Recipes

Soup

Favorite Lentil Soup One-Pot Vegan Completely Delicious

This recipe doubles well. Recently, when I made a double batch, I added 2 quarts of dic...

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Side Dishes

Roasted Vegetables with Tahini, Lemon & Za’atar

I find this dressing, especially in combination with the za’atar, to be irresistible ...

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Instant Pot Harissa-Spiced Rice with Dates and Orange

This Instant Pot harissa-spiced rice is so flavorful, a mix of spicy, smoky and sweet a...

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Soup

Super Easy Pantry Tomato Soup

Somehow winter passed, and I didn’t make a single pot of tomato soup. Somehow spring ...

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Side Dishes

Harissa Carrot Salad with Avocado

I’ve been making this with homemade harissa, which varies in spiciness every time I m...

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Kale Salad with 4-Minute Egg Caesar Dressing

This method — using a mostly cooked egg as an emulsifier — made me think about all ...

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Broccoli Crunch Salad

This broccoli salad is inspired by the broccoli salad served at Byerlys, a grocery stor...

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Soup

Vegetarian Broccoli-Cheddar Soup

As with so many soups, this one tastes better by the day, so don’t be afraid to make ...

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Side Dishes

Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Lemony Yogurt Sauce

Several weeks before heading to Paris, the September issue of Food and Wine arrived, an...

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Manchego and Almonds

These roasted balsamic Brussels sprouts, a recipe from the Franny’s cookbook, are sim...

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Side Dishes

Roasted Delicata Squash with Chilies, Lime & Cilantro

This is a variation of a favorite Tamar Adler recipe. I made a variation of her sweet p...

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Soup

Carrot-Ginger Soup with Curry and Coconut Milk

If you don’ have curry powder on hand or don’t feel like buying it, you could proba...

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Side Dishes

Farro Salad with Toasted Pine Nuts, Currants & Mustard Greens

Roland semi-pearled farro is particularly nice but any type of farro or grain — wheat...

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Side Dishes

Freezable Stuffing with Kale and Caramelized Onions

Toss kale and onions with bread, stock, salt, and pepper: If you want to keep this vege...

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Soup

White Bean, Escarole & Sausage Soup

There is a not-so-little known deli in my town called Gershon’s, and the first time B...

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Side Dishes

Smoky Eggplant Dip with Yogurt and Za’atar

From Julia Turshen’s Small Victories, a beautiful new cookbook I am loving — I’ve...

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Lunch

Ham Salad

If you choose to mince the ham, try serving the recipe as a spread with buttery cracker...

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Lunch

Shrimp Pasta Salad

In a large bowl, combine pasta, shrimp, celery, pepper and onion. Mix remaining ingredi...

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Side Dishes

Easy Eggplant Parmesan with Roasted Eggplant

After 25 minutes in the oven, the gratin emerged bubbling and golden and tasted utterly...

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Lunch

Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup

Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup

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Soup

Split Pea and Ham (or not!) Soup

My mother emailed this split pea soup recipe to my siblings and me in December 2011. Sh...

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Lunch

Mixed Fruit with Lemon-Basil Dressing

A slightly savory dressing really complements the sweet fruit in this recipe. I also us...

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Soup

Vermont Cheddar Cheese Soup & Beer Bread

I should just rename my blog “Liza’s Daughter’s Blog.” These days, it seems, I ...

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Side Dishes

Roasted Cauliflower with Schug (Zhug) + Yogurt Sauce

This is one of my favorite meals: roasted roasted cauliflower, drizzled with schug, pil...

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