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This is what we are having for dinner!!
This Cod & Spinach Casserole is just delicious! It is very easy to put together & does not take long to cook either! I have made this recipe so often! It is delicious & really quick. If I am having a busy day this is a perfect dinner! Serve with some rice if you want!
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This recipe, Hash Brown Casserole, is one of our family favourites at any buffet meal! This is an old recipe probably from over 25 years ago that I got from a friend of mine. Always a hit with everyone!
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This is not so much as a recipe as it is a way to make these delicious Easy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
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Many people love Apple Desserts in the fall. Whether you are using up apples from your yard or getting fresh apples at the farmers markets these desserts are perfect! They are great with grocery store apples as well!
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My friend gave me this recipe for Apricot Tzimmes Brisket many years ago! It is the perfect brisket to serve on Rosh Hashanah! The meat is tender because it cooks at a low temperature for a long time & the flavour is sweet. The apricots become jammy which is delicious! Everyone who does brisket should give this recipe a try! It is just so good!
What does Tzimmes mean? I looked it up for you !
1. A Jewish stew of sweetened vegetables or vegetables and fruit , sometimes with meat & 2. a fuss
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Here are some of my favourite side dishes for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. These recipes are delicious and I am sure everyone will LOVE them! Try adding some to your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners if you aren’t Jewish! Or of course any and all meals!!
Read more: Side Dishes for Rosh HashanahI love this noodle kugel recipe. It is sweet & delicious. The method is really interesting & different then any way I have ever made a noodle kugel before! This recipe is from Susie Fishbein Kosher By Design, It is called, yerushalmi kugel. I made it exactly as the recipe is, I usually double the…
What is a kugel? It is a baked kind of pudding…it can be noodles, potatoes, butternut squash….the main ingredient of a kugel is sometimes pre-cooked…mashed…grated… eggs are added ….put it into a baking dish & you have a kugel! Usually I think of eating butternut squash roasted with some maple syrup or in a…
My friend Pnina has given me recipes over the years but this year she gave me 2 new ones to try! The first one is this delicious & simple baked eggplant casserole. I am not sure where Pnina got this recipe from but I am glad she has shared it with me! I called it…
This Sweet Potato in Orange Sauce Casserole is delicious! This is a recipe from my mom’s recipe box, I have looked at this for years and never made it! That was a mistake as we could have been enjoying it all these years! I am not sure where the recipe originates from and I know…
When I was a kid, I loved kishke. Then one day I made the mistake of asking my mom what it was. HA.. For those of you who don’t know, kishke is a stuffed section of cow intestines, I thought it was kind of chewy! The stuffing is made of bread crumbs or flour, onion,…
First posted in September of 2017…. This Sweet Noodle Kugel with Apples & Raisins ( you can omit the raisins if you don’t like them!) is a family recipe of my friend Pnina. I am so honoured that she shared this recipe with me. Perfect for this time of year when there is an abundance…
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is in 5 days! I have some food in the freezer already but the next few days I have lots of cooking to do! Here I am going to share some of my favourite side dishes that I like to serve!
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Chocolate & Date Bark is all over Tik Tok right now, showing up on my feeds often. So, naturally I wanted to try making this myself!
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I love to make Honey Cookies for Rosh Hashanah , the Jewish New Year. They are sweet, coated with sugar which makes them crunchy on the outside, chewy inside & just plain delicious
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I was visiting Murray’s aunt a few months ago & went through her recipes! This Marinaded Bean Salad recipe is most likely from the 70’s she said! Written on a scrap of paper…I do not know where she got the recipe from. I adapted the original recipe so the one here is my take on Dash’s recipe.
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I have made these Korean Style Ribs several times throughout the year. In the winter I bake them in the oven & in the summer I BBQ them…great either way!
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Wow!! This is Cauliflower Fried ‘Rice‘ so good. I love using cauliflower in this way!
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I love scones…pretty much any kind of scones.. I have 2 favourite places to buy them.. one here in Edmonton & one place in Toronto
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