All Chocolate Muffins [Dairy-Free]
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All Chocolate Muffins [Dairy-Free]

Craving ultra-moist all-chocolate muffins? This quick and easy recipe is perfect for an indulgent snack. These cocoa and chocolate chip muffins will quickly become a staple. Just a few minutes of prep with simple ingredients, and you get beautifully domed muffins with a tender crumb (that don’t make a mess!) and an irresistible chocolate aroma.

Nordic Platter
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Nordic Platter

As a cold appetizer or a heartier main course, the Nordic platter is an elegant dish featuring smoked fish, salad, and served with blinis or toast. Here’s my favorite version, which you can adapt based on your taste and what’s in your fridge.

Chocolate Dessert Creams
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Chocolate Dessert Creams

A while back, I shared a delicious recipe for pistachio dessert cream that you loved, so here’s another quick version using the same principle—smooth and intensely chocolatey dessert cream, this time without eggs or dairy products, perfect to end a meal, for an appetizer dinner, or for an afternoon snack.

Smoked Salmon and Leek Quiche
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Smoked Salmon and Leek Quiche

Leek season has begun! This smoked salmon and leek quiche is an excellent seasonal recipe that’s also perfect for using up an opened package of smoked salmon. If you enjoy fish quiches, you’ll likely also love the white fish and mushroom quiche and the salmon and spinach quiche with ricotta.

Oven-Braised Assado - Slow-Cooked Short Ribs with Onions
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Oven-Braised Assado - Slow-Cooked Short Ribs with Onions

Assado is a popular cooking method in South America, especially in Argentina. This term is also used in Israel to describe beef short ribs (or veal ribs) prepared as a confit-style meat - marinated, then slow-cooked in the oven at low temperature. The meat becomes so tender it can be cut with a fork.

Italian-Style Roasted and Marinated Vegetable Antipasti
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Italian-Style Roasted and Marinated Vegetable Antipasti

Roasted and marinated vegetable antipasti are a cornerstone of Italian starters. Colorful and flavorful, they can also be served as a side dish alongside beef carpaccio or beautiful burrata mozzarella.

Mushroom Tart
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Mushroom Tart

I love tarts and quiches as much as I love mushrooms. This week, looking for a change from my traditional mushroom quiche, I came across a recipe from chef Ottolenghi that inspired this dish. I simplified it with what I had on hand and adapted it to our tastes, and everyone loved it. The tarragon and dill combination pairs beautifully with the mushrooms and gives it an original flavor. The classic quiche custard (eggs + cream) is replaced here with a delicious mushroom cream (which can also be made dairy-free). Let me share it with you!