I have my mother-in-law to thank for turning me on to cheese latkas, which she used to whip up anytime we tugged at her heartstrings, Chanukkah or not, and often for a light lunch, as they are only very lightly sweetened. With this recipe, your cheese latkas will be every bit as delicious as hers. Ricotta Latkas/Fritters are a huge Italian dessert favorite, and a snap to make. Like mini cheesecakes. Gluten-Free diners can enjoy them too! You will find them quite versatile, served as suggested here in Cheese Latkes Recipe.

If you decide to serve the cheese latkas as a savory dish, reduce the sugar to just 2 tablespoons, skip the vanilla or rum, and add some thinly sliced chives, a good pinch of nutmeg and some ground pepper to the batter. Proceed just as instructed, and if desired, top them with thinly-sliced smoked salmon and a dollop plain yogurt.

Happy Chanukah everyone!!  It is here one of our favorite times of years to celebrate with chanukah parties, fried foods and lots of dairy.  Starting tonight along with the first night of Chaukah we are sharing 8 Days of Dairy Delights.  Two years ago we did Latkes, last year we did Crispy Treats and now we thought let’s go with Dairy Delights.  After all it is a custom to eat dairy on Chanukah and I do love dairy.

When I was thinking of what I should contribute I wanted to be a little more creative.  I thought first about my Inside Out Stuffed Spinach and Artichoke Dip, perfect for a party, but it didn’t feel like it related to Chanukah enough.  Then I kept seeing those donut pans and I thought what about using those pans to make a savory baked donut.  It could be healthy at least better than fried and it would be fun for Chanukah.  I have to say I love fake out foods.  When my husband came home and I asked him to taste these donuts, his first excited reaction was, “isn’t that dessert?”. When I laughed and said no, he took a bite and once he got over the confusion, he loved them.

I topped these donuts with a goat cheese icing, really just goat cheese softened and thinned a bit and so it is perfect for a breakfast or brunch.  Surprise everyone with these savory treats.  Note, a serving of two of these donuts comes to 200 calories and happens to be very filling.  So enjoy these Scallion Goat Cheese Donuts and stay tuned for 7 more Dairy Delights from all your favorite JoyofKosher.com contributors.

Raise your hand if you ever really stick to your shopping list! Yeah, I didn’t think so. Neither do I. So while on a shopping trip at Bed Bath & Beyond, I happened upon a mini doughnut pan by Wilton and bought two! I mean, each pan only makes twelve mini doughnuts, and I knew I would want more that. Are you laughing now? I put the pans aside for the right moment and it came when my three-year-old randomly asked for chocolate doughnuts.

I made these Baked Doughnuts.  Then I lightly topped 24 of the doughnuts with colorful sprinkles for my 3-year-old, Zach, and another 12 with shimmery yellow sugar from Breezy’s in Long Island. I think I enjoyed them more than he did.  Thirty Six baked doughnuts later, Zach actually asked for red doughnuts. What a demanding child! Since I still had ¼ of the batter left, I added some red food coloring and Zach had red mini doughnuts!

There you have it! These mini cake doughnuts are delicious and so much fun to just pop in my mouth, one by one. I can’t
wait to try out different flavors, such as lemon or cinnamon. What a show-stopper these will be! You can also bake other
recipes in the mini doughnut pans, such as corn bread or spinach kugel. Just adjust your baking time, since they only need to cook for 10-15 minutes.

Happy Chaunukah!

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Chanukah and party go hand in hand with one another. Chanukah is an exciting Jewish holiday which calls for eight nights of parties while gathering with family and friends. Now you’ll be able to create the ultimate gourmet party food with no more than five ingredients! What is impressive about the following hors d’oeuvres is how gourmet and complicated they seem, yet how simple and easy they are to make.
 

Caramelized Onion Tart

The flaky pastry and sweet and savory onions make for a perfect bite. For a dairy meal, add goat cheese to give it that extra creaminess that takes this dish over the top.

Asian Meatballs

This is a real winner for a large crowd and is so quick and easy to make. The sesame teriyaki sauce adds a lot of flavor to the meat and tenderizes it, leaving the meat moist and mouthwatering even after being baked.

