Category Archives: Vegetarian Recipes
Gazpacho Recipe
Posted on 7th of July, 2010 by Lévana
I have a couple wonderful secret ingredients that do wonders with this perennial favorite: Watercress, and capers. The upgrade will certainly not be lost on you: Liquid salad never tasted so good. Do not be tempted to substitute stem tomatoes, or grape or cherry tomatoes, no matter how luscious they...
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Filed under: Capers Recipes, Cold Soup Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Soup Recipes, Tomato Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes, Watercress Recipes
Chilled Minted Escarole Pea Soup Recipe
Posted on 30th of June, 2010 by Lévana
Escarole is a member of the lettuce family, rather neglected in America: It has a delightfully bitter edge that makes it a big salad star, and lends itself perfectly to quick cooking, paired as it is here with milder ingredients for this wonderful cold soup. Ingredients: 1/3 cup olive oil...
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Filed under: Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Soup Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Lemon Blueberry Tart Recipe
Posted on 23rd of June, 2010 by Lévana
You can bake the crust up to two days in advance and make the lemon curd up to a week in advance, then fill the baked crust with the curd just before serving. The pie crust comes out wonderful made with gluten-free flour as well (I used millet flour!) Tart...
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Filed under: Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Food, Kosher Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Sauté Kale, Mustard Greens, Seaweed and Shitaki Recipe
Posted on 10th of June, 2010 by Lévana
I bet you don’t always know what to make of – let alone with - those masses of leaves and roots piled demurely at every ethnic food market display you pass hurriedly on your way to and from work: kale, mustard greens, turnip greens, collard greens and whatnot. The good...
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Filed under: Asian Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kale Recipes, Kosher Food, Kosher Recipes, Mustard Greens Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Seaweed Recipes, Shitaki Recipes, Stir-Fry Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Honor your Mother the Gluten-Free Way
Posted on 3rd of June, 2010 by Lévana
My son Yakov is the poster child for the meat-and-potato-and-lots-of-ketchup diet. When he was little, his biggest compliment regarding my food was, “Delicious beans, Mommy. Almost as good as the baked beans from Eagle Day Camp.” (I couldn’t resist asking them for their recipe, and they graciously shared it with...
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Filed under: Food Stories, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Pizza Recipes, Kosher Food, Kosher Natural Foods, Natural Foods Recipes, Pizza Recipes, Stories, Vegetarian Recipes
Ricotta Berry Parfait Recipe
Posted on 27th of May, 2010 by Lévana
Ready in a jiffy, and so fabulous. Don’t hesitate to use frozen berries: Available year-round, cleaned, sweet and full of flavor, you just can’t go wrong. No need to thaw. By the time they macerate in the liqueur, just a few minutes, they will be ready and at room temperature!...
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Filed under: Berry Recipes, Dairy Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Vegetable Rice Byriani Recipe
Posted on 19th of May, 2010 by Lévana
I also used to think that rice is rice, until I found dozens of different varieties, at specialty food stores (Fairway, Zabar’s, Kalustyans, etc…) I urge you to make a visit to any one of them, and treat yourself! Or best of all: Go online! Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil...
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Filed under: Asian Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Indian Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Rice Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Ricotta Almond Pie Recipe
Posted on 16th of May, 2010 by Lévana
Anyone looking for a nice departure from the traditional all-American Cheesecake? This is for you! light and ethereal, with a wonderful almond crust and scented with lemon peel. I just made it for a fundraiser demo and watched it disappear with great pleasure! Almond crust ingredients: 1/2 cup almonds 1/4...
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Filed under: Cheese Cake Recipes, Dairy Pie Recipes, Dairy Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Recipes, Ricotta Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
French Onion Soup Recipe
Posted on 13th of May, 2010 by Lévana
Every single ingredient in this wonderful soup is in on the secret of its success: All the members of the onion family are present; fresh thyme; The mixture of dark miso and dry red wine do wonders to imitate the beef broth that is the trademark of onion soup but...
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Filed under: Dairy Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Soup Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Chocolate Oats Pots de Crème Recipe
Posted on 13th of May, 2010 by Lévana
Chocolate Oats Pots de Crème Long before the whole-grain fashion began (I am not telling you how long, I heard ladies don’t do that, but I will give you a hint: circa my ultra-lean student years, the very years that inadvertently turned me into a cook, as I was constantly...
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Filed under: Chocolate Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
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