Category Archives: Dessert Recipes
Cooking with Mahia: Apricot Fig Compote Recipe
Posted on 8th of November, 2012 by Lévana
Tinkering with the wonderful Mahia by Nahmias et Fils The dried fruit has so much natural sweetness you don’t need any other sweetener. The Earl Grey tea is very easy to find and contributes its distinctive bergamot flavor; the tea combined with the peppercorns, star anise and Mahia forms a...
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Filed under: Apricot Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Dessert Sauce Recipes, Eau de Vie Recipes, Figs Recipes, Fruit Sauce Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Mahia Recipes, Nahmias et Fils, Recipes
CCC Redux: Walnut Blondies Recipe
Posted on 7th of August, 2012 by Lévana
Photo via www.tasteofhome.com A couple weeks ago, I was baking chocolate chip cookies with kids in summer camp, and our baking conditions were rudimentary, to say the least. We needed to bake 48 cookies in a convection oven large enough to bake, say, 2 pans of 12 cookies. So, simple...
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Filed under: Blondie Recipes, Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes, Chocolate Recipes, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-free Cookie Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Recipes
Coconut Cinnamon Flan Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Posted on 1st of August, 2012 by Lévana
I tinkered with a dessert that would be a nutritionally … hmm not exactly lean, but much more affordable and no less delicious version of creme brulee or creme caramel. The Latin Flan to the rescue! We grew up eating it: it is unpretentious and closely related to its rich...
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Filed under: Cinnamon Recipes, Coconut, Creme Brulee Recipes, Creme Caramel Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Flan Recipes, French Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Latin Cooking, Lean Classics Recipes, Recipes
Vegan A La Mode: Hannah Kaminsky’s Latest Treat!
Posted on 26th of July, 2012 by Lévana
Hannah Kaminsky, a baker after my own heart, has done it again with her new book, Vegan A La Mode. Mind you, I care nothing about her fabulous treats being vegan, since I am not afflicted with any of those restrictions, dietary, ideological or otherwise. I make her desserts over...
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Filed under: Dairy-Free Frozen Dessert Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Dessert Sauce Recipes, Hannah Kaminsky, Ice Cream Recipes, Stories, Vegan Desserts Recipes, Vegan Ice Cream Recipes
Apricot Custard Tart Recipe. GF-Friendly
Posted on 10th of July, 2012 by Lévana
If you are, as I am, crazy about all stone fruit, this tart is for you: I initially developed this recipe with apricots in mind, but not finding them as ripe and fragrant as I wanted them to be, I picked their cousins, nectarines, which happened to look luscious. Peaches...
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Filed under: Apricot Recipes, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Dairy-Free Pie Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Gluten-free Pie Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Oatmeal Recipes, Recipes, Spelt Baking
Apple Crumb Pie Recipe
Posted on 27th of June, 2012 by Lévana
The all-time American favorite, as easy to make as the proverbial…. apple pie! One of my favorite comfort foods. No crust here, but loads of crunchy topping. All Gluten-Free Friends: This dessert is a snap to make the gluten-free way too, so go for it. You might to make the...
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Filed under: American Desserts, Apple Pie Recipes, Apples Recipes, Comfort Foods Recipes, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Dairy-Free Pie Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Gluten-free Pie Recipes, Healthy Cooking Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Kuzu Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes
Recycling Challah in Style: Mock Baba Recipe
Posted on 13th of June, 2012 by Lévana
This past Friday I had minutes to decide if I could whip up a dessert for a little “pitzel” graduation my children, Chabad Washington Heights, were hosting first thing Sunday morning for the children in their Day Care Center and their families. I looked around me, and this is what...
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Filed under: Apricot Recipes, Baba Recipes, Bread Pudding Recipes, Breakfast recipes, Brunch Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Recipes
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries Recipe
Posted on 25th of May, 2012 by Lévana
This is hardly a recipe, just a wonderful gift from yourself to yourself and a few dear friends, deliverable at the drop of a hat. Luxurious and gluten-free without even trying. Everyone loves that on Passover too, where I make it right on the spot and get lots of excited...
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Filed under: Berry Recipes, Chocolate Recipes, Chocolate Sauce Recipes, Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Orange Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Passover Desserts Recipes, Recipes
Cheese Babka Recipe
Posted on 23rd of May, 2012 by Lévana
Let me tell you flat out: You won’t get this treat in any New York Bakery. The ricotta filling is wonderful, but you might prefer to use it in combination with farmer cheese, just as long as you use 2 cups total. This will make you 2 loaves, but here’s...
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Filed under: Babka Recipes, Dairy Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Jewish Holiday Recipes, Jewish Recipes, Shavouot Recipes, Yeasted Pastry Recipes
Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chips Going Dairy. A Gastronomic Uproar
Posted on 17th of May, 2012 by Lévana
This week I received dozens of messages about these national news that are causing a total uproar: Trader Joe’s delicious chocolate chips are going to be made in dairy equipment from now on To name just one example, here’s an alarmed message from Rachel: Worst news ever! Please take action....
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Filed under: Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes, Chocolate Recipes, Chocolate Sauce Recipes, Chocolate Truffles Recipes, Cookie Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Menachem Lubinsky, Orthodox Kosher Supervision, Recipes, Stories, Trader Joe's
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