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Beware. These recipes are addictive. But don’t worry, it’s a healthy addiction. Enjoy and share.

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Grilled Steak with Arugula and Parmigiano

Serve as an entree or as an appetizer: Grilled Steak Bites with Arugula and Pamigiano

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Stay Skinny Hot Chocolate

Dairy-Free and Sugar-Free. Hot Cocoa for a Hot Bod.

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Why Some of You Shouldn’t Cook

Who doesn’t love to say no?

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Meal and a Spiel’s Most Popular Facebook Moments of 2013

The 12 top most popular Facebook pics of 2013 that YOU chose.

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Mulled Spiced Pears

The truth about craving desserts

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Why Non-Jews Should Celebrate Thanksgivukkah

Taking you to the inside of Thanksgivukkah and telling you what you probably don't know.

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Thanksgivukkah Latkes with Butternut Chutney

How often do we get Thanksgiving and Hanukkah on the same night?

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Cranberry Sauce

So good I eat it plain.

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The EASIEST Turkey Ever.

Explained Step by Step.

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Noshing at Nate ’N Al’s Deli in Beverly Hills

Eating at the oldest, most famous Jewish deli in Beverly Hills

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Tuscan Garden Grove Brussels Sprouts

a perfect fall vegetable side

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Soup and a Spiel

A peak at Sunday Soup class with Lynn Chen of The Actors Diet

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Vegan Ceasar Salad with Sesame Hummus Dressing

a.k.a. The Vegan Seize-Her Salad. A favorite of my clean eating cooking students.

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Supercharged Green Tea

This is my morning crack. Made with matcha and raw honey, don't leave the house without drinking!

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Strawberry Macedonia with Fresh Mint

Tired of having guests pass out in a food coma? Dessert shouldn’t be an annihilation.

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My Italian Story

Finding Life Purpose in a Tuscan Kitchen

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Thanksgiving Chicken Stock

aka. The Batch of Broth that Keeps Giving. The base for a root vegetable soup and celery root mashed potatoes, both ideal for TG.

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Sfratti

An Italian-Jewish Rosh Hashanah Dessert from "Little Jerusalem" in Tuscany

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Maria’s Vin Santo Chicken Liver Crostoni

When made right, it tastes like the deepest oozing of love that food can transmit.

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