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Tuna Melt

Ok, this isn’t fancy or gourmet – but we made some fun tuna melts tonight on the stove.  Nava and Yaakov ate them up – of course, the chances of them eating them go dramatically up once we put ketchup on the plate… 3 cans tuna 1/2 can corn 1/2 can black beans 1 teaspoon […]

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Baklava recipe

Hello!  For our Moroccan Special I tried a new Baklava Recipe that I modified from Garrett McCord at Simply Recipes (here’s the link: http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/baklava/).  Baklava is a beautiful indulgence, it is not hard to do, it just takes time.  Please find our recipe below.   Simply Recipes said that this might be the best recipe […]

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No cook wraps and Smoothies

First of all, tortillas are from Aztecs – who knew.  The Spanish conquistadors (in 1519) changed their name to tortilla (from the Nahuatil tlaxcalli) – apparently from the word torta and meaning “small cake”.   Also, in an interesting side note – the reason tortillas have lemon (besides being tasty – I thought that was […]

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Fried Wontons

We hosted a Sheva Brachos and we started off the first course with Fried wontons.  First of all, fried wontons are delicious, and are easy to make.  Buy some wonton wrappers at your local grocery store (I don’t know why, but they are often in the refrigerated produce section).   I bought the smaller wontons, […]