I've cooked this recipe for years now. I usually add an extra quart of water for more broth. I've been known to substitute pickled sliced banana peppers for the jalapeño peppers. Found this recipe at the St-Laurent library in Montréal, and later re-discovered this "new" book of Natural Foods at a garage sale in Ottawa.

Serves 4 to 6. The recipe was introduced to us by Leah Geller.

Rich in chocolate flavor, these cookies have less than half the fat of crisp chocolate cookies. Cocoa powder contributes a deep chocolate flavor without adding fat. Adding coffee heightens the chocolate flavor.

An old time favorite from Horn & Hardart's chain of Automats in New York and Philadelphia.

Serves 4 to 6 medium portions

The tarka this time is of cumin and mustard seeds, but they provide only the background taste. It is the tomato-cream sauce, flavored with the aromatic garam masala, that provides for the main flavors in this dish.

Serves 5 to 6

We use this method to cook our salmon.

Makes eight 2 ounce pops