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    Harissa and Seasonal Vegetable Soup

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An easy meal to keep you warm as the colder months come in This is a wonderful warming meal that, if you have broth on hand, … Continued

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    Sesame Seeds from Northern Greece

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A tiny ingredient makes the leap to star status As I have found far more times than I can count over the last forty years, I … Continued

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    Paw Paw Gelato from the Creamery

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews America’s secret fruit shows up on the Southside It was nearly twenty years ago that we started this project to make Paw Paw Gelato at the … Continued

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    Wild Bolivian Chocolate from Fruition

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Wild cacao beans from Bolivia make for a marvelous chocolate bar The story of chocolate has most certainly changed a lot over the last forty years. … Continued

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    Broadbent 33-Month-Old Country Ham

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Limited edition, long-aged Broadbent Country Ham Country ham is a real-life example of a story that’s changed significantly in recent years. Had it not, what I’m … Continued

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    Fire Parched Wild Rice

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A Salute to Really Wild Wild Rice If you’ve never tried really wild wild rice–I mean the real thing, not the commercial replica—you’re in for a revelatory … Continued

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    Walnut Sage Bread from the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Special Bake October 7th and 8th Late on Friday afternoon I will be at the Bakeshop to pick up a couple of loaves of this terrific … Continued

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    Za’atar Spice Blend from Jordan

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A wonderfully aromatic new arrival from a creative women-powered company My initial experience of za’atar came when I visited Jerusalem for the first time many decades … Continued

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    Cauliflower and Harissa Salad

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A terrific taste of Tunisia to make at home Local heirloom tomato season is coming to an end for 2022, but cauliflower is still going strong! … Continued

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    Dobos Torta: New and Improved!

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The Bakehouse’s fantastic version just got better still! Dobos Torta is the creation of József Dobos who first developed it in his Budapest bakery back in … Continued

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    Spruce Tip Bresaola from Smoking Goose

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Delicate dry-cured beef from Indiana If you’re looking for a great new way to accent your eating, scope out this Spruce Tip Bresaola from the folks at Smoking … Continued