Category Archives: Hors d’oeuvres

Smoked Salmon (LOX) Crisps with Lemon Wasabi Cream Cheese

These smoked salmon or LOX, (although the former is hot smoked, and the latter is cold smoked, but smoked nonetheless) crisps with lemon wasabi cream cheese are perfect holiday hors d’oeuvres! Luscious marinated smoked salmon on top of black sesame … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter is not the only Nut Butter! Homemade Nut Butters + 4 Recipes Using Them!

It’s two weeks before I will be posting this entry, and I’m about to mutilate my fingertips. I’m talking rip them to pieces, tear my nails, all in the name of turning out a pistachio butter, one of four nut … Continue reading

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LIVER-FREE Vegetarian Pate (TWO!)…with Bread

When I was a kid, I used to eat chopped liver like it was going out of style. It was a treat at every family gathering during holidays, from Thanksgiving to Passover. I would sit within inches of the bowl … Continue reading

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