Category Archives: Asian Recipes
Asian Beef Shiitaki Nappa Cabbage Salad Recipe
Posted on 17th of January, 2013 by Lévana
Photo Courtesy of spoonforkandchopsticks.blogspot.com/ My children make this dish quite often for Shabbos, and I always see it there with pleasure, like today, perfectly executed from my first cookbook, Levana’s Table: Kosher Cooking for Everyone. I’m so proud of my very first cookbook, which is displayed and extensively used in...
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Filed under: Asian Recipes, Beef Recipes, Cabbage recipes, Recipes, Salad Recipes, Shitaki Recipes
Kosherfest 2012 Standout New Products
Posted on 25th of November, 2012 by Lévana
Kosherfest in Secaucus was great fun this year. I and quite a few others marveled at how the staff at Kosherfest pulled off the whole show with their hands often tied behind their backs, so soon after Hurricane Sandy, which crippled many warehouses and made transportation a nightmare. Although I...
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Turnip Cakes with Dipping Sauce and Wasabi Oil Recipe
Posted on 17th of May, 2012 by Lévana
What a pity we can’t find this treat in Kosher Sushi Restaurants! they are so much fun: Turnip Cakes are a Chinese Dim Sum dish made of shredded turnip and radish and rice flour. It is steamed, then chilled and cut into cubes. It starts by being just a bland...
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Filed under: Asian Recipes, Daikon Recipes, Dim Sum Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Levana, Levana Kirschenbaum, Recipes, Turnip Recipes, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen
Teryaki Sauce Recipe
Posted on 29th of February, 2012 by Lévana
I live in the vicinity of several Chinese restaurants (who doesn’t?). Every morning I watch the mountain of trash at their back door, and it always includes enormous jerry cans of teriyaki sauce: No wonder all those dishes look like a container of motor oil has accidentally landed there. This...
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Lychee Kanten Recipe.
Posted on 15th of February, 2012 by Lévana
Consider kanten the Jell-O of champions. You can make it with any kind of fruit and juice, or tea. Kuzu, the starch of the kuzu plant, is a wonderful thickener, and is easy to get in health food stores. Kanten, the dessert made with kuzu, is quick and delicious, and...
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Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday February 13th: Glorious Asian Flavors. Gluten-Free
Posted on 8th of February, 2012 by Lévana
Small costs of labor and money, but tastes like a great feast. Nothing like a great Pad Thai, the famous Thai National Dish served at every street corner. Gluten-free without even trying, and so wholesome! I’ll be demonstrating: Edamame, seaweed and sprout salad with toasted nori dressing Peanut butter pumpkin...
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Pad Thai Recipe
Posted on 20th of September, 2011 by Lévana
The national dish in Thailand, available at every street corner in every imaginable vari- ation, pad Thai is a delightful stir-fried rice noodle dish including, in any combination, fish or chicken, eggs, vegetables, tofu, peanuts, and the native seasonings—ginger, lemongrass, curry, and coconut: You just can’t miss! It’s a complete...
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Filed under: Asian Recipes, Fish Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-free pasta recipes, Kosher Recipes, Mock Shrimp Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Shitaki Recipes
Soba Noodles with Roasted Roots Recipe
Posted on 20th of September, 2011 by Lévana
Roasting the roots intensifies their flavor and is practically all you have to do to make this delicious dish. The cinnamon is a great match for the root flavors. Return to your roots: Would you like to eat the roasted root veggies all by themselves? Go right ahead and snack...
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Soba Noodles with Wild Mushroom Sauce Recipe
Posted on 7th of September, 2011 by Lévana
Guys, here’s what I do, and this is really all it takes. I buy porcini powder online, just to make sure I get the best price, a whole pound of it. It doesn’t really need a kosher certification, but it just happens to have one. It will at first seem...
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Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday September 12th: Asian Feast. Gluten-Free
Posted on 31st of August, 2011 by Lévana
You may have trouble going back to ordering in a Chinese restaurant after you realize how superior homemade is, thanks to all the glorious Asian flavors. We will never know why Chinese cookies are called Chinese, but we do know they are fabulous! I’ll be demonstrating: Mock Cab salad Hot...
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