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Joined: April 25th, 2011

Plum Poppy Seed Muffins from The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook

I made these early one morning when we had nothing to eat for breakfast and everything to make these muffins. I used Cup4Cup gluten-free flour in place of the all purpose flour and buckwheat flour in place... read more >

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Jerusalem: A Cookbook

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi
Appetite by Random House - 2012

A very tasty eggplant dish. The chermoula paste is very flavorful. I did not rinse the preserved lemon peel before adding it to the paste, and I found that paste was very salty. Next time, I will rinse the lemon before chopping it. I substituted one cup of quinoa for the bulgur to make this dish gluten-free. I used Thompson raisins in place of golden raisins because I couldn't find golden raisins. I also omitted the green onions because I forgot to buy them. Even with these changes, the recipe was delicious.

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I only made the knaidlach from this recipe and served them with the vegetable broth recipe found in Plenty. These dumplings turned out very well. They were not quite as fluffy as typical matzo balls, but they were still very popular with my dinner guests.

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This is a perfect example of when the total is greater than the sum of its parts. Fried eggplant slices paired with chopped salad, tahini sauce, and an herb/chili paste. It may seem like a lot of work, but it really isn't, and it is WORTH it. Definitely make the tahini sauce and zhoug recipes, because this condiments elevate this dish from good to great. I served this two nights in a row. The first night I fried the eggplant, as described in the recipe. The second night, I grilled the eggplant on a grill pan after lightly brushing them with sunflower oil. Both methods worked very well.

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I served this with the chermoula eggplant with bulgur & yogurt, also in this book, and it was fantastic!

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A very simple, traditional tahini sauce. It is worth the small extra bit of effort to whip this up!

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A lovely herby/spicy paste that really adds a lot of flavor. I used slightly less cilantro than called for, slightly more parsley, and two jalapeno peppers. It came together very quickly in my mini-chopper.

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