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Baked Yams With Cashew Crunch

December 13, 2011

The other day at my local Whole Foods market they had these huge ugly yet somehow intriguing Japanese sweet potatoes. With the flavors of Thanksgiving still fresh in my memory I made this easy little side dish. It went over very well with the tasting panel (my husband and my two boys, 22 and 27). [...]

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Celery Root Latkes

December 10, 2011

My friend Sheilah Kaufman asked me the other day if I had a Sephardic latke recipe for Hanukah.

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Braised Artichoke Hearts

December 5, 2011

Artichokes are an essential Sephardic vegetable. When I was a child, artichokes were only available in the spring. Basically the California coast harvest period was from April to June, and then, you had to wait until next year.

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Sukkot Menus 2011

October 24, 2011

These are some of the menus I used this holiday season, starting with the first one for a large crowd (25 people), others for around a dozen to fourteen people, and a menu for a small gathering

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Ahi Tuna Roll

October 4, 2011

Planning menus for dinner parties in the Sukkah has already begun. On Sunday we put up the metal tubing frame that we re-use every year in construction of our Sukkah. The Los Angeles area has perfect Sukkot weather, since the days are sunny and bright this time of year

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