Category Archives: Recipes
Recycling Challah in Style: Mock Baba Recipe
Posted on 13th of June, 2012 by Lévana
This past Friday I had minutes to decide if I could whip up a dessert for a little “pitzel” graduation my children, Chabad Washington Heights, were hosting first thing Sunday morning for the children in their Day Care Center and their families. I looked around me, and this is what...
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Filed under: Apricot Recipes, Baba Recipes, Bread Pudding Recipes, Breakfast recipes, Brunch Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Recipes
My Version of Julia Child’s Vichyssoise Recipe
Posted on 7th of June, 2012 by Lévana
Please do not find me sacrilegious if I start off with an inspiration from Julia Child’s wonderful classic, Vichyssoise, and take it on some less-traveled road. Who knows, you might even welcome my making the recipe so elastic! If you are looking to watch your starch intake, simply substitute 2...
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Filed under: Celery Root Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Julia Child, Kosher Recipes, Leeks Recipes, Low-Carb Recipes, Miso Paste Recipes, Potatoes Recipes, Recipes, Soup Recipes, Vichyssoise Recipes
Herring Apple Potato Salad Recipe. White Fish Salad Variation
Posted on 7th of June, 2012 by Lévana
I suspect many of you have the same problem I do: We all love herring and all briny smoked salty cured foods, but couldn’t dream of indulging in eating them in more than just minute doses, as the amount of salt contained in these dishes is nothing short of prohibitive....
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Filed under: Apples Recipes, Fish Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Herring Recipes, Jewish Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Recipes, Salad Recipes, Smoked White Fish Salad Recipes
In Honor of Julia Child JC100 Anniversary: Salad Niçoise Recipe
Posted on 30th of May, 2012 by Lévana
Will I sound like a dinosaur if I declare that in my view no one, but no one, can fill dearest Julia’s gargantuan shoes and imitate her stentorian voice? I remember going to hear her at the Javitz Center, house packed to the rafters, just a couple years before her...
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Filed under: Anchovies Recipes, French Recipes, Fresh Tuna Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Julia Child, Recipes, Salad Dressing Recipes, Salad Recipes
Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries Recipe
Posted on 25th of May, 2012 by Lévana
This is hardly a recipe, just a wonderful gift from yourself to yourself and a few dear friends, deliverable at the drop of a hat. Luxurious and gluten-free without even trying. Everyone loves that on Passover too, where I make it right on the spot and get lots of excited...
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Filed under: Berry Recipes, Chocolate Recipes, Chocolate Sauce Recipes, Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Orange Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Passover Desserts Recipes, Recipes
Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chips Going Dairy. A Gastronomic Uproar
Posted on 17th of May, 2012 by Lévana
This week I received dozens of messages about these national news that are causing a total uproar: Trader Joe’s delicious chocolate chips are going to be made in dairy equipment from now on To name just one example, here’s an alarmed message from Rachel: Worst news ever! Please take action....
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Filed under: Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes, Chocolate Recipes, Chocolate Sauce Recipes, Chocolate Truffles Recipes, Cookie Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Menachem Lubinsky, Orthodox Kosher Supervision, Recipes, Stories, Trader Joe's
Turnip Cakes with Dipping Sauce and Wasabi Oil Recipe
Posted on 17th of May, 2012 by Lévana
What a pity we can’t find this treat in Kosher Sushi Restaurants! they are so much fun: Turnip Cakes are a Chinese Dim Sum dish made of shredded turnip and radish and rice flour. It is steamed, then chilled and cut into cubes. It starts by being just a bland...
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Filed under: Asian Recipes, Daikon Recipes, Dim Sum Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Levana, Levana Kirschenbaum, Recipes, Turnip Recipes, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen
Mother’s Day Brunch
Posted on 11th of May, 2012 by Lévana
This past week we went to three BBQs, including last night’s Lag Baomer gig, with our Rabbi, his lovely wife and his delightful children-sous chefs. I wasn’t sure what was harder to resist: The kids or the delicious goodies they were flipping. In one short week I ate as much...
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Filed under: Berry Recipes, Brunch Recipes, Cake Recipes, Cauliflower Recipes, Cheddar Scones Recipes, Dairy Recipes, Frittata Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Levana, Levana Kirschenbaum, Recipes, Whole Foods Cookbook, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen
Chocolate Truffles Recipe. All Variations
Posted on 10th of May, 2012 by Lévana
I think you can tell: These are nothing but trouble! A snap to make, dairy-free, luxurious, luscious. I am including all variations. I would walk miles for the Sea Salt Caramel Truffles, my favorite. But trust me: All of them are worth making. Reinventing Cream: For a richer texture, I...
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Filed under: Chocolate Recipes, Chocolate Truffles Recipes, Dairy-Free Chocolate Truffle Recipes, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Levana, Levana Kirschenbaum, Pareve Recipes, Recipes, Vegan Chocolate Truffle Recipes, Vegan Chocolate Vegan Recipes, Whole Foods Cookbook, Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen
Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday May 14th: Glorious Asian Morsels
Posted on 9th of May, 2012 by Lévana
Fish and vegetable Asian delicacies, made naturally and elegantly. Wasabi oil: pure seduction! I’ll be demonstrating: Nori rolls Sea bass poached in dashi sake broth Sashimi salad Mock crab spring rolls Turnip cakes with dipping sauce and wasabi oil Vegetable dumplings We are selling The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen at...
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