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Apple Cake with Streusel and Caramel Sauce (Passover)

Apple Cake with Streusel and Caramel Sauce begins with a simple matzo meal crust. It is then topped with almost a fresh apple pie filling and then spread with more of the crust batter, sprinkled with streusel and finished with a simply insane caramel sauce. There are a zillion types of apple cake. There are …

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Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup and a Wedding in Costa Rica

Vietnamese chicken noodle soup is made with rotisserie chicken and canned chicken broth. Infused with the flavors of 5 spice and star anise, this Vietnamese chicken pho is to die for! No, I did not disappear into the sunset. And I promise if I invite you to dinner, that I am a great host. So …

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Magic Layer Bars with Pumpkin Butter

Magic Pumpkin Butter Bars are perfect for the fall season. Loaded with pumpkin seeds, white chocolate, toffee and oh yeah…pumpkin butter, these magic layer bars with pumpkin butter are divine! These magic layer bars with pumpkin butter disappear fast. No wonder with a gingersnap crust, and a pumpkin butter filling, these simply decadent layer bars …

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#Matsuhisa and Mocha Cookies (It got a little better!)

The evening began with the pass off of fudge brownies filled with cookie dough and a bunch of coffee mocha cookies. (I keep my cookies in a giant zip lock bag so they stay moist. I can assure you that when the bag is opened it smells like a just brewed cup of coffee.) A …

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