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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. There may be mousse left over. Chill for Combine Rice Krispies, oats, fruit, and
Combining the sugar, egg, and vanilla at least 2 hours or overnight. nuts in a large bowl. In a small
in a medium bowl and mixing with an saucepan mix the honey and brown
electric mixer on high for 2 minutes. ◆◆◆ sugar and heat to a simmer. Remove
Add oil and shortening and mix well, Prepare chocolate ganache layer by from heat and stir in the tahini. Pour
then add water and mix until smooth. whisking together the egg, cream, and the tahini mixture over the cereal mix-
sugar in a medium metal bowl. Set the ture and stir until coated. Spray your
In another medium bowl, combine bowl over water that is simmering in a fingers or the spatula with Pam and
the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, medium saucepan over medium/low press into a sprayed 9x13 pan or
baking soda, and salt. Pour this dry heat (you can also use a double boiler sprayed mini-muffin tins.
blend into the bowl with the wet ingre- for this) and whisk for 6 minutes, or
dients and mix until smooth. Pour into until thick. Remove the bowl from the You can make these a little fancier
a well-greased 10-inch spring form pan heat, add the chocolate chips (not the by drizzling chocolate on top. Melt 1⁄4 c.
and bake for 25 minutes. mini-chocolate chips), and mix with a chocolate chips. Put the melted choco-
spoon until smooth. Spread over the late into a ziplock bag and close. Snip
While the cake is in the oven, pre- Oreo mousse layer. Chill at least 1 hour. a small hole in one of the bottom cor-
pare chocolate icing. Once the cake is ners and then drizzle on bars.
completely cool, spread icing over the ◆◆◆
top of the cake, reserving some for gar- Load the reserved chocolate icing Cut into 12 to 24 bars and store in
nishing the cake later. Freeze cake with into a piping bag. Remove cake from the refrigerator.
icing for 1 hour. springform pan and pipe icing into 12
even circles around the side of the BANANA BREAD
◆◆◆ cake. Lay half an Oreo cookie with Since I bought some Soom tahini, this
cream filling removed onto each banana bread has the added punch of
Prepare the Oreo cheesecake layer mound of icing. Press mini-chocolate sesame flavor and contains calcium,
by mixing the heavy cream, sugar, and chips around the sides of the cake. magnesium, thiamin, and a bunch of
vanilla in a medium bowl with an elec- Press firmly so that the chips stick. Chill good stuff in it.
tric mixer on high until the cream the cake for at least another hour, then
forms stiff peaks. Mix in the softened use a serrated knife to cut the cake into 3 extremely ripe bananas, mashed
cream cheese until smooth. Spread 1⁄3 12 slices. Serve with a mound of 1⁄4 c. oil
of the mixture over the icing on the whipped cream and Oreo cookie pieces 1⁄4 c. Soom tahini
cake. Place whole Oreo cookies in a to the side. 2 eggs
single layer across the entire cake. 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Follow with the remaining cheesecake DELICIOUS EASY NO BAKE 2 c. all-purpose flour
mixture. Chill for 1 hour. GRANOLA BARS RECIPE 1 tsp. baking soda
I met some lovely women who started 1 tsp. baking powder
◆◆◆ a tahini company called Soom. I mod- 1⁄2 c. sugar
ified my granola bar recipe for my 1 tsp. salt
Make the Oreo mousse layer by mix- friend’s children who are allergic to
ing half a packet of the powdered gela- peanut butter. This recipe is easy for Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line a loaf
tin with the hot water. Refrigerate until my kids to prepare (and super-easy for pan with parchment paper. In a large
set. Once set, place in cold water to them to eat). These bars are super ver- bowl, combine the mashed bananas
soften gelatin enough to loosen it from satile; you can make them with your with the oil and tahini, stirring to com-
the pan. Place softened gelatin into a favorite fruit (or no fruit at all), favorite bine. Mix in the eggs and vanilla. Set
double boiler and melt. nut butter, and chocolate chips. (I aside. In a separate bowl, combine the
always say yes to chocolate chips!) flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt,
In a separate double boiler, melt the and sugar. Fold the dry ingredients into
chocolate, being careful not to burn it. 2 c. Rice Krispies (or other rice cereal) the wet. Pour the batter into the pre-
Add melted chocolate to gelatin and 11⁄4 c. uncooked, quick-cooking oats pared loaf pan. Bake for 60 minutes or
mix well. Whip egg yolks by hand in a 1 c. chopped dried craisins and apri- until a knife inserted in the center
small bowl to soft foamy peaks. cots (or any dried fruit) comes out clean. Allow to cool for 15
Meanwhile, bring honey to a boil. Pour 3⁄4 c. chopped cashews (or any nut) minutes before removing from pan.◆
hot honey onto the yolks, stirring con- 1⁄2 c. honey Bracha Shor is the owner and execu-
stantly. Fold the melted chocolate into 1⁄4 c. brown sugar tive chef of Sweet and Good Catering.
the yolk mixture. Heat the milk in a 1⁄2 c. Soom tahini (you could use any Her email is bshor@sweetandgoodca-
small saucepan. Stir the milk into the tahini but Soom really is delicious) tering.com. Questions and comments
chocolate mixture. 1⁄4 c. chocolate chips (optional) are welcome.
In a large bowl, whip the cream to
soft peaks and fold into the chocolate
mixture. Add the crushed Oreos to the
mixture and mix well. Pour enough
mousse over the cheesecake layer to
form a layer about a half-inch thick.
