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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...

"A quick recipe for tasty pita."

Ingredients: hot water, quick-rising yeast...

"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...

"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 made chocolate dipped candied orange peels and with the leftover chocolate I made these drops. They are yummy and go well with autumn and winter celebrations."

Ingredients: dried cranberries, walnut pieces...

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

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

"My kids love to make these cookies, and they make wonderful gifts! A great cookie for vegans or people who are lactose-intolerant."

Ingredients: dates, dried apricots...

"This has been a family favorite for years and is about the simplest recipe you can make!"

Ingredients: bermuda onions, cucumbers...

"This is a fantastic lentil dish. In my quest to find healthier food that my family liked and would actually eat, I decided to try this recipe. It was demonstrated on T.V. by Ali Sabbah from the Mazza Cafe, a Jewish restaurant, in Salt Lake City. My family just ate this up, even my picky five year old boy. I had to post it before I lost the recipe."

Ingredients: cinnamon, ground cumin...

"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 egg-free and dairy-free recipe for a chewy gingerbread cookie is from Sarah Kramer's cookbook, "La Dolce Vegan!" (2005) and reprinted in today's local paper. For vegan frosting, use five parts icing sugar to one part water, blending until thick. or you can use chocolate peanut butter spread. Dough must chill for 2-4 hours...."

Ingredients: hot water, molasses...

"this is a great vegetarian side dish."

Ingredients: cinnamon, ground cumin...

"My daughter Tehila has a wonderful friend, Adva, who is of Moroccan descent. Her mother makes these treats for the family on holidays, and shares them with our family. The last time we made these together, and had lots of fun doing it. Prep time includes time for the dough to rise."

Ingredients: baker's yeast, salt, flour...