Zucchini Soup Shooters

Serve this soup in small glass cups to really make the green color pop.  This is a simple, healthy and wonderful soup. The Parmesan cracker adds a gourmet twist and extra crunch to the zucchini soup.

Pea shoots make for a great garnish, but are delicious additions to salads, stir fries and can stand alone sautéed as well. Pea shoots are the tendrils of pea plants and add wonderful color and presentation value to any dish. Choose fresh, bright green pea shoots that are still attached to its stem. Like most green vegetables, pea shoots are low in calories and full of disease fighting vitamins and minerals such as vitamins K and C, folates and dietary fiber.

Peppered Seared Tuna

This is the perfect example of how a single high quality ingredient doesn’t need anything. This dish showcases how keeping it simple can be gourmet, impressive and delicious. The colors and flavors of this dish are fresh, healthy and tasty, making it a real crowd pleaser. Make sure to use sushigrade fresh tuna in this dish. We recommend purchasing good quality flash frozen tuna.

Twice Baked Potato Skins

Twice baked potato skins make a cheesy crispy appetizer that can be adapted to any taste. Feel free to add any vegetable such as broccoli, mushrooms or peppers and use any cheese you like. This is fun to eat and will please almost any eater.

Roasted Garlic Rib Eye Crostini

Crunchy bread, roasted garlic, seared rib steak and balsamic glaze combine to form an elegant substantial bite.  An  advantage to this dish is that while it tastes amazing warm, it can be served cold as well.

Brie Cheese Bake

The crispy dough, creamy cheese, and fruit and nut center create an original spin on a cheese plate.  This recipe is for one small round of brie or camembert cheese; feel free to double or triple this recipe for larger crowds.

Red Swiss Chard Frittata

Pepper jack cheese adds great spice to this elegant and tasty dish. If you want to back off the spice, but keep the flavor, use cheddar or muenster cheese.

Swiss chard is a leafy green vegetable that is available in many colors. Red Swiss Chard has large green leaves with red stems and veins running through the leaves.  Similar to spinach, Swiss chard is a versatile, healthy vegetable that can be used in salads, sautéed, creamed and even added to soups. Chard is full of phytonutrients which promote health and prevent many diseases. Full of vitamins A, K, C, iron and dietary fiber and low in calories, Swiss chard is a great addition to any diet.

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Coffee Cream Cups pictured above.  I love desserts in cups.  No matter how you do it, they always look great.  Try these dairy coffee creams.  They are really unique.

You don’t need special tools to make amazing petite fours.  All you need is a good knife, space in the freezer, and…patience.

The combination of passion fruit and caramel is mouthwatering.  If you don’t have a silicone mold, you can use a 12-inch spring form pan.

Swiss Layered Cake Turn a traditional layered cake on its side for a twist.

Your children came into Your House, cleansed Your Temple, purified Your Mikdash, lit candles in Your holy courtyards, and instituted these eight days of Chanukah to give thanks and praise to Your great name.” – Al HaNissim prayer

When the Jews returned to the Beis Hamikdash after defeating the Greeks—they found it defiled, with idols and graven images. And so, when that tiny vile of oil was discovered, the Menorah couldn’t be lit indoors where the atmosphere was impure. It was carried into the courtyard, where the miracle of lights became a public phenomenon in the streets of Jerusalem. This is why we place our own menorahs by the window—lighting up the streets and not merely our own homes. This Chanukah, Shavy Weiss remembers the miracle of the burning lights by bringing the outdoors inside and lighting up the night.

You never know what special items you’ll find in the dollar store. These glass bowls make a great souvenir, filled with gelt and dreidels.  Fill them with a single flower when using throughout the year. Use picture frames that match your theme to hold place cards.  These wood finish frames complement the outdoorsy look of the table.

Dress a table with layers. Use a patterned fabric runner on top of a solid tablecloth, or vice versa. The table runner used here is actually a throw, imparting a warm, cozy feeling.

The foods you serve are part of the decor.  On this table, caramel apples, chocolate covered pretzels, donuts, biscotti, and
almonds add to the ambiance.

Favor boxes are inexpensive and look adorable when tied in grosgrain ribbon. Insert candy or after-dinner mints for a treat guests can take home.

