Posted on March 30th, 2011 by Lévana
Comfort food at its best and easiest. And healthiest: We grew up on this kind of dessert my mother, an ingenious cook if I ever met one, used to whip up at the drop of a hat, for children big and small. Do look for orange flower water, which is sort of its trademark flavoring: [...]
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Posted on March 25th, 2011 by Lévana
When life gives you jalapenos, make charif! This past Saturday night, Erez Purim, my daughter Bella complained that she had placed her Shabbos produce order online, and that something got lost in cyber-translation, turning 4 jalapenos and 4 tomatoes into 4 pounds jalapenos and almost 6 pounds plum tomatoes. But since she had just mentioned [...]
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Posted on March 16th, 2011 by Lévana
Think of Raita not only as a cool and delicious way to put out the fire of curries, but even on its own: mint, cucumber, yogurt: What could be more fun and more yum? Ingredients: 3 cups plain low-fat yogurt (soy or coconut yogurt for non-dairy) Salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon cumin Red [...]
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Posted on March 16th, 2011 by Lévana
With this beautiful lineup of flavors, and accessorized as it is here with minted cucumber raita and apricot chutney (I am giving here a large chutney recipe, since it is as easy to whip up as a small batch: Plenty for you and a few Mishloach Manot gifts!) I guarantee you will never miss the [...]
Filed under: Aloo Gobi, Asian Recipes, Chutney, Condiments, Curry, Gluten Free Recipes, Indian Recipes, Kosher Ingredients, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Natural Foods, Pareve Recipes, Potatoes, Vegetarian Recipes | 4 Comments »
Posted on March 10th, 2011 by Lévana
The signature triangle-shaped fun Purim cookie, with three points pinched around a jam filling. There’s no Purim without them! Delicious Gluten-free too! Ingredients: Dough: 4 cups flour: all-purpose, whole wheat pastry, or spelt (gluten-free: any GF flour) 1 tablespoon baking powder ½ salt 4 eggs ¾ cup sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 1 tablespoon vanilla [...]
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Posted on March 9th, 2011 by Lévana
You will make about 2 quarts in minutes, at a fraction of the price of store-bought. Beautifully colored and intensely flavored, a little goes a long way—mixed with a good olive oil in salad dressings, splashed into a fruit salad or a berry dessert sauce. Ingredients: 1 quart unfiltered apple cider vinegar 3 12-ounce packages [...]
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Posted on March 9th, 2011 by Lévana
Delicious in hot or cold tea. Even in hot cider! Even in hot chocolate: Hello! It will take you minutes to put together, and it will last you months. Passover: Skip any spice you can’t find and double up on what you have, just as long as you have the cardamom (a must!). Ingredients 2 [...]
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Posted on March 9th, 2011 by Lévana
No commercial chocolate sauce comes anywhere close to this one. So simple to make, and so versatile: Serve it on cake or ice cream, dip strawberries and orange slices in it as soon as it cools off, and before it hardens, pour it on cake or spread it on a finished cake as a glaze. [...]
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Posted on March 3rd, 2011 by Lévana
Sangria This is the menu for our last demo: It was so fabulous I must share it with all of you: There was not one asset it didn’t have: Quick, fun, festive, healthy and lean: How could you beat that? TILAPIA WITH GREEN TOMATO SALSA SPICY PUMPKIN CORN SOUP CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CHIPOTLE SAUCE CABBAGE, [...]
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Posted on March 3rd, 2011 by Lévana
I can make a perfect and delicious – and lean! – cream sauce in meat dishes by stirring in a good quality plain soy or coconut yogurt: Yes: Kosher food has moved up n the world, just the way I like it: Natural! chipotles are smoked red peppers, delightful and easy to find in canned [...]
Filed under: Chicken Recipes, Chipotle, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Food, Kosher Ingredients, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Latin Cooking, Natural Foods, Quick Cooking | No Comments »