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Combining the sugar, egg, and vanilla at least 2 hours or overnight. nuts in a large bowl. In a small
in a medium bowl and mixing with an saucepan mix the honey and brown
electric mixer on high for 2 minutes. ◆◆◆ sugar and heat to a simmer. Remove
Add oil and shortening and mix well, Prepare chocolate ganache layer by from heat and stir in the tahini. Pour
then add water and mix until smooth. whisking together the egg, cream, and the tahini mixture over the cereal mix-
sugar in a medium metal bowl. Set the ture and stir until coated. Spray your
In another medium bowl, combine bowl over water that is simmering in a fingers or the spatula with Pam and
the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, medium saucepan over medium/low press into a sprayed 9x13 pan or
baking soda, and salt. Pour this dry heat (you can also use a double boiler sprayed mini-muffin tins.
blend into the bowl with the wet ingre- for this) and whisk for 6 minutes, or
dients and mix until smooth. Pour into until thick. Remove the bowl from the You can make these a little fancier
a well-greased 10-inch spring form pan heat, add the chocolate chips (not the by drizzling chocolate on top. Melt 1⁄4 c.
and bake for 25 minutes. mini-chocolate chips), and mix with a chocolate chips. Put the melted choco-
spoon until smooth. Spread over the late into a ziplock bag and close. Snip
While the cake is in the oven, pre- Oreo mousse layer. Chill at least 1 hour. a small hole in one of the bottom cor-
pare chocolate icing. Once the cake is ners and then drizzle on bars.
completely cool, spread icing over the ◆◆◆
top of the cake, reserving some for gar- Load the reserved chocolate icing Cut into 12 to 24 bars and store in
nishing the cake later. Freeze cake with into a piping bag. Remove cake from the refrigerator.
icing for 1 hour. springform pan and pipe icing into 12
even circles around the side of the BANANA BREAD
◆◆◆ cake. Lay half an Oreo cookie with Since I bought some Soom tahini, this
cream filling removed onto each banana bread has the added punch of
Prepare the Oreo cheesecake layer mound of icing. Press mini-chocolate sesame flavor and contains calcium,
by mixing the heavy cream, sugar, and chips around the sides of the cake. magnesium, thiamin, and a bunch of
vanilla in a medium bowl with an elec- Press firmly so that the chips stick. Chill good stuff in it.
tric mixer on high until the cream the cake for at least another hour, then
forms stiff peaks. Mix in the softened use a serrated knife to cut the cake into 3 extremely ripe bananas, mashed
cream cheese until smooth. Spread 1⁄3 12 slices. Serve with a mound of 1⁄4 c. oil
of the mixture over the icing on the whipped cream and Oreo cookie pieces 1⁄4 c. Soom tahini
cake. Place whole Oreo cookies in a to the side. 2 eggs
single layer across the entire cake. 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Follow with the remaining cheesecake DELICIOUS EASY NO BAKE 2 c. all-purpose flour
mixture. Chill for 1 hour. GRANOLA BARS RECIPE 1 tsp. baking soda
I met some lovely women who started 1 tsp. baking powder
◆◆◆ a tahini company called Soom. I mod- 1⁄2 c. sugar
ified my granola bar recipe for my 1 tsp. salt
Make the Oreo mousse layer by mix- friend’s children who are allergic to
ing half a packet of the powdered gela- peanut butter. This recipe is easy for Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line a loaf
tin with the hot water. Refrigerate until my kids to prepare (and super-easy for pan with parchment paper. In a large
set. Once set, place in cold water to them to eat). These bars are super ver- bowl, combine the mashed bananas
soften gelatin enough to loosen it from satile; you can make them with your with the oil and tahini, stirring to com-
the pan. Place softened gelatin into a favorite fruit (or no fruit at all), favorite bine. Mix in the eggs and vanilla. Set
double boiler and melt. nut butter, and chocolate chips. (I aside. In a separate bowl, combine the
always say yes to chocolate chips!) flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt,
In a separate double boiler, melt the and sugar. Fold the dry ingredients into
chocolate, being careful not to burn it. 2 c. Rice Krispies (or other rice cereal) the wet. Pour the batter into the pre-
Add melted chocolate to gelatin and 11⁄4 c. uncooked, quick-cooking oats pared loaf pan. Bake for 60 minutes or
mix well. Whip egg yolks by hand in a 1 c. chopped dried craisins and apri- until a knife inserted in the center
small bowl to soft foamy peaks. cots (or any dried fruit) comes out clean. Allow to cool for 15
Meanwhile, bring honey to a boil. Pour 3⁄4 c. chopped cashews (or any nut) minutes before removing from pan.◆
hot honey onto the yolks, stirring con- 1⁄2 c. honey Bracha Shor is the owner and execu-
stantly. Fold the melted chocolate into 1⁄4 c. brown sugar tive chef of Sweet and Good Catering.
the yolk mixture. Heat the milk in a 1⁄2 c. Soom tahini (you could use any Her email is bshor@sweetandgoodca-
small saucepan. Stir the milk into the tahini but Soom really is delicious) tering.com. Questions and comments
chocolate mixture. 1⁄4 c. chocolate chips (optional) are welcome.
In a large bowl, whip the cream to
soft peaks and fold into the chocolate
mixture. Add the crushed Oreos to the
mixture and mix well. Pour enough
mousse over the cheesecake layer to
form a layer about a half-inch thick.
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