Category Archives: Passover Recipes
My Last Sheva Brachot Menu and Recipes
Posted on 17th of March, 2013 by Lévana
I was asked by several of my guests to share my recipes for the Sheva Brachot we hosted this week for my niece Mushkie and her husband Zalman, and I am delighted to oblige. So, here comes, complete with recipes. I used some wonderful treats Grow and Behold sent me,...
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Filed under: Bean Soup Recipes, Beef Cheeks Recipes, Beef Recipes, Blondie Recipes, Cake Recipes, Chocolate Recipes, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Dates Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Moroccan Chicken Recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Passover Desserts Recipes, Passover Recipes, Pasta Recipes, Pickle Press, Porcini Powder, Raspberry Hot Pepper Jelly Recipes, Raspberry Vinegar Recipes, Recipes, Roast Chicken Recipes, Salad Recipes, Salsa Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Tajines Recipes
Beef Date Tajine Recipe
Posted on 17th of March, 2013 by Lévana
On a recent visit to Israel, I found fresh dates at Machane Yehuda in Jerusalem. There are few things more heavenly than fresh dates. My niece Mushkie had just gotten engaged, and we were scheduled to host a Sheva Brachot for her and her groom. I bought four pounds fresh...
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Filed under: Beef Recipes, Dates Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Passover Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Tajines Recipes
Lamb Chops in Wine Mustard Sauce Recipe. Variations
Posted on 8th of March, 2013 by Lévana
Here’s a perfect example of how some of the best things in life are totally unpremeditated. My daughter Bella recently bought some gorgeous lamb chops for an intimate Sukkah dinner for 4 (she and her husband Meir, my husband and I), planning on just searing them in a very hot...
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Filed under: Artichoke Bottoms Recipes, Artichoke Hearts Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Lamb recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Mushroom Recipes, Passover Recipes, Potatoes Recipes, Recipes, Tomato Recipes
Celery Root, Fennel and Chestnut Soup Recipe
Posted on 8th of March, 2013 by Lévana
This star was born of trying to mix and match some goodies at the end of last year’s Passover. I poked around in the refrigerator to see what we’ve got. Now is a good time for some off-the-cuff treat. I saw some dark-fried onions in a little container, a head...
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Filed under: Celery Root Recipes, Chestnut Recipes, Fennel Recipes, French Recipes, Fresh Herb Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Passover Recipes, Recipes, Seder Recipes, Soup Recipes
Tricolor Fish Terrine Recipe with Vegetarian Variation
Posted on 21st of January, 2013 by Lévana
You will create a sensation with this dish! It will make you look like a chef without too much hard work. You will like the freedom it gives you on party day, as you can make it a day or two ahead of time and keep it chilled. Passover winner...
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Filed under: Fish Recipes, Fish Terrine Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Passover Recipes, Pesto Recipes, Recipes, Seder Recipes, Terrine Recipes
The Passover Kitchen Diaries: Anatomy of a Week in the Home Kitchen Trenches
Posted on 18th of April, 2012 by Lévana
I have been asked countless times by fans, family and friends the perennial Passover question: “How do you do it?” And each time I suspect the person asking is fervently hoping I’ll snap my fingers and brag I do it in my sleep. The reality is, Passover is a titanic...
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Filed under: Kollel Store, Kosher for Passover Recipes, Levana Kirschenbaum, Passover Holidays, Passover Kitchen, Passover Planning, Passover Recipes, Recipes, Stories, Whole Foods Cookbook, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen
On SiriusXM with Rabbi Wechsler Teaches
Posted on 12th of April, 2012 by Lévana
A special Chol Hamoed treat! Check out my interview with Rabbi Wechsler Teaches on Sirius Radio!
Filed under: Passover Recipes, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen
Moroccan Hot and Sweet Parsnips Recipe
Posted on 3rd of April, 2012 by Lévana
Poor parsnips too often serve as crowd actor, and then get discarded (as in chicken soup), but here they are “it”. Who knew they could be so fabulous? hot and sweet is a great treatment for them, and the easiest. They are delicious at room temperature as well. Sephardi Tsimmis?...
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Filed under: Gluten Free Recipes, Jewish Recipes, Kosher for Passover Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Parsnips Recipes, Passover Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen
Almond Macarons with Chocolate Coffee Filling Recipe. Amaretto Cookies Variation
Posted on 18th of January, 2012 by Lévana
You will never think of macaroons as institutional fare after you taste these elegant and easy treats, close cousins of the amaretto cookies. Gluten-free without even trying! If you get lazy and would rather use store-bought ground almonds, also called almond flour (warning: you will pay dearly for the extra...
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Filed under: Almond Recipes, Amaretto Cookie Recipes, Chocolate Recipes, Coffee, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, French Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Macaron Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Passover Desserts Recipes, Passover Recipes, Recipes
Review By Tara Barker!
Posted on 6th of November, 2011 by Lévana
Cookbooks these days have become works of art. We display them on our coffee tables, give them our coveted, valuable kitchen counter space, we read them in bed as if they were gripping novels. Their pages are glossy, the recipes are illustrated by full-page color photographs, and we all try...
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Filed under: Cookbook Reviews, Gluten Free Recipes, Levana Kirschenbaum, Passover Recipes, Spelt Baking, Tara Barker, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen
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