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“Seven Species” of the land of milk and honey=Dates

The ancient dates are integral to the Middle Eastern cuisine and culture. The sweet, nutritious fruit lasts forever, does not require refrigeration, and lends its flavor to sweet and savory dishes alike.

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Date Cookies

Dates are one of the “Seven Species” from the land of milk and honey. The avenue leading to the store to buy dates, is lined with palm trees and those were laden with heavy, ripe fruit that kept falling onto vehicles and the street. It was literally raining Medjool dates!

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Moroccan Style Carrot Salad

Many variations of this salad appear throughout the mid-east: some use mint instead of parsley or a combination of the two, others omit the cumin or use vinegar instead of lime juice. This recipe is the closest to the one I grew up eating with my family.  

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Zehorit Heilicher-Live Cooking Class Coming Up!

I have missed all of you, so let’s catch up as you tune to FaceBook Live On Sunday, May 3rd at 4 PM, CT, and join me in my kitchen for my first ever live class to make dinner together! I’ll be posting a link on Fb and Instagram as we get closer.

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Quarantine Creativity

Zehorit and Orielle Heilicher, a Mother/Daughter cooking team, decided to spend their downtime doing what they love…a Corona Beer cooking contest. Orielle found joy in making all those dishes and pastries that seem so hard when you’re first looking at the recipe. You too, might just surprise yourself; give it a try, what else do you have to do right now?

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