Category Archives: Kosher Natural Foods
Cholent Jazzed up: Chestnut Mushroom Soup Recipe
Posted on 6th of May, 2012 by Lévana
This shabbos looked like it was going to be another unseasonably chilly day, soup weather. And I had several non-meat eaters coming for lunch. So I made fish for main course, but decided I would make a soup for first course. The result was out of this world, and is...
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Filed under: Barley Recipes, Chestnut Recipes, Cholent Recipes, Dates Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Jewish Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Levana, Levana Kirschenbaum, Mushroom Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes, Whole Foods Cookbook, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen, Whole Grain Soups Recipes
Tilapia in Tehina Sauce Recipe
Posted on 25th of April, 2012 by Lévana
This delicious and ridiculously easy dish is a very good illustration of everything I promise in the Pantry Chapter of my new cookbook, The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen. Glorious Meals Pure and Simple: Namely, that on days when you have no time to cook, all you need to do is...
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Filed under: Fish Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Fish Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Tehina Recipes, Tehina Sauce Recipes, Whole Foods Cookbook, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen
Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday April 23rd. Israeli Independence Day
Posted on 18th of April, 2012 by Lévana
Attention Israelis, native and honorary alike, all aboard: Let’s eat as in the Shuk! I’ll be demonstrating: Yogurt strawberry rhubarb soup Shakshuka on baked beans Tilapia in tehina sauce Spinach feta cheese borekas Semolina almond cake with lemon syrup I will also be selling and signing my latest cookbook: Just...
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Warm Fig Tart Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Posted on 14th of March, 2012 by Lévana
A nice and super healthy take on pumpkin pie, and so easy to make. Easily converted to a gluten-free treat: You could use any flour at all. The pairing of figs with rosemary is deliciously funky. Remember, as always: No cooking wine or cooking sherry or any of those calamitous...
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Filed under: Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Figs Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Gluten-free Pie Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Levana Kirschenbaum, Low-Carb Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Spelt Baking, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen
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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Filed under: Asian Recipes, Cooking Demos Gift Certificates, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-free pasta recipes, Kosher Cooking Classes, Kosher Cooking Demos, Kosher Cooking Demos in New York City, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Recipes
Apple Parsnip Soup Recipe
Posted on 8th of February, 2012 by Lévana
Parsnips: One of my favorite roots. In this delicious soup, not only does the parsnip not get discarded after cooking, it is indeed the co-star of the show, all the way up there with the apple: What a match!Short, sweet and dazzling ingredient list. Sage and apples: A real celebration...
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Filed under: Apples Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Low-Carb Recipes, Parsnips Recipes, Recipes, Root Vegetable Recipes, Soup Recipes
Lamb, Lima Beans and Spinach Soup
Posted on 12th of December, 2011 by Lévana
For many years, my classroom was in Lincoln Square Synagogue. When I made this soup at a cooking demonstration, a large group of people who were taking a Chumash class in a room next to my kitchen lined up at my door at the end of their class, telling me...
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Filed under: Beans Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Lamb recipes, Meat Recipes, Moroccan Food, Moroccan Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Soup Recipes, Spinach Recipes
Upcoming Cooking demo in NYC: Glorious Tajines. Gluten-Free
Posted on 24th of November, 2011 by Lévana
The appeal of Moroccan food is universal. The aromas and flavors of the dishes do their magic every bit as much as the simplicity of their preparation. There’s just one more secret: What we call somewhat dismissively “side dishes” and which gets shuffled around on our dinner plate simply doesn’t...
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Maple-Roasted Turkey with Apples, Fennel and Parsnips Recipe
Posted on 17th of November, 2011 by Lévana
At my Cooking Demo this past Monday night, Thanksgiving Feast, my guests were simply amazed we finished the preparations of a whole Thanksgiving dinner with more than half an hour to spare, not including the 2 hours baking time we started the turkey on before demo started, during which we...
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Filed under: Apples Recipes, Fennel Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Ingredients, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Poultry Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Thanksgiving Recipes, Recipes, Thanksgiving Recipes, Turkey Recipes
Kosherfest 2011!
Posted on 14th of November, 2011 by Lévana
Would it make me sound like a dinosaur if I said I remember early Kosherfest shows taking place, ages ago, with flocks of young mothers pushing strollers and turning the show into a giant lunch break in an industrial playground? Then the show moved to Javitz Center sans strollers, then...
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