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Ricotta Pie

This delicious dessert is super simple to make, but everyone will think it took you hours to make! Leave a comment, like this post, or sign up to receive notice of my next recipe.

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Lenten Banana Brownies / Vegan Banana Brownies

Vegan Lenten Banana Brownies are a healthy alternative to brownies using bananas, avocados, applesauce, and chia seeds. You won’t miss the milk, butter, or eggs.

Appetizer, Dinner, Side Dish, Snack

Stuffed Grape Leaves (Koupepia)

When I was growing up, a weekly staple was stuffed grape leaves. These are not dolmades – which are vegetarian. Instead, these are a hearty Cypriot version more comparable to stuffed cabbage given they are stuffed with ground beef and rice. These are lemony, delicious, and filling.

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Creamy Cranberry-Jalapeño Cream Cheese Dip with a Zip

Enjoy this winter delight with crackers, pita chips, or even veggies. The jalapeño adds a nice spice-level while the cream cheese cools it down. The cranberry gives you that nice tart. In all, its a well balanced dip. You can even use the leftovers on a bagel the next day (well, if your guests don’t […]

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Slow cooker bacala in a tomato-caper sauce

The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a traditional Christmas Eve feast. We have at least 7 fishes, but usually more. This year, we had bacala two ways – slow cooker bacala in a tomato caper sauce and fried bacala recipe (https://cookingupjustice.com/feast-of-the-seven-fishes-fried-bacala-cod/). Because the bacala cod is a salted fish, you need to start the […]

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Feast of the Seven Fishes Fried Bacala (Cod)

The Feast of the Seven Fishes is a traditional Christmas Eve feast. We have at least 7 fishes, but usually more. This year, we had bacala two ways – slow cooker bacala in a tomato caper sauce (https://cookingupjustice.com/slow-cooker-bacala-in-a-tomato-caper-sauce/), and this fried bacala recipe. Frying the bacala was way easier than I thought, and fried up […]