Category Archives: Recipes
Moroccan Almond Shortbread Crescents Recipe
Posted on 10th of April, 2012 by Lévana
A great Sephardi favorite, called ghriba. Traditionally we make them round and top them with a little cinnamon, but I find that no matter how carefully I store them, the tops always start crumbling and looking ragged, so I shape them in crescents, and they behave themselves and keep their...
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Filed under: Almond Recipes, Cookie Recipes, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-free Cookie Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Levana Kirschenbaum, Moroccan Dessert Recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Vegan Desserts Recipes, Whole Foods Cookbook, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen
Moroccan Chickpea Soup Recipe
Posted on 10th of April, 2012 by Lévana
The French term for chickpeas is “pois chiches,” meaning something like pea’s poor relatives. Wow, if poor and modest could always taste like this (I for one think it always does), just give it to me! So many hummus joints have recently sprouted all over the city: chickpea spreads with...
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Filed under: Chickpeas Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Jewish Recipes, Levana Kirschenbaum, Moroccan Soup Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Soup Recipes, Whole Foods Cookbook, 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
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
Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars Recipe
Posted on 8th of March, 2012 by Lévana
I created these delicious (and gluten-free to boot) treats to celebrate the discovery that my granddaughter Musia was no longer allergic to peanut butter, and since she has a sort of chocolate obsession, this was the ultimate gift. To get an even shorter cut into her heart, I threw in...
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Filed under: Chocolate Recipes, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Recipes
Pasta with Fennel Tuna Sauce Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Posted on 7th of March, 2012 by Lévana
If it is true that opposites attract, no dish would bear this out better than this one. Tuna and Fennel! Besides, here is a whole new and fun way to eat canned tuna! Do not be alarmed by the fact that I don’t drain it—that’s practically all the oil contained...
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Filed under: Dairy Pie Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Fennel Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Italian Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Low Gluten Recipes, Low-Carb Recipes, Recipes
Lamb Meatballs in Apple Chutney Sauce Recipe
Posted on 5th of March, 2012 by Lévana
This new star was born just this past Shabbos, when I was tinkering with a batch of Apple Tomato Chutney that tasted too delicious to be used only as a condiment; I went all out and incorporated in this Indian lamb meatball dish, and the finished dish was heavenly, and...
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Filed under: Chutney Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Indian Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Lamb recipes, Recipes
Purim: The Healthy and Delicious Gift Basket with Recipes
Posted on 29th of February, 2012 by Lévana
Since I only have eyes for kosher, homemade and natural, I find Purim an unbeatable chance to send a select few some fabulous homemade, fun and useful goodies (did you say fun and useful? Of course! Absolutely not an oxymoron). Do you think you have just found the perfect chocolate...
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Filed under: Apples Recipes, Asian Pickles Recipes, Caramel Sauce Recipes, Chai Mix Recipes, Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes, Chocolate Sauce Recipes, Chutney Recipes, Date Bar Recipes, Date Nut Bar Recipes, Dates Recipes, Food Baskets, Ginger Liqueur Recipes, Ginger Recipes, Healthy Food Baskets, Kim Chi Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Pesto Recipes, Pickle Press, Purim Baskets, Quick Breads Recipes, Raspberry Vinegar Recipes, Recipes, Tehina Recipes, Tehina Sauce Recipes, Walnuts Recipes, Zucchini Bread Recipes, Zucchini Recipes
Pesto Sauce Recipe. All Variations
Posted on 29th of February, 2012 by Lévana
The perennial favorite is based on basil, olive oil, and toasted walnuts; but we have seen it recast with a different herb or nut, and tasting just as delicious and interesting. Use not only as a pasta sauce but as topping for cooked chicken or fish, or a dip. I...
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Filed under: Condiments Recipes, Italian Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Pesto Recipes, Recipes
Teryaki Sauce Recipe
Posted on 29th of February, 2012 by Lévana
I live in the vicinity of several Chinese restaurants (who doesn’t?). Every morning I watch the mountain of trash at their back door, and it always includes enormous jerry cans of teriyaki sauce: No wonder all those dishes look like a container of motor oil has accidentally landed there. This...
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Filed under: Asian Recipes, Condiments Recipes, Fish Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Recipes, Teriyaki Sauce Recipes
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