Match a fun drink to your theme.  Paper straws, available in stripes and polka dots, and in a variety of colors, also add a
festive flair.

Lights! Lots of them! This table is set for an adult party, with lots and lots of candles. When children are around, keep the candles in lanterns or hurricane lamps.

Wood logs and pine cones have a starring role in this outdoorsy winter party.  Glass reflects light. Use your glass dishes and
canisters on Chanukah to reflect the glow, especially for an evening party.

Create a floral menorah by lining up eight vases of equal heights, and one taller vase in the center. Fill with flowers or rocks and top with a floating candle. The water works to magnify whatever you put inside—so you don’t need an abundance of
flowers to achieve this special affect.

The napkins on the chairs were created by printing the design on iron-on transfer paper. Simply print, and iron the paper onto the fabric of your choice for a personalized affair For extra illumination, put candles behind the glass to reflect and
enhance the effect.

Party by Shavy Weiss | Photos by Esti Photography

As seen in the Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller Chanukah 2011 Issue – Subscribe Now

The best Chanukah Gift I ever received weighed exactly 9 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 22 inches long. That was three years ago, when my son was born on the fifth night. We named him Avraham Yitzchak after both of my grandfathers, two strong, warm human beings—and both exceptional chefs! AY’s Chanukah/ first haircut/ Birthday Party will include festive delights that are kid-friendly, yet so elegant even my gourmet grandfathers would be impressed!

Join our family celebration with this Chanukah menu:

Caprese Latkes

A total show stopper. The base for this perfect latke is my grandfather Yitzchak’s recipe. Matzah meal, he taught me, makes your latkes nice and crispy. “Corn meal is good too,” if there’s no matzah meal at hand. As in every respectable Hungarian home, corn meal was a staple in his kitchen.

Waldorf Salad

It all began at the Waldorf. Both the salad and my marriage (Hubby and I visited the lobby the night we got engaged). Never knew my favorite salad was actually invented there. Really. Ever since it was first created in the 1890s, we’ve been calling this mix of fresh apples, celery and walnuts, dressed in mayo, a “Waldorf Salad.” It’s usually served on a bed of lettuce as an appetizer, or even as a light meal in itself. In honor of Chanukah, I added blue cheese, one of my faves (and it goes with the blue in my holiday color scheme). To save time, I am making a simple creamy balsamic vinaigrette; but if you want a
more authentic version, combine equal parts yogurt and mayo with parsley, honey, lemon juice, and zest, and salt ‘n’ pepper to taste.

Decadent and delicious, everybody will go for this perfect pasta.  Who said pink is just for girls?

Green Bean Casserole

While some people think of a green bean casserole as classic, comforting, and commonplace, to me it’s uniquely American. In my Eastern European grandfathers’ kitchens you’d never find a (green bean) casserole, caviar, or ketchup. But hey, I was born in the USA!

Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

For my big two year old!  A dessert he and his siblings will love that’s elegant enough to serve to kids of all ages.

What is the best gift you ever got or gave on Chanukah?

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Box ‘em, Bag’em, Eat’em!  Whatever you do with them, they are the perfect Chanukah treat.

Ycan find pastry boxes for your donuts at craft stores or online.  Fill mini boxes with donuts for your guests to take home.

Insert the cookies into glassine bags affixed with our special Chanukah labels! Download and print.

Chanukah Cookies with a Flavor Twist – Maccabee Gingerbread Men

This recipe is a much milder version of traditional gingerbread men. If your family prefers more zing, increase the ground
ginger and cloves. The orange zest offers an unexpected twist that’s very kid-friendly. If you don’t have whole wheat pastry
flour, replace it with white flour. Encourage the kids to decide on a color scheme when decorating the cookies; or, keep it
simple and bake them with colored, coarse sugar crystals sprinkled on top.

Don’t Want to Deep Fry Donuts? Bake Away! – Baked Donuts

Try these delicious baked donuts for an almost guilt free Chanukah alternative. Each donut contains only 1 teaspoon of oil. For pareve donuts, use coconut or soy yogurt and milk. When measuring the flour, use a spoon.  Do not pack the flour down into the measuring cup.

