Happy Cinco de Mayo! Yes, I know this isn't really a holiday - more just an excuse to drink  margarita

I have a love/hate relationship with wedge salads - well, except for this Wedge Salad with Creamy Beet Dressin

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If making ahead, don't add the pistachios to the browned butter. Instead toast them lightly and keep separate,

  Indian Spiced Red Lentil Soup is short on ingredients but long on flavor. Soothing and simple to make are j

Orange Hazelnut Mini Cakes aka financiers are just what your afternoon tea/coffee has been missing. Not quite

You will have extra syrup which is delicious in tea, lemonade or other cocktails!

Serve over cooked spaghetti noodles and garnish with grated parmesan if desired. This sauce freezes very well.

This recipe was inspired by Yottam Ottolenghi's recipe for Tomato and Roasted Lemon Salad

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The quality of the extra virgin olive oil makes or breaks this aioli. Only use an olive oil that you truly lov

The original salad had garbanzo beans and lentils along with the Israeli couscous, but I used Trader Joe's Har

Slighly adapted from Madhur Jaffrey's Spice Kitchen

A classic and easy to make cocktail, The Adonis has an added bonus - it's also low alcohol! Low alcohol cockta

Notes: if serving more than 6 people I would recommend buying several roasts rather than 1 large one as it wil

Sometimes I get the strangest ideas. And sometimes, they work out really, really  well, like these Israeli Co

Perfect for "travel tailgating"!

Traditionally, this soup is made by stewing the chicken to create the stock. Since I don't like stewed chicken

Salty, sour, spicy and a little sweet... these are the hallmarks of Thai cuisine and are the inspiration behin

Confession time. I feel a little stupid posting this "recipe" and I am sure a lot of you are thinking "wow, Na

The Bitter orange juice aka Naranja Agria can be found in your local latin market or online. I like the Goya b

Adapted from www.lentils.ca

NOTE: Even though the egg whites are heated for the meringue, the egg whites are not heated to a high enough t

If you aren't imbibing (or are serving someone who isn't!) this drink is delicious even without the rum!

Since coffee strength depends on a number of factors (beans used and individual preference) the recipe outline

You can make this granita without the Dubonnet Rouge for an alcohol free version.

I tried this with both full fat greek yogurt and 2% fat and this is one of those times when full fat yogurt is

What do you make when it's too hot to turn on the stove or the oven? That one is pretty easy. Salad. And if yo

A twist on the classic Pina Colada.... After making these Tropical Guava Bars, I started thinking about all th

Tropical Guava Bars - exotic, sweet and a bit floral, these bars have a shortbread crust, a layer of guava pas

My students frequently ask me what my favorite cuisine is and it's definitely not a question I can easily answ

Grocery shopping, for me, is a dangerous activity - no matter how many times I tell myself to "only buy what's

Adapted from Bon Appetit

These Eggplant Fritters with Tomato Chutney are one of my favorite appetizer/dinner recipes. But I don't make

This makes a lighter and fluffier shortcake - if you have a favorite recipe, by all means use that! I used mar