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Mississippi Mud Bars

I found this recipe in the food section of our local newspaper and couldn’t resist sharing it. It sounds so completely, deliciously, sinful !!

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Vanilla Bean Pudding

 Courtesy of Carol Fenster, Ph.D. from 125 Gluten-Free Vegetarian Recipes Carol’s recipe is based on the classic, Blancmange, a sweet pudding made from milk and

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Amaranth Porridge

Courtesy of Carol Fenster, PhD, from 125 Gluten-Free Vegetarian Recipes Carol says, “Historians tell us that amaranth was a primary food for the ancient Aztecs

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Deep Down Orange Cake

 This is a gem of a cake. It’s a rich, buttery cake with an orange and Grand Marnier glaze, a perfect completion to a lovely

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Hot Vanilla!

Trouble sleeping? Overstressed? Feeling Chilled? You don’t want tea or coffee because of the caffeine and the alkaloids in hot chocolate will wire you. Instead, make

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Almond-Oat Lace Cookies

These delicate, lacey cookies are so delicious that chocolate isn’t really necessary, but they are certainly delicious with chocolate as well.

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Aioli

For those of you unfamiliar with aioli, it is the delicate, French version of mayonnaise, easily made at home, and infinitely more delicious than the

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Preserved Lemons

Courtesy of Paula Wolfert, from, The Food of Morocco The following is a treatise on how to make preserved lemons from Paula’s magnificent book, which

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Edible Squash Bowls

I admit it — I love to look at Martha Stewart magazines and marvel at the brilliantly clever holiday magic, the perfectly decorated cookies, the

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Snowy White Chocolate Ganache

Courtesy of Ed Engoron and Mary Peabody, from Chocolatique (Perseus; 2011) Ed says that white chocolate ganache is perfect for putting in his recipe for

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