Category Archives: Healthy Cooking Recipes
My Pre-Pessach Shabbos Bash. Complete Menu
Posted on 8th of March, 2013 by Lévana
My whole grain loaves look plebeian and rustic, in the traditional Sephardi/Arabic tradition, but they taste GOOD! I recently received some fabulous meat samples from Naftali Hanau at Grow and Behold Good mother that I am, I decided to enjoy my precious gift in the appreciative company of my foodie...
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Filed under: Blondie Recipes, Bread Recipes, Cake Recipes, Celery Root Recipes, Chestnut Recipes, Chocolate Recipes, Cholent Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Fennel Recipes, Gelatin Desserts, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Halva Recipes, Healthy Cooking Recipes, Kale Recipes, Kosher Cookbooks, Kosher Ingredients, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Lamb recipes, Meat Recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Moroccan Salads Recipes, Pickle Press, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Spelt Baking, Spelt Bread Baking, Spelt Desserts Recipes, Stories
Big News! We’ve Gone Digital!
Posted on 10th of September, 2012 by Lévana
I’m so excited to announce the Jewish-e-books.com is now carrying three of my bestselling new cookbooks: Levana’s Table, Levana Cooks Dairy Free! and The Whole Foods Kosher Cookbook. You can now enjoy them on your iPad, iPhone, tablet or PC! We created the e-books in a desire to accommodate our...
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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
Spinach Borekas Recipe
Posted on 21st of September, 2011 by Lévana
Borekas are the perfect occasional treat: Ethereally light and crunchy, and so easy to make. There are no fillings you can’t use, savory or sweet. Here I make my filling without even sauteing anything: I just add a finely grated raw potato to my spinach filling to be sure any...
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Filed under: Borekas Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Healthy Cooking Recipes, Jewish Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Spinach Recipes
Rosh Hashanah Menu, Complete with Recipes
Posted on 20th of September, 2011 by Lévana
I couldn’t resist drawing liberally from my Sephardi heritage to make my Rosh Hashanah menu selection. Our holiday dishes as I remember them served in my childhood home and beyond still make my tongue smile, even after all these years. And if all the pre-Rosh Hashanah cooking demos I have...
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Filed under: Gluten Free Recipes, Healthy Cooking Recipes, Jewish Holiday Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Moroccan Food, Moroccan Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Whole Foods Cookbook, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen
Plum Tart Recipe
Posted on 24th of August, 2011 by Lévana
I have my mother to thank for providing the inspiration for this beautiful tart. The base is not a classic pie crust as we know it, more like a cookie dough, making this tart much less perishable than the classic apple pie. You will create in no time a dessert...
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Filed under: Apples Recipes, Apricot Recipes, Dairy-Free Pie Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Healthy Cooking Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Low Gluten Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Plums Recipes, Recipes, Spelt Baking, Vegetarian Recipes
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
Spicy Lettuce Chick Pea Salad Recipe
Posted on 19th of July, 2011 by Lévana
One of my favorites! All of you out there always asking how we turn a same old, same old salad into an exciting main course salad: You can glorify it even further by throwing in some leftover diced fish or chicken, or make it dairy, and throw in some crumbled...
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Filed under: Beans Recipes, Chickpeas Recipes, Croutons Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Feta Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Goat Cheese Recipes, Healthy Cooking Recipes, Jalapeno Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Moroccan Food, Moroccan Recipes, Moroccan Salads Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Salad Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Healthy July 4th Menu Recipes
Posted on 1st of July, 2011 by Lévana
No need to lose your head at a party, not even July 4th, and no need to suspend all your good eating resolutions. Instead, have a great time and enjoy your all-American favorites, only please prepare them in a sensible healthy and delicious way. Menu: Bison Burgers with Assorted Toppings...
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Filed under: Healthy Cooking Recipes, July 4th Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Recipes
Corn Chowder Recipe. All Variations
Posted on 8th of February, 2010 by Lévana
A chowder almost always signals the presence of potatoes, and a hearty creamy-chunky texture. This one has an added appeal: a lovely pale yellow color. Make this soup only with fresh corn please, when it is tender and sweet. This soup packas a great flavor punch, and needs no help...
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Filed under: Chicken Recipes, Chowder Recipes, Corn Chowder Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Fish Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Healthy Cooking Recipes, Kosher Fish Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Mock Crab Recipes, Recipes, Soup Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
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