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root vegetable gratin in a baking dish and topped with fresh thyme

The Best Root Vegetable Gratin Recipe

This root vegetable gratin is a perfect side dish that brings depth and coziness to any meal, and it’s a showstopper on holiday tables! My version, made with layers of
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a slice of applesauce coffee cake on a white plate.

Applesauce Coffee Cake Recipe with Streusel Topping

It’s apple season, which means this delicious applesauce coffee cake is the perfect seasonal treat to make next! Using simple ingredients (applesauce!), pantry staples, and warm spices, this easy coffee
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Roasted Fall Vegetables with Italian Agrodolce Recipe

This easy, roasted Fall vegetables recipe jazzes up fresh seasonal veggies with a deliciously sweet and sour sauce– Italian agrodolce! Featuring tangy and sweet flavors smothered on top of roasted
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Flourless Chocolate Brownie Cookies

  These cookies are light in texture, but decadent in flavor.  They are perfect for anyone who needs to avoid grains either for the Passover holiday or dietary reasons.  A
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Chocolate Chunk Pecan Slab Pie Recipe

Before I start talking about pie, my Thanksgiving ebook is available and here to help you!  It’s a PDF with over 100 of my best Thanksgiving recipes, tips and tricks
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Sweet Noodle Kugel Recipe

I make my mother-in-law’s recipe for sweet noodle kugel once a year. Everyone loves it and I do not deviate from it to try to make it less rich or
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Quick and Easy Pistachio Crusted Salmon Recipe 

This delicious pistachio crusted salmon features fresh salmon filets with a crunchy pistachio crust. An easy dinner recipe that’s elegant and elevated enough for a dinner party, but simple enough
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Olive Oil Yogurt Cake with Citrus Glaze Recipe

I taught this cake last year in a Mediterranean-inspired class and it quickly became a favorite.  If you are skeptical about olive oil in a cake, try it!!  It’s a
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I come from a large Italian-American family with 28 first cousins (on one side of the family!) where sit-down holiday dinners for 85 people are the norm (how, you might ask – organization! But more on that later …).

Some of my fondest memories are of simple family gatherings, both large and small, with long tables of bowls and platters piled high, the laughter of my cousins echoing and the comfort of tradition warming my soul.

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