Monthly Archives: August 2011

Japanese Pickles Recipe

Posted on 15th of August, 2011 by Lévana

You’ll love ’em! They have a small fraction of the salt and the vinegar of their commercial counterparts, and ten times the flavor. Crunchy and pungent with just a hint of sweetness, and really good for you too, like all fermented foods. I whip them out anytime I need a...
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Filed under: Asian Pickles Recipes, Asian Recipes, Cabbage recipes, Carrot Recipes, Condiments Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Fermented Foods Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kim Chi Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Pickle Press, Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen

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Yemenite Meat Halbah Soup Recipe

Posted on 15th of August, 2011 by Lévana

A meal onto itself, a wonderful comfort food.  All you need to round it out is some good bread and salad. All of you avoiding red meat, use a turkey thigh. A word about Halbah, which is the trademark ingredient of Yemenite cooking, and which gives the soup its name:...
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Filed under: Fenugreek Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Halbah Recipes, Healthy Cooking Recipes, Kosher Food, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Lamb recipes, Meat Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Soup Recipes, Yemenite Soup

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Chinese Meatloaf Recipe. All-American Variation

Posted on 8th of August, 2011 by Lévana

The easiest and tastiest ever! The meat is extended by several vegetables—so you end up with a leaner and lighter meat loaf—and the potato flakes make it particularly smooth. Children love it! It will be delicious served cold in sandwiches as well as hot. If you decide to use ground...
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Filed under: Asian Recipes, Bison Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Ground Turkey Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Meat Recipes, Meatloaf Recipes, Recipes

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New Children Book in Town! Anita and Juanito

Posted on 6th of August, 2011 by Lévana

    It is so true to life I can still hear little Nina say No! no! no!  to everything, and then running to give you a huge hug anyway. I hope you book Jackie for a portrait, and have fun reading her book to your children, your grandchildren and...
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Filed under: Animation, Cartoons, Children Books, Portraits

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Eating Out: Good Example of Bad Service

Posted on 5th of August, 2011 by Lévana

  What my order most decidedly didn’t look like! The other day I and a couple ladies I was meeting to discuss a cookbook project had dinner at a restaurant in Surfside, where I was spending a week. I placed my order, at the waiter’s recommendation: Seared tuna with grilled...
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Filed under: Eating Out, Fresh Tuna Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Restaurants, Restaurant Service, Stories, Surfside Kosher Restaurants

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Mock Crab Cakes with Red Pepper Coulis Recipe

Posted on 4th of August, 2011 by Lévana

Crab cakes and other seafood goodies were always verboten in the world of kosher dining as well as that of all diners who frown at eating seafood, until some inspired professional foodie recreated the texture and flavor with a plain-vanilla-type fish called pollock. It is processed minimally, so I have...
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Filed under: Dairy-Free Recipes, Fish Recipes, French Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Fish Recipes, Kosher Ingredients, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Mock Crab Cakes Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Red Pepper Sauce Recipes

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Arborio Risotto with Spinach and Asparagus Recipe. All Variations

Posted on 4th of August, 2011 by Lévana

Risotto is our high-maintenance kitchen friend, demanding constant attention as the liquids must be added in stages. The good news, though, is it is very versatile and can easily make a complete meal; besides, the cooking doesn’t take too long. I am including here several interesting combinations, so feel free...
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Filed under: Gluten Free Recipes, Italian Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, main dishes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Rice Recipes, Risotto Recipes, Saffron Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

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Spicy Steel-Cut Oat Soup (Lahshou) Recipe

Posted on 4th of August, 2011 by Lévana

This is a most unusual combination of flavors, and it works beautifully. We serve it after the fast of Tish’a B’Av. When we were children, we were often given this soup to fortify our diet. We made it with wheat or barley, but steel-cut oats are just as delicious, accommodate...
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Filed under: Gluten Free Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Sephardi Soup Recipes, Soup Recipes, Stee-Cut Oats, Whole Grain Soups Recipes

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