The Cutest Little Donut Bites – Zeppole (pronounced zep-O-lee)

They are small fried Italian donut balls, made from cream puff dough. Try these little puffs of donut heaven, for a new spin on your traditional Chanukah donuts.

Beyond Gelt, but Still Covered in Chocolate – Sourdough Brittle

I’m tired of jellybeans inside of plastic driedels and one-dimensional chocolate.  This Chanukah, there will be gelt, of
course—but that’s where the sweet surprises will only start.

During the entire week which followed Hurricane Irene last year, when my electricity was out, I moved in with mom. One night, I was in the mood for candy, so I started to melt some sugar in a pot for praline. Mom was not too happy that I was messing up the kitchen late at night and that was the end of my praline (I can’t blame her, candy gets hard and is pretty impossible to clean). The next day, my candy craving metamorphosized and I had the idea to put salty pretzels in a toffee for a salty and sweet treat. It wasn’t until Saturday night when mom finally let me indulge in experimentation. A week later, when I was settled back into my home, my mother called up, “Get this brittle out of my house!”

It’s important to get the brittle as thin as possible, and the best way to achieve that is by preventing the brittle from cooling down before it is spread on the trays. To achieve that, the pretzels and the trays themselves must be kept warm as instructed.

As seen in Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller Chanukah 2011 Issue – Subscribe Now.

Labels, tags, and driedel candy holder custom designed for Joy of Kosher Magazine by ESDesignGroup.com.

Finally!!  We can build a house made out of cookies and candy that is made especially to celebrate Chanukah.  The new Manischewitz Chanukah House Kit comes with everything you need to create a beautiful and tasty house.   Starting with a Vanilla cookie base, the kit provides an assortment of toppings and additions to adorn your house any way you like.

We saw this new product at Kosherfest and we just knew we had to share it with all of you.  Especially since Manischewitz is now running a special contest for all you wannabe cookie architects and designers out there.  Just snap a picture of your fully built and decorated house and post to their Facebook wall for a chance to win an assortment of prizes.

For now, just in time for Chanukah, we are offering you a chance to win 1 of these Chanukah House Kits.  All you have to do to enter is follow the Rafflecopter instructions below.  Find this kit in select grocery stores.
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A latke with a surprise in the middle is a great way to update the classic Chanukah dish. Be creative and stuff latkes with anything you have on hand. Maybe even use it as a way to get your kids to eat their veggies by adding peas, broccoli, tomatoes, zucchini, or spinach.

Start with my favorite Basic Latke Recipe.

Then choose your filling:

Salmon + Green Goddess Dressing
The crispy potato latke, with the smooth fresh taste of salmon makes for a great combination. Green goddess dressing, a
mixture of herbs and sour cream, adds color and flavor to this impressive latke.

Pulled Brisket + BBQ Sauce
This combination tastes similar to a pulled beef sandwich; the ultimate latke for any meat and potato lover.

Mushroom + Sour Cream
The earthiness of the potatoes and mushrooms make for a rustic and classic flavor combination. The sour cream adds richness to the latke.

Cheese + Marinara Sauce
Our version of mozzarella sticks…latke style. A gooey, cheesy center with a hint of basil surrounded by crispy potatoes is
a spectacular Chanukah treat.

Apples + Sour Cream with a Cinnamon Topping
Inspired by the classic latke with apple sauce on the side, this latke takes on the flavors of an apple fritter.

As published in Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller (Bitayavon Winter 2011) – Subscribe Now.

One Egg is a Fortune is a compilation of over 100 kosher recipes from 50 Jewish celebrities from around the world filled with sumptuous food photography, delicious recipes, interesting biographies and special memories.

Blazing Wings

One Egg Is A Fortune was compiled by Pnina Jacobson and Judy Kempler, two women who were looking to give back to their community in Sydney, Australia.  They share a love of food and storytelling and have spent the last ten years compiling this one of a kind cookbook.  When they were working on this book, Kempler was dealing with care of her late mother-in-law and so the two authors decided that a portion of the proceeds would go to support care for the aging Jewish community in the cities where the book is sold.

