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Matzo Ball Soup w. Homemade Schmaltz

March 31, 2015 by Ilana Traeger

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Matzo, matza, or matzah ball soup has always been my favorite part of Passover Seder.  Believe it or not, my Italian mother makes the absolute best matzo balls, thanks to my dad’s grandma who taught her years ago.  She’s shared her recipe with me & now I’ll share it with you. 

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Lunch Tagged With: Easy recipe, Jewish, Jewish cooking, Jewish recipe, Matza, Matzah, Matzo, Matzo ball soup, Matzo balls, Passover, Seder, Soup

PALEO Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

March 26, 2015 by Ilana Traeger

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While perusing Pinterest, I’ve noticed quite a few recipes for buffalo chicken lettuce wraps made in the slow cooker.  As a lover of buffalo chicken, I wanted to re-create a healthier/Paleo version of this wrap, but in much less time than it would take a slow cooker.  I turned to an old favorite, rotisserie chicken. 

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Filed Under: Dinner, Lunch Tagged With: Dinner, Easy recipe, Fast dinner, Gluten free, Gluten free recipe, Healthy dinner, Light dinner, Light meal, Paleo, Paleo recipe, Quick dinner

Detox Soup

March 24, 2015 by Ilana Traeger

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Amid all the chocolate chip cookie eating I’ve done this past week, I’ve also been trying some healthy, detox meals to get back on track & ready for summer.  This veggie-packed soup may not look like much but it’s easy to make, absolutely delicious & so good for you. 

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Filed Under: Lunch Tagged With: Clean eating, Clean eats, Detox, Detox lunch, Detox soup, Eat clean, Gluten free, Gluten free recipe, Healthy, Healthy recipe, Homemade soup, Lunch, Paleo, Paleo recipe, Soup, Vegetarian, Vegetarian recipe, Vegetarian soup

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

March 23, 2015 by Ilana Traeger

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Thanks to March Madness I’ve discovered two things.  First, it takes zero skill/knowledge to fill out a bracket and second, watching college basketball gives me a craving for chocolate chip cookies.  Maybe it’s because the games bore me, or maybe because it’s an excuse to bake cookies but either way, I won’t fight the urge. 

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Filed Under: Dessert Tagged With: Best chocolate chip cookies, Best cookie recipe, Best cookies, Chewy cookies, Chocolate, Chocolate chip, Chocolate chip cookies, Cookies, Decadent, Dessert, Food blog, Indulge, Soft cookies

Salmon with ‘Chimichurri’

March 18, 2015 by Ilana Traeger

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Let the Spring recipes begin!  After spending the winter eating hot soups & stews, it’s good to welcome Spring with bright, fresh ingredients.  Fresh vegetables, lemon, and herbs are what come to mind this time of year, and what better way to enjoy these ingredients than together in a tasty sauce?

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Filed Under: Dinner Tagged With: Dinner, Dinner recipe, Eat clean, Fish, Fish dinner, Gluten free, Gluten free dinner, Gluten free recipe, Healthy dinner, Healthy eats, Healthy recipe, Paleo, Paleo dinner, Paleo recipe, Salmon, Salmon dinner, Salmon recipe

Irish Cupcakes

March 12, 2015 by Ilana Traeger

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Boozy cupcakes are one of my favorite things to make during St. Patty’s day for two reasons, the booze and the cupcakes.  The light carbonation of Guinness gives these cupcakes delicious flavor and a perfectly airy consistency.  

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Filed Under: Dessert Tagged With: Baking, Boozy cupcakes, Boozy dessert, Cupcakes, Dessert, Easy recipe, Food blog, Irish cupcakes, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patty's Day

Classic Irish Soda Bread

March 10, 2015 by Ilana Traeger

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The Spring season & St. Patrick’s day are the two best things March has to offer.  Each year on St. Patty’s day, I ignore that I’m 0% Irish and take part in traditional cooking, baking & drinking.  While Irish coffee and boozy cupcakes are my specialties, I look forward to soda bread each St. Patty’s day & decided to make my own this year.

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Side Dish, Snack/Hors d'oeuvre Tagged With: Baking, Bread, Food blog, Irish baking, Irish bread, Irish cooking, Irish recipes, Irish soda bread, March, March Recipes, Soda bread, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patty's Day

Lemon Poppy Hand Pies for ‘Pi Day’

March 6, 2015 by Ilana Traeger

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Other than cooking/baking measurements, there’s not much I enjoy about numbers.  Math has always been my least favorite thing in the world, probably because I suck at, BUT that won’t stop me from celebrating a mathematical holiday called ‘Pi Day’.

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert Tagged With: Baking, Baking pies, Curd, Dessert, Food blog, Fruit curd, Hand pies, Lemon curd, Lemon hand pies, Lemon pies, Lemon poppy, Lemon poppy seed, Pi Day, Pies, Poppy seed, Poppy seed pies, Snack

Hamantaschen

March 3, 2015 by Ilana Traeger

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One of my favorite parts about Judaism, is it’s a religion celebrated through various foods and recipes.  Each year during late Winter/early Spring we celebrate ‘Purim’, to commemorate the defeat of Haman’s plot to destroy all the Jews in ancient Persia.  Although not the most exciting holiday, Purim does have the most delicious pastry… hamantaschen!

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