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  • A photo of El Meteoro Smoky Rojo sauce. The bottle is clear and shows the red sauce inside. The label is parchment colored with text matching the color of the sauce, and an image of a cow with long horns and a speech bubble that says "El Meteoro!" Ari's Favorites

    Two Terrific ¡El Meteoro! Sauces

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Good Food Award winners from the Meteor Café in Austin In 2009, the year of our first formally written vision that described our community of … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a Bakehouse oatmeal raisin cookie on a marble countertop, with more cookies surrounding it. Ari's Favorites

    The Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Around

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Big O cookies from the Bakehouse Earlier this year, my friend Melissa Clark wrote in the New York Times, It may come as a shock to … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a Flourless Chocolate Orange Torte on a marble countertop with two slices cut from it, and another slice on a circular white plate along with a fork. Ari's Favorites

    Flourless Chocolate Orange Passover Torte

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews The classic Zingerman’s dessert for the holiday or any day This terrific dark chocolate torte has been part of our Passover offerings in the ZCoB … Continued

  • A top-down photo of a bowl of two matzo balls in a bowl of broth topped with finely sliced green onions. The bowl is on a wooden table. Ari's Favorites

    Consider the Matzo Ball

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A prerequisite at many American Ashkenazi Passover meals For many Americans, April is the start of baseball season. For many American Jews, it’s also the … Continued

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    Lemon Sponge Cake at the Bakehouse

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Light, delicious, and made without wheat Over the course of the coming eight days of Passover, the Bakehouse’s lovely Lemon Sponge Cake will be gracing … Continued

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    Goat Cream Cheese from the Creamery

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Mellow, marvelous, and magically delicious The Goat Cream Cheese from the Creamery has long been a staple at our house. While it’s not technically “cream … Continued

  • A box of Bellwether Farms Basket Ricotta. The box is a light tan with a blue illustration of a cow on a mountain in front of some clouds. Ari's Favorites

    Patience Gray’s Preferred Breakfast

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Fresh ricotta, plum jam, and Paesano bread Patience Gray said, “The best food writing should inspire you, either to be more adventurous, or more critical, … Continued

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    Outstanding Oregano From Greece

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews A taste of the Taygetus Mountains to magically take your cooking up a couple notches The word Oregano comes from the Greek oros meaning “mountain,” and ganos, meaning … Continued

  • A basket full of gold potatoes. Ari's Favorites

    Making Patatas a la Riojana at Home

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews Terrific potato and chorizo stew in the style of northern Spain This classic dish is one of my favorite ways to use it. It’s easy … Continued

  • A sardine filet being lifted from its tin on a fork. Ari's Favorites

    Sardines and Scrambled Eggs

    Excerpt from Ari’s Top 5 enews An easy last-minute meal to make at home! When I was a kid, one of the meals my mother made regularly was salami and eggs. … Continued