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"This is my favorite chocolate cake. No fuss, no mess and very moist. Back in the early days when it was paycheck to paycheck, this simple dessert made it into his lunchbox many a day because it was cheap and simple. No eggs, no milk."

Ingredients: cocoa, salt, sugar...

"This comes from the Vegetarian Times Complete Thanksgiving Cookbook."

Ingredients: cane syrup, cornstarch...

"My friend Lorraine B gave me this wonderful recipe when I was looking for an interesting hostess gift. One of the best things about this recipe is that it only takes one week to infuse, as opposed to up to a month that I've seen in other recipes. I actually made a quadruple recipe and got 6 bottles to give as gifts (I kept one for myself, of course!)...."

Ingredients: lemons, sugar, vodka...

"Adapted from a Martha Stewart recipe. These are amazing on their own as a side dish or with pasta."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, dried thyme...

"This is a great method for roasting garlic, so it can be ready when you start cooking in the evening. I've even done it overnight and started cooking in the morning. Roasted garlic goes great with mashed potatoes, on pasta, or simply spread on crusty bread."

Ingredients: garlic, olive oil...

"I don't eat bananas often, even though I love them. When I do have bananas, they have to be very special, and I promise you, these babies are very very special! Try serving them over vanilla frozen yogurt, or with an intensely chocolate ice cream."

Ingredients: currants, fresh lime juice...

"Very simple, Asian, and vegan as well!"

Ingredients: chunky peanut butter, fresh ground black pepper...

"This is my daughter Nomi's all-time favorite way to eat rice. My friend Debbie, who is married to a Persian, makes this for her every time we're over at their house for a meal. I figured I was going to have to learn to make this myself, since Nomi just adores this rice and asks for it every time. It's a little complicated, but gets easier..."

Ingredients: cooking oil, long grain rice...

"This is a quick homemade candy delicacy that can also be used as a tastier take on Chanukah gelt, inspired by a recipe in Martha Stewart Living. I used Ghirardelli bitterwsweet baking chocolate bars. After you make the chocolate-dipped apricots, read up on how to play dreidel and use the candies in place of coins. These morsels make a great gift for..."

Ingredients: dried apricots, aluminum foil...

"This is a very unique stuffing. Can be vegan if cooked separately from the bird."

Ingredients: chives, dried apricots...

"I got this recipe from the Virtual Jerusalem website and made it when we had guests for the High Holidays. Adapted from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, by Deborah Madison."

Ingredients: mixed vegetables, fresh rosemary...

"This is a delicious and different way to make couscous. For more of a bite, try using diced tomatoes with green chiles."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, couscous...

"Very flavorful and low fat."

Ingredients: ground cardamom, crystallized ginger...

"One of the easiest and most delicious recipes I have ever found."

Ingredients: cinnamon, pepper...