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"An easy, low calorie alternative to French Fries."

Ingredients: nonstick spray coating, margarine...

"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...

"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 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 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 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...

"Source: Classic Cuisine of the Italian Jews by Edda Servi Machlin. This is an ancient Venetian dish according to the author and may not be for everyone's taste."

Ingredients: dark seedless raisins, garlic...

"Very flavorful and low fat."

Ingredients: ground cardamom, crystallized ginger...

"I love the flavors that come together in this cider, especially when I make it with pear cider."

Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"I can't believe I didn't post this one earlier since this is one of the few things in the world that ALL the men in my life love--DH, my sons, my father--and most of the women too. I have a hard-to-please crowd here at home, and they ALL ALWAYS eat this, and drain the pot to the end. On top of that, it is just about the easiest soup to make..."

Ingredients: yellow split peas, oil, onions...

"Israel has a zillion versions of hummous, but this is one version I could only find in the States. This was developed over trial and error (and lots of searching for recipes) until I got it just right."

Ingredients: cumin, ground cayenne pepper...