Monthly Archives: November 2010
Wild Rice with Mushrooms and Chestnuts Recipe
Posted on 17th of November, 2010 by Lévana
You are in for a treat! Perfect with roast turkey. Whatever dish you might be making with wild rice, I always recommend a brief soak before cooking, which encourages the opening of the grain, which wild rice is so prized for. Vacuum-packed chestnuts are ideal year-round, as they are not...
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Filed under: Chestnut Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Recipes, Shitaki Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes, Wild Rice Recipes
Minted Cranberry Orange Relish Recipe
Posted on 17th of November, 2010 by Lévana
Here is a treat you can make year round, since frozen cranberries are always available and delicious. This match is unbeatable: Cranberries, mint and orange. Delicious with poultry dishes. No Cooking! Ingredients: 1 pound bag fresh or frozen cranberries 1 bunch mint, leaves only 1 navel orange, skin and...
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Filed under: Condiments Recipes, Cranberries Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Food, Kosher Ingredients, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Boston Lettuce and Chopped Herbs with Shallot Cider Dressing Recipe
Posted on 17th of November, 2010 by Lévana
I’ll bet this is the shortest salad green selection you have ever encountered. By the way, this is what salad means to continental diners: A delicious lettuce, with 1 or two of your favorite herbs, period! A perfect choice when you are serving a long menu involving many dishes and...
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Filed under: Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Food, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Salad Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Pumpkin Pecan Pie Recipe
Posted on 17th of November, 2010 by Lévana
A much lighter, less cloying and more natural but no less delicious version of the classic! Kiss your corn syrup goodbye (I have long since banished it) and enjoy making this filling and many other goodies with agave syrup. This recipe yields a 12 inch pie, or 2 9 inch...
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Filed under: Kosher Food, Kosher Ingredients, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Pecan Recipes, Pie recipes, Pumpkin Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Exciting New Kosher Restaurant in Brooklyn: Pardes
Posted on 14th of November, 2010 by Lévana
My friend Chaim Szmidt, of the Kosher Scene and I just love to talk about food, and of course consume it and then excitedly discuss it, as other people discuss their recent cruises or their recent shopping sprees (I must say I become totally – and uncharacteristically – mute on...
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Filed under: Behind the kitchen scenes, Kosher Food, Kosher Restaurants, Nobo Teaneck, Pardes Restaurant, Stories, THe Kosher Scene
Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday November 15th: Thanksgiving.
Posted on 11th of November, 2010 by Lévana
You know me: nothing is ever an excuse to lose my head and throw balance and nutrition to the winds when preparing a meal, even one as lavish as this Thanksgiving feast. So yes, it is a lot of wonderful food, but all sensible. You won’t have to go on...
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Cabbage Potato Soup Recipe
Posted on 10th of November, 2010 by Lévana
Cabbage and caraway have a natural affinity, and team up with the potatoes to produce this delightfully funky soup. Ingredients: 1/3 cup olive oil 2 medium onions, quartered 2 large leeks, white part and the soft green parts, sliced thin 6 large cloves garlic 3 ribs celery, peeled and cut...
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Filed under: Cabbage recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Food, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Soup Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday November 8th: The Winter Soup Kitchen
Posted on 3rd of November, 2010 by Lévana
Very few dinners are served without soup at my house: Could it be it’s just because the soup is always so good, and so easily whipped up? Some are indeed complete meals. I’ll be demonstrating: Coconut miso fish soup Lamb spinach bean soup Clear chicken vegetable soup Mushroom barley soup...
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Quick Pumpkin Peanut Butter Soup Recipe
Posted on 3rd of November, 2010 by Lévana
This flavor lineup is unbeatable, and makes such a strong statement you have nothing more to do than to bring all ingredients to a boil, and blend. Be sure to use pumpkin puree, NOT pumpkin pie mix or goodness knows what other processed calamity! You might even consider making it...
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Filed under: Asian Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Food, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Peanut Butter Recipes, Pumpkin Recipes, Soup Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

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