Category Archives: Recipes
Moroccan Potato, Tomato and Olive Tajine Recipe. All Variations
Posted on 19th of April, 2013 by Lévana
Sephardi food at its best and most fragrant. Straight from the Moroccan kitchen of my childhood. Ridiculously simple ingredients and hardly any labor. I have included several variations to make it a full one-pot dish, but you can choose to go without and make this a wonderful all-vegetable main course...
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Filed under: Artichoke Bottoms Recipes, Celery Root Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Chickpeas Recipes, Fennel Recipes, Fish Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Jewish Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Lemon Recipes, Moroccan Food, Moroccan Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Tempeh Recipes, Tofu Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Mock Crab Corn Apple Salad Recipe
Posted on 16th of April, 2013 by Lévana
I whipped up this salad this past Shabbos, that’s right, on Shabbos, for my husband and I, as I was hatching a meal spartan enough (and of course delicious enough!) to atone for some of the magnificent meals we indulged in the whole Pessach week (don’t get me wrong: No...
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Filed under: Apples Recipes, Corn Recipes, Corn Salad Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Fish Recipes, Fish Salads Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Mock Crab Recipes, Recipes, Salad Recipes
Matbukha Recipe and Shakshuka Variation. Gluten-Free
Posted on 16th of April, 2013 by Lévana
Matbukha (Salade Cuite) is one of our Moroccan favorite dishes, a sort of comfort food for expats and honorary Sephardis alike: See how they mop that sauce with their bread! My version has roasted garlic in it, for a an easily added wonderful layer of flavor. Shakshuka is nothing more...
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Filed under: Israeli Independence Day Recipes, Israeli Salads Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Matbukha Recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Moroccan Salads Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Roasted Garlic Recipes, Salad Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Tomato Recipes
Hummus Recipe. All Variations
Posted on 16th of April, 2013 by Lévana
I bet you thought hummus comes in pint containers and no other way. That’s how ubiquitous commercial hummus has become—a marked improvement over many mediocre commercial offerings, but commercial nonetheless. But wait till you see (a) how simple it is to whip up and (b) how many hats it wears,...
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Filed under: Chickpeas Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dips Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Israeli Independence Day Recipes, Israeli Salads Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Lentil Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes
The Passionate Vegetable: Suzanne Landry. Cookbook Review
Posted on 9th of April, 2013 by Lévana
Well-deserved Living Now award for Suzanne Landry and her beautiful new Cookbook, The Passionate Vegetable! A book writer after my own heart, Suzanne goes well beyond the recipes, and lets the reader get a full view of the philosophy that informs all her cooking. Her approach is empowering, her language...
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Filed under: Cookbook Reviews, Cookbooks, Kosher Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Passionate Vegetable, Recipes, Stories, Suzanne Landry, Whole Foods Cookbook
Tilapia With Fresh Tomatoes and Lemons Recipe. Vegetarian and Other Variations
Posted on 8th of April, 2013 by Lévana
I love tilapia fillets, versatile, widely available and inexpensive. I always use the large ones (7 to 9 ounces), they never let me down or go to pieces on me during the cooking process. I serve it quite often when my husband and I spend shabbos alone, and want to...
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Filed under: Capers Recipes, Fennel Recipes, Fish Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Fish Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Lemon Recipes, Olives Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Swiss Chard Recipes, Tilapia Recipes, Tomato Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Indian Red Lentil Soup Recipe
Posted on 8th of April, 2013 by Lévana
Photo Courtesy of tamalapaku.blogspot.com I think you can tell: I adore lentils (dahl), and why not? (Have you tried my Moroccan Lentil Soup?) Ready in minutes, easy to use, inexpensive, and a nutritional treasure. Try your very best to get to an Indian grocery store and check out their dizzying...
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Filed under: Dahl Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Indian Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Lentil Recipes, Recipes, Soup Recipes
Moroccan Lentil Soup Recipe. All Variations
Posted on 8th of April, 2013 by Lévana
I believe I couldn’t live without lentils. I love’em, In any shape or form. This soup, and my Indian Red Lentil Soup, are among my favorite. We grew up eating this soup. All my favorite flavors are in, and I make it totally meatless. Costs pennies and takes minutes, and...
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Filed under: Buckwheat Recipes, Bulghur Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Lentil Recipes, Moroccan Food, Moroccan Recipes, Moroccan Soup Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Soup 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
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