Category Archives: Recipes
Kale Apple Muffins Recipe. All Variations
Posted on 21st of August, 2012 by Lévana
Photo courtesy of www.sixoneseven.blogspot.com Did I just say kale for dessert? Am I losing it or something? Nonono! Repeat: Kale for dessert! My last (this) tinkering was a triumph! Seriously, think about it: Carrot cake, pumpkin cake, sweet potato cookies, rice cakes …. Why can’t kale be next? This...
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Filed under: Dairy-Free Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kale Muffins Recipes, Kale Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Muffins Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Recipes
Kale Chips Recipe
Posted on 21st of August, 2012 by Lévana
Picture of www.creativedelites.com Since I understood how simple and delicious homemade kale chips are, I am totally liberated from their severely narcissistically high-priced commercial counterparts: Nothing to it, and so much fun! Not even a recipe, in fact! Here’s all you do: Get a nice big bunch of kale....
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Filed under: Healthy Snacks Recipes, Kale Chips Recipes, Kale Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Recipes
CCC Redux: Walnut Blondies Recipe
Posted on 7th of August, 2012 by Lévana
Photo via www.tasteofhome.com A couple weeks ago, I was baking chocolate chip cookies with kids in summer camp, and our baking conditions were rudimentary, to say the least. We needed to bake 48 cookies in a convection oven large enough to bake, say, 2 pans of 12 cookies. So, simple...
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Filed under: Blondie Recipes, Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes, Chocolate Recipes, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-free Cookie Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Recipes
Satsivi Recipe
Posted on 7th of August, 2012 by Lévana
Richer than I like my dishes to be, but well worth it for an occasional splurge. It is served cold, with the thick sauce served almost as a side dish with the chicken. My special nod to the Russian part of my family, done the streamlined way: who knew a...
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Filed under: Chicken Recipes, Kosher Poultry Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Recipes, Russian Recipes, Satsivi Recipes
Coconut Cinnamon Flan Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Posted on 1st of August, 2012 by Lévana
I tinkered with a dessert that would be a nutritionally … hmm not exactly lean, but much more affordable and no less delicious version of creme brulee or creme caramel. The Latin Flan to the rescue! We grew up eating it: it is unpretentious and closely related to its rich...
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Filed under: Cinnamon Recipes, Coconut, Creme Brulee Recipes, Creme Caramel Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Flan Recipes, French Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Latin Cooking, Lean Classics Recipes, Recipes
Cooking on the Nine Days. The Meatless/Vegetarian Gourmet
Posted on 23rd of July, 2012 by Lévana
We all observe a sort of frenzy that sets in right before (and right after) a holiday that is marked by some food restrictions. Like hoarding in prevision of a period of austerity. Let’s start with the most egregious example: Pessach. I recently attended a cook-off event for a famous...
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Filed under: Moroccan Food, Moroccan Recipes, Nine Days Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Moroccan Chick Pea Sesame Cookies Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Posted on 23rd of July, 2012 by Lévana
A favorite Sephardi Flavor marriage: Sesame and anise. These cookies are impossibly fragrant, crisp and delicious. They get their funky flavor and texture from the chick-pea flour, and are a snap to adapt to Gluten-Free. Just to be clear: 2 cups chick pea flour, plus 2 cups any flour of...
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Filed under: Anise Recipes, Cookie Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-free Cookie Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Sesame Recipes
Moroccan Fennel, Orange and Radish Salad Recipe
Posted on 23rd of July, 2012 by Lévana
A classical and delightful salad combination, you will love the inclusion of orange flower water which makes so many of our Moroccan dishes so fragrant. Ingredients: 3 romaine hearts, sliced very thin 1 large head fennel, sliced very thin 2 cups radishes, sliced very thin 2 seedless oranges, diced 1/3...
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Filed under: Fennel Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Moroccan Salads Recipes, Orange Flower Water Recipes, Orange Recipes, Orange Recipes Recipes, Radishes Recipes, Recipes, Salad Recipes
Summer Vegetable Couscous Recipe
Posted on 23rd of July, 2012 by Lévana
The following recipe is a lightened version of the classical vegetable couscous, using quick-cooking and fragrant light summer vegetables, like fennel, artichokes, zucchini, tomatoes: perfect for summer! INGREDIENTS: Vegetable mixture: 3 large leeks, cut across, then in 1 inch segment 3 large beefsteak tomatoes, or 6 large plum tomatoes, cut...
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Filed under: Artichoke Bottoms Recipes, Condiments Recipes, Couscous Recipes, Fennel Recipes, Gluten-Free Couscous Recipes, Harissa Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Tomato Recipes, Zucchini Recipes
Swiss Chard Tajine with Chick Peas and Raisins Recipe
Posted on 23rd of July, 2012 by Lévana
An authentic Vegetarian Moroccan Tajine starring Swiss chard, dates, chick peas and raisins. All I can say is, YUM! A complete main course, and Gluten-Free to boot! Ingredients: ¼ cup olive oil 1 large onion, sliced very thin 2 bunches Swiss chard, stems and leaves separated, each sliced very thin...
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Filed under: Chickpeas Recipes, Dates Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Swiss Chard Recipes, Vegetable Dishes Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
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