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Sep 24, 2009

Rivka Marga's Challah

1 Batch makes 6 Challot

Bowl 1:
3 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 cup oil
5 eggs
2 tbl salt

Bowl 2
1 cup lukewarm water
1 square of yeast
2 teaspoon dry yeast
2 t sugar
when it bubbles, add to bowl 1

After combined, gradually add 2 kilos of flour, let rise 30 mins and bake at 350
Shabbat Shalom!

Sep 14, 2009

Chocolate, fruit and nut Bark

16 ounces of semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup of almonds
1/3 dried blueberries
apricots and dried cranberries

melt chocolate in a tin, add goodies, let it cool, and break into small pieces

Moroccan Fish

(put ingredients in this order...layer them)

oil in a pot
tomatoes on the oil
white filleted fish (perch)
lots of squeezed lemon
salt
red bell pepper
chunky head of garlic
hot peppers (use with caution ;)

On the side prepare a water/oil/heaping spoon of paprika mixture
pour into the pot and add a head of cilantro

Crispy non-cook bars

1/2 cup honey
2/3 cup tehina
1/2 crushed sunflower seeds or walnuts
1/2 cup chopped dates
4 cups of crisped rice
mix and roll into sesame seeds

Good, Healthy, and High in Protein!

Yum Salad Dressings

-5 Tblsp of sugar
-6 Tblsp of vinegar
-4 Tblsp of oil
-2Tblsp of soy
-1 Tblsp of tomato paste
garlice and salt

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Honey Mustard (keeps for a long time)
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup oil
3/4 cup vinegar
2 tsp salt
4 tsp mustard (even yellow)
6-8 gloves of garlic

Sep 5, 2009

Siga's Peach Sorbet

- 2 pounds of fresh peaches (or frozen...not preferred)
- 5 tblspoons of grand marnier (orange liquor)
- 2/3 cups lemon juice
- 1 cup of something sweet (juice concentrate..cherry, apple...sugar, date syrup)
- dash of cinnamon
Blend peaches
Blend other ingredients separately
then put it together
Freeze
Blend again
Freeze again...and tada, creamy yummy sorbet

Sep 4, 2009

Gani's Birthday Balls

- 1 cup of nuts (almonds/sunflowerseeds/walnuts/brazil nuts) soaked over night
- 2 tbl spoons raisins (soaked)
- 1 cup high quality unsweetened cocoa powder
-2/3 cup honey

blend until smooth
roll in coconut or walnut flakes
No Bake Cookies!!