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Tzatziki Sauce Recipe: Yogurt with Cucumbers
There are variations of this in many different cuisines. Try to mix this up at least half an hour before eating so the flavors can blend. You could mix this up in the morning and refrigerate until evening if you have time. But it’s still good even if it only has half an hour to…
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Tahini Sauce
I first ate Tahini Sauce at a kebab and falafel restaurant when my fiddle teacher and I went out to lunch in Walnut Creek. It has a distinct flavor: a slight bitterness almost but in a really good way! I could not stop eating it. This version is from Jerusalem: A Cookbook, which is a…
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Vegetable Jalfrezi Curry with Butternut Squash
This uses a jarred cooking sauce, which I don’t often use. But the sheer quantity of spices and seasonings used in Indian cooking can make the jarred pastes and sauces a reasonable choice, unless you really plan to cook a lot of Indian dishes. You can add other vegetables. The original called for cauliflower, more…
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Roast Delicata Squash
I’m sad to see my tomatoes start fading from the garden, but in the fall and winter we get delicious winter squash to bake! And this is my new favorite because it’s small enough to serve 2. The flavor is excellent so you don’t need to do much to it. In fact, the first time,…
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Home Food Storage for Your Pantry, Refrigerator and Freezer
No matter how good a deal you get on something, it’s a waste of money if you throw it out because it went bad before you could use it or got damaged somehow. Getting organized with your home food storage can be a key factor in lowering your food budget. Storing Fresh Herbs I love…