Fish ala Dudu

In this cookbook, each person tells a unique story revealing the enjoyment of food, friends and family – a common thread that binds us together.  They have mingled these stories with recipes and full color pictures that are a pleasure to read.    Contributors include musicians, composers, authors, actors, inventors, etc.  Each contributor shares stories, memories and sometimes even old family photos to go along with the recipes they share.  Recipes cover the entire world of Jewish cuisine, Asian, Moroccan, French, and of course classic Jewish recipes.

Slip Pancake (Sweet or Savory)

Here are a few sample recipes for you to try, but without the book you are only getting half the story.  Click here to buy your copy today.

Slip Pancake

Baked Fish ala Dudu

Blazing Hot Wings

Note, the recipes in this book are written for Europeans, but there is a handy conversion chart in the back.

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Miraculously Modern

“…She’asah Nissim Lavoteinu Bayamim Haheim B’zman Hazeh!”

Chanukah is a time to recall miracles of the past as well as the many small miracles bestowed upon us daily. May the flames of the Menorah illuminate that for which we should be grateful.

Start with…
Got the Chanukah blues?
Traditional royal blue is so last century. Kick it up a notch with turquoise and shimmering accents.

Perch Jonathan Adler’s jovial peacock on your window sill for a contemporary take on the classic menorah.
($120, jonathanadler.com)

Punctuate each place setting with Deborah Rhodes round lurex placemats.
($28, barneys.com)

Keep it going…
Traditional with a Twist.
Adorn your holiday table with modern accents.

Send your plastic dreidels spinning with Quest Collection’s enamel dreidel
(with stand, $55, available from Kitchen-Clique.com)

Move over Bubby, this latke server’s hot.
(Sabre’s Old Fashioned Pie Tart Slicer doubles as a latke server. Available in 25 colors, $15, didriks.com)

Fill in the blanks…
Wondrously Whimsical.
Cheerful touches recall the ecstasy of the miracle of Chanukah.
Flames are flickering in the window. Don’t stop there. Scatter votive candles across your table.
Then add shimmering accentssuch as mirror garlands to reflect the light even further.

Diane Von Furstenberg’s Powerstone Clear Acrylic flatware is sleek enough for a party yet a subtle statement for everyday use.  (Five-piece setting, $60, neimanmarcus.com)

Kim Seybert’s silver “tile” napkin rings evoke the Maccabees’ shields (set of four, $112, kimseybert.com)

Retro-styled water glasses by Jonathan Adler (Set of 4, $20, hsn.com)

Scalloped stoneware is the perfect foil to chevron striped accent plates.
(Neo-Baroque dinner plates, set of four, $24, westelm.com; Zigzag accent plates, set of four, $18, mikasa.com)

Originally published in Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller magazine Chanukah 2011 – Subscribe Now.

Wearing a soiled baseball cap, dark-rimmed glasses and a long black beard, 34-year old Rabbi Elchonon Tenenbaum might appear to be a most unlikely winemaker.  And Napa Valley might be an unlikely place for an Orthodox Rabbi, his wife and their five young children to call home.  There are no kosher restaurants, no Jewish days schools and you have to schlep to San Francisco to get your kosher groceries.

But unlikely places are nothing new for pioneering Chabad Lubavitch families who travel to the furthest reaches of the globe to share their love of Torah and Mitzvot with others.   Six years ago, Rabbi Elchonon Tenenbaum arrived in the Napa Valley from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, smitten with the same winemaking bug that has brought thousands of aspiring vintners to settle the verdant Northern California soil.

“I had no idea that this is the direction I would go,” says Rabbi Tenenbaum.  “As a Chabad Shliach you are trained to seek out the best methods to connect to fellow Jews.  Living in wine country, wine making was the course I was drawn to.  In 2007, I produced a vintage of just one case, and that got good reviews and drew me to my next project of farming and viticulture and as that developed, my appreciation for wine took on a different dimension.  At this point I would like to inspire others on the qualities of superb wines which enable me to connect with others using the medium of winemaking.”

Although growing grapes may have been on his mind, Rabbi Tenenbaum’s primary goal was to build a vibrant Napa Valley Chabad Jewish Center that would attract and inspire local Jewish residents and visitors of every denomination and background.  Chabad of Napa Valley boasts frequent programming for children and adults, a Hebrew school, weekly Shabbat services at Touro University on Mare Island with many big plans ahead.

