Category Archives: Snacks

Hummus (In Pursuit of Sabra)

No, this isn’t anything super new.  If you own a food processor, hummus may be of the first things you learned to make in it.  But my perspective was completely ruined about a year ago, the day a friend brought … Continue reading

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Homemade Yogurt

From August until tomorrow, Ari and I have been subjects in a clinical research study at the Cleveland Clinic.  We are too embarrassed not at liberty to disclose the details of the study (don’t worry, we were compensated for our … Continue reading

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Tomato, Onion and Basil Bruschetta

Bru-shet-a…bru-sket-a…bru-something-a… However you say it, bruschetta is one of my favorite summer foods. If I remember correctly, I first learned to make this dish around the age of 15, when my mom’s friend Julia came to visit. Julia had made … Continue reading

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Eggplant…Salsa?

The original name of this recipe is Eggplant Caviar. Wait!  Don’t run away from the computer!  Please understand, I too have a precarious history with eggplant (a love/mush relationship, as it were).  It is further complicated by the three types … Continue reading

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