached Salmon with Mustard-Lime Sauce

    When it's important or tradition to have a non-meat, light dinner (such as breaking the fast to end the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur),
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    Bacon French Onion Dip

    Bacon French Onion Dip

    Confession: I've never been a lover of onion dip. I think it might be that I don't love sour cream and most of those dips taste full-on
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    Pigs in a Blanket with Black Pepper Pastry

    Pigs in a Blanket with Black Pepper Pastry

    These might be one of the least healthy recipes I've posted in a long while, but what the heck?! There is something so good about an
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    Salmon & Scallion Spread

    Salmon & Scallion Spread

    For a wonderful appetizer, I love this recipe. Using home-cured salmon as the base, just add a bit of sour cream or labne, some lemon
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    Beet-Cured Salmon Gravlax

    Beet-Cured Salmon Gravlax

    While contemplating the menu for an upcoming cocktail party, I got thinking about how much I love serving a large fillet of smoked salmon
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    Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

    Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

    Mexican Shrimp Cocktail or Coctel de Camarones, is one of my favorite appetizers. It works well for warm-weather menus as well as any other
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    Salted Caramel Nuts

    Salted Caramel Nuts

    Let's talk about these Salted Caramel Nuts. First, salted caramel. You have me right there. I love caramel and salt, but put them
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    Man Candy (aka Bacon Candy)

    Man Candy (aka Bacon Candy)

    I love bacon! While my heritage would suggest that maybe I shouldn't, I simply do. When I first saw this recipe I wondered what could make
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    Cheddar Bacon Twists

    Cheddar Bacon Twists

    Last Thanksgiving, I stumbled upon this recipe for Cheddar Bacon Twists and this has quickly become a favorite of mine and anyone that tries
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    Roasted Beet Hummus

    Roasted Beet Hummus

    How about a bright, gorgeous hummus to make your party festive! This hummus is reminiscent of a beet borscht (that I refused to even try
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    Sharp Cheddar Cheese Crackers

    Sharp Cheddar Cheese Crackers

    Welcome to a new year and a new decade! 2020! I love the sound of this and the promise of what's to come!
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    Sugar & Salt-Cured Salmon

    Sugar & Salt-Cured Salmon

    I love cured salmon, and I discovered years ago that making my own is so easy! Over the years, I've made Beet-Cured Salmon Gravlax and ...
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    Crispy Cheesy Pan Pizza

    Crispy Cheesy Pan Pizza

    I just discovered that King Arthur Flour just named this pizza to be the 2020 Recipe of the Year. I had to try it!
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    Baked Brie with Roasted Plums

    Baked Brie with Roasted Plums

    For the ultimate simple appetizer, you must try this Baked Brie with Roasted Plums.
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    Baltimore-Stye Crab Cakes

    Baltimore-Stye Crab Cakes

    Crab Cakes are one of those dishes that I take amazing joy in eating.  But only if it's really, really good.  I'm a bit of a snob when it...
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    Powdered Crispy Wontons

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    Easy Banana Cake

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    Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons

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