Roast Chicken - Golden, Crispy Skin and Tender Meat
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Roast Chicken - Golden, Crispy Skin and Tender Meat

Roast chicken, a family dish that belongs in your repertoire of classics. A chicken with beautifully golden, crispy skin and meltingly tender meat. This recipe is always a hit; I’ve been making it for several years now and I wouldn’t change a thing.

Chocolate Mousse (Dairy-Free)
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Chocolate Mousse (Dairy-Free)

A deeply chocolatey mousse that makes a delicious sound when you dip your spoon into it! I don’t know about you, but my barometer for a successful chocolate mousse is partly tied to the noise my spoon makes the moment I dip it in for that first taste. It’s good, super easy and satisfying! And a bonus here, it’s dairy-free!

Minina (Tunisian Chicken Frittata) - Savory Egg and Chicken Cake
Kemias Jewish cuisine Tunisian cuisine Chicken Eggs Buffet Make-ahead Kids Batch cooking Passover Rosh Hashanah Yitro

Minina (Tunisian Chicken Frittata) - Savory Egg and Chicken Cake

Here is a specialty of Tunisian Jewish cooking that goes wonderfully with your chicken broth. Minina is a kind of savory egg and chicken cake, cooked in a water bath, which gives it an unmatched tenderness. I’m sharing our family recipe for a classic Minina.

Mhamar - Tunisian Stuffed Vegetables with Ground Beef
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Mhamar - Tunisian Stuffed Vegetables with Ground Beef

Mhamar are a Tunisian Jewish specialty of vegetables stuffed with meat. It’s a complete meal and a nice change of pace for using ground beef. You can make them ahead and eat them warm or cold with a squeeze of lemon juice! They’re also traditionally made for Passover, swapping the breadcrumbs for matzo meal.

Herring and Potato Salad (Hareng Pomme à l'Huile) - French Bistro Classic
French cuisine Make-ahead Herring Potatoes Kemias Salads Fall Fish Batch cooking Ashkenazi cuisine Passover

Herring and Potato Salad (Hareng Pomme à l'Huile) - French Bistro Classic

Herring and potato salad, or hareng pomme à l’huile, is another French bistro classic that everyone loves. It’s very simple to make and, as is so often the case, its success depends mostly on the quality of the ingredients: good potatoes and good herring.

Chocolate Praline Pudding Cups - Homemade Crème Dessert
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Chocolate Praline Pudding Cups - Homemade Crème Dessert

I love crème dessert (French pudding cups): rich, silky and ready in no time! After sharing a chocolate crème dessert and a pistachio one, here are delicious homemade chocolate praline pudding cups. They can be made dairy-free (parve) and are gluten-free. Perfect if you have a jar of praline to use up.

Gazelle Horns (kaab el ghzal) - Almond Paste and Orange Blossom Cookies
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Gazelle Horns (kaab el ghzal) - Almond Paste and Orange Blossom Cookies

A lovely addition to your platter of sweets, gazelle horns are little pastries filled with almond paste; some people even add hazelnuts. They are easy to make, though a bit time-consuming. The upside is that they freeze very well.

Whole Roasted Cauliflower (Eyal Shani style)
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Whole Roasted Cauliflower (Eyal Shani style)

In a word? Delicious. Israeli chef Eyal Shani has restored this excellent, sometimes overlooked vegetable to its former glory. Whole roasted cauliflower is a recipe to adopt and serve to everyone who thinks vegetables are boring! You’ll never again be embarrassed to say that cauliflower is one of your favorite vegetables. And if nothing else, you’ll have a great recipe to serve to your vegetarian friends.