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Broiled Halibut (or Salmon) with Garlic and Tarragon – Healthy Option

Nana’s Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting

Texas Oven-Roasted Beef Brisket

More Favorite Jewish Recipes

Vegetable Lasagna

Our vegetable lasagna is the perfect, one-pan meal for weeknights, Shabbat, or feeding a crowd. Make a second pan to freeze for later on!

The Backstory: Pasta is one of those dishes that is loved by almost everyone I know. W[…]
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Flourless Chocolate Cake

Flourless chocolate cake is our top pick chocolate dessert for anytime you want to wow a crowd with dense, chocolaty goodness. Need we say more?

The Backstory: I first made flourless chocolate cake when my husband and I were f[…]
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Beef Brisket with Gravy – Healthy Option

Your favorite holiday meal, only lighter and a healthier (but just as juicy!)

The Backstory: Who doesn’t love a moist, tender brisket at the holidays? No one, I know! Well now you can have your delicious brisket and not feel g[…]
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Oven Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary and Garlic

The Backstory: This simple Oven Roasted Potatoes side dish can be made with a variety of seasonings. Whatever suits your taste. But my taste for these spuds is usually rosemary and garlic. Somehow rosemary with it’s “woodsy” ar[…]
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Liver and Onions

The Backstory: What can one say about this Liver and Onion dish? When liver is mentioned some people make faces. They don’t like the name, so they won’t try it. They have no idea what they’re missing. I’ve had liver in many d[…]
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Mediterranean Salad – Healthy Option

Healthy, colorful and full of fresh flavors, our Mediterranean Salad is perfect for lunch or a light dinner.This dish is packed with heart-healthy goodness.

The Backstory: This delicious and colorful salad is packed with zesty[…]
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Ricky’s Sweet and Tangy Beef Brisket

The Backstory: My cousin Rhonda, who resides in Canada, gave me this recipe. It is from her sister, Ricky. The story of my Canadian relatives go back for decades. My grandfather and Ricky’s grandmother were brother and sister[…]
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Chicken Parmigiana

The Backstory: Picture this: it is 1956. I am 15 years old and sitting opposite from me, is my 18-year-old boyfriend (who later became my husband of 53 years, but that’s another story). We have been dating for about 2 months. �[…]
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Broccoli Rabe with Garlic

This recipe for broccoli rabe with garlic takes minutes to make. It’s fragrant, tender and perfect with any main course.

The Backstory: I can’t say enough about this delicious recipe for broccoli rabe with garlic. Not only is i[…]
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Beef Tenderloin

The Backstory: I am a beef eater. Oh, I know this should be limited or completely taken out of our diet. Well, to all of you who feel the same way about this that I do, try this recipe. It is easy and delicious. I don’t k[…]
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Cornish Hens with Savory Stuffing

Individual Cornish hens with savory stuffing are delicious little bundles that taste as gorgeous as they look and they make the most elegant presentation.

The Backstory: My friend Dini has recipes going back more than 50 plus[…]
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Gloria’ s Zucchini Casserole

The Backstory: My girlfriend Gloria is an excellent cook. About 30 years ago my husband and I were invited to her home for dinner. This casserole was one of the delectable foods she prepared that night. Whatever she served wa[…]
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