“[Our goal is] to continue our outreach to the community as well as to visitors to the Napa Valley and to be able to support our activities with the proceeds of our wines,” explains Rabbi Tenenbaum.

Each year seems to bring more and more reasons to be excited about the future of Chabad in Napa and it is fitting that this year, after several years of “grunt work” learning from local winemakers, including our friend Jeff Morgan and Jonathan Hajdu from Covenant Wines, Rabbi Tenenbaum proudly released Cuvée Chabad 2011 Zinfandel.  It is a fruity, full bodied, dry red wine made from grapes grown in a single vineyard in Lodi, east of Napa and produced in coordination with Covenant Wines.

Only 101 cases of Cuvée Chabad 2011 were produced and they are selling out quickly.  If you are interested in purchasing the wine, visit www.covenantwines.com/cuvee-chabad or call Jodie at Covenant Wines (707) 963-7385.

Proceeds of sales of Cuvée Chabad 2011 directly support Chabad of Napa Valley’s programming and activities.

Disclosure: I received a bottle of Cuvee Chabad Wine.

After working on this magazine and holding the final, expanded, special  Israel/Chanukah edition in hand I knew immediately I needed to write you all a dedicated email.

It’s worth saying that since our merger with the talented and award-winning Bitayavon team our ALL NEW magazine has enjoyed a HUGE upgrade.  We use words like jam-packed, chock-full, can’t-miss but those words start to feel empty, they tend to be so overused like most calls for action these days tend to be so overstated.  So instead I will quote dear JoK friend and frequent online and magazine contributor Melinda Strauss who said we “killed it” this issue.  And honestly she is totally spot on.

Shifra Klein Editor-in-Chief of our mag knows no bounds, really none.  She works till all hours of the night and day to fill the pages of the magazine with meaningful, valuable, practical, useful, drop-dead fabulous content.  This expanded 84 page issue has more in it than most 150+ page magazines.  We have completely outdone ourselves and are starting to find a real groove bringing you the best of the best of both mags and creating lots of new bests as we go.

And think about it, you get 4x MORE professional, tested, tried and true recipes (almost 500!) in an annual subscription than you do from an average cookbook, for about half the price (when you gift a bunch)!  Not to mention the articles, features, interviews, food news, trends, products highlights and more.

The magazine is a really the perfect and ultimate gift for you and the many people you love.  So this Chanukah give the gift that keeps on coming!  THE MORE YOU GIVE THE MORE YOU SAVE.

You can curl up with this issue on your couch, you can rough it up in the kitchen and you can put a bow on it and give it to a friend.  Just promise me you will not miss-it.  Yes trite turn of a phrase I know but really YOU CAN NOT MISS THIS ONE and that’s the honest to goodness truth!

Get yours and give yours today

Happy Chanukah!
Love
Jamie

It’s that time of year when deep frying is practically a mitzvah! So even if you usually avoid deep-fried foods, I say go with the flow and embrace the customs of the holiday.  You’ve got eight guilt-free nights to savor these sizzling delights—it would almost be a sin not to.

Caraway Noodle Cakes with Red Cabbage

These Scandinavian-inspired noodle pancakes are crispy and crunchy on the outside, soft and yummy on the inside.
To make these perfect pancakes you will need 4 (3 ½-inch) ring molds.

Spicy Mexican Egg Rolls

I love egg rolls—and egg rolls love me! Now that egg roll wrappers are on the market, anybody can wrap and roll ‘em. This, my latest version, evokes a creamy, cheesy, Mexican-style baked potato.

Vegetable Tempura

I routinely order tempura at Japanese restaurants, and I always wanted to know how to make it at home. Now that I’ve
figured it out, I want to share the secrets to terrific tempura with you!

Sweet Potato Latkes with Brie and Baby Arugula

I recently enjoyed the most amazing Blue Cheese and Arugula Pizza at a new restaurant in Brooklyn. Couldn’t stop dreaming about it—and this superb latke is the inspired result. Use blue cheese (for a tangy, bold, sweet and sour flavor) or brie (for a milder, creamy effect) and finish it off with a drizzle of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and freshly ground black pepper.

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