Poppy Seed Almond Cake

Difficulty: (Very Easy) Active Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes This cake is about as close to my heart as a recipe gets. Growing up, I ate this cake probably a thousand times, and it has never not been completely perfect. When she was pregnant with me, my mom got it from …

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Almond Butter Banana Bread

Difficulty: (Very Easy) Active Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes This straightforward banana bread perfectly illustrates the concept that the simplest things are often the hardest. Even though it only has a few main ingredients—ripe bananas, Greek yogurt, coconut oil, almond butter—I found that even slight variations in proportions produced very different …

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Spiced Honey and Rye Cake

Difficulty: 1 (Very Easy) Active Time: 30 minutes Category Dessert (Dairy-Free) Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, a holiday marked in part by the eating of apples dipped in honey to symbolize hope for a sweet year ahead. But I like to think of Rosh Hashanah as the …

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