Dinner
Parsley Powered Tabouli
As a kid I remember parsley being this little green sprig I picked off my food before eating. The one exception was during Passover (a Jewish holiday commemorating the escape from slavery), when large plates were heaped with this twig, passed around the table to dip in salt water, and then eaten. I loved it. …
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We started our day with drink number one: Green Lemonade. I modified the quantities somewhat as I don’t have a juice extractor, but rather a Vitamix blender. It was thicker and frothier and while my daughter found it too sour, we drank up and enjoyed. Our lunch would be a little off: it was leftovers from the evening before.…
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We are finally going to do it; spring cleaning for the body: a three week cleanse! Back in January I read about a cleanse that seemed very palatable. I have done several different types and what I liked about this was you could eat the whole time and you didn’t need to invest in all…
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I love baking challah. Kneading the dough is especially relaxing for me. It is a comfort when the house is filled with a warming aroma while the challah is in the oven. So how I could I refuse the Chabad Prospect Heights when they asked me to participate in a challah making workshop? My focus was to…
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For some reason when my mother was describing a dinner she attend where she was served Beef Bourguignon it made me think of Stroganoff. Not just any, but mom’s in particular. She made this dish for us as kids and it always felt fancy and tasted great. I hadn’t thought about this dish until this…
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I was looking for something different to do with millet. I wanted to make it the center of the meal rather than a side dish. When faced with trying to figure out what to do I tend to turn to the internet despite having tons of recipe books. I did a search on millet burger and…
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