Posted on February 24th, 2010 by Lévana
Cholent: I get countless requests for a “totally gasless” cholent recipe, and my answer always is, while I think this would be pure utopia (come on guys, get real!), I have many ideas for a cholent that is “environmentally safe” (as my son calls it with a wink). Take a look at all I do [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2010 by Lévana
Spelt Baking Tuesday March 2nd (please note this is a Tuesday class) 7pm-9pm, Lincoln Square Synagogue Although I always experiment with – and get wonderful results with – gluten-free ingredients, there’s no need to put the whole nation on a gluten-free diet (thank goodness we are not all afflicted!) I always have in mind those [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2010 by Lévana
This is practically my granddaughter Tsofia’s first solid food. And guess who fed her: Who better than yours truly, her Tuesday babysitter? All the delighted toothless smiles were ample reward to me, dribble and all. All children big and small love this soup. I have noticed that children are, inexplicably, attracted much more to “yellow [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2010 by Lévana
We all used to pile into my mother-in-law’s small apartment for her famed dish and always lied to her that somehow ours didn’t come out as good as hers: Anything to have her make a vat of it, which would disappear in minutes. All the children in our family still clamor for it and feed [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2010 by Lévana
Every year, the expert cooking staff at Levana Restaurant showcases Passover programs in four prestigious hotels. A few years ago my son Maimon worked as one of the supervisors at the Scottsdale Resort. At one of the dinners, the guests were served brisket. One guest was heard to say, “This is delicious but not as [...]
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Posted on February 20th, 2010 by Lévana
PART 4: SHABBOS MEAL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND Health salad, cholent, poached salmon, roast chicken, kugel, carrot cake. 7pm to 9:30 pm I am running this series yet again, in response to countless requests. You will learn to make an entire dinner meal including health salad, cholent, poached salmon, roast chicken, kugel, and carrot cake for [...]
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Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Lévana
I trust you should have no trouble whatsoever finding dozens of delicious minestrone recipes. My idea for this quick and incredibly satisfying version of the classic was: How can I play with the same ingredients and get a great soup in a fraction of the time? The answer is: the incredible selection of frozen vegetables [...]
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Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Lévana
Here is a question I received from Sara M: Lévana, do spices need a hechsher in order to be considered Kosher? Answer: When spices are pure, meaning unblended, they need no Kosher supervision. They do need one when they are mixed, as in curry, gram masala, Ras El-Hanout, Hawaidge etc…. This doesn’t apply to Passover, [...]
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Posted on February 17th, 2010 by Lévana
INGREDIENTS: Dough: 4 cups flour, whole wheat pastry flour, or spelt flour 1 tablespoon baking powder Pinch salt 4 eggs 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup oil 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Juice and grated rind of 1 orange Fillings: – Choice of: prune butter (lekvar), mohn (poppy seed) filling, apricot or strawberry preserves – ½ cup [...]
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Posted on February 15th, 2010 by Lévana
Ready in a snap: So nice to know we have options that are dairy-free, gluten-free, and even sugar-free (Check out all the natural sugars: Sucanat, evaporated cane juice, etc…, and natural sugar substitutes: Stevia, erythritol, xylitol etc…. in other words, none of those dreadful bleached sugar stuff, such as the un-splendid and appalling Splenda. ingredients: [...]
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