Category Archives: Sephardi Recipes
Chocolate Hazelnut Meringues Recipe
Posted on 28th of May, 2011 by Lévana
Not so distant cousins of the French Macaroons, meringues are ethereally light and fragrant. There are no additions to the basic egg white-sugar whipped mixture that would not be perfectly suitable, only, as always, short and sweet selection please! Coconut, lemon, coffee etc. Ingredients: 4 egg whites Pinch salt Pinch cream...
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Filed under: Chocolate Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Eggs Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Nuts Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Passover Desserts Recipes, Pecan Recipes, Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Stuffed Artichoke Bottoms Recipe
Posted on 11th of May, 2011 by Lévana
Artichokes: A great Sephardi favorite, in every shape and form. Someone in the food industry, bless him, has done all the pesky job of snapping the leaves off the artichokes, and the even peskier job of scraping the fuzz off the artichoke bottoms, leaving us only with exactly what we...
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Filed under: Artichoke Bottoms Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Upcoming Cooking Demo in NYC: Monday May 9th: Yom Haatzmaut Israeli Feast
Posted on 4th of May, 2011 by Lévana
We will celebrate Israeli Independence Day right at the demo! I am including some of the great and fun dishes we were served during a recent trip to Israel, including a delightful and fun rose water-scented dessert. I’ll be demonstrating: Yemenite Halbah meat soup Zaatar-rubbed flat bread Stuffed artichoke bottoms...
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My Mother: Learning to Cook, the Sephardi Way
Posted on 14th of April, 2011 by Lévana
I am always asked whether I have received formal cooking training, and the answer – Machane Imma: I learned mostly from my mother – at first seems somewhat ambiguous, until I introduce her in earnest: My mother, known as Maman to the whole family and even to all our friends,...
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Filed under: Cooking with Mother, Moroccan Recipes, Sephardi mother, Sephardi Recipes, Stories
Herb-Roasted Trout in Grape Leaves Recipe
Posted on 6th of April, 2011 by Lévana
Grape leaves are delightful, not only for stuffing but for wrapping fish or chicken, leaving you with a moist and fragrant dish. I love to serve this fish as a main course on Passover lunches, and give my family and guests a break from the rich meat dinner fare, but...
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Filed under: Fish Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Fish Recipes, Kosher for Passover Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Passover Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Trout Recipes
Artichokes and Carrots in Lemon Sauce Recipe
Posted on 4th of April, 2011 by Lévana
Artichokes are a Sephardi favorite. In Morocco they are a staple, and I remember a variety I haven’t seen anywhere else: tiny, with pointed leaves as sharp as thorns, which we used to eat by the dozen at the end of a meal as dessert, much as the Japanese eat...
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Filed under: Artichoke Hearts Recipes, Carrot Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Jewish Holiday Recipes, Kosher for Passover Recipes, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Lemon Sauce Recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Passover Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Moroccan Sweet Vermicelli Recipe
Posted on 30th of March, 2011 by Lévana
Comfort food at its best and easiest. And healthiest: We grew up on this kind of dessert my mother, an ingenious cook if I ever met one, used to whip up at the drop of a hat, for children big and small. Do look for orange flower water, which is...
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Filed under: Almond Recipes, Dessert Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Ingredients, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Pasta Recipes, Pudding Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes, Vermicelli Recipes
My -and Bella’s- Recipe for Charif
Posted on 25th of March, 2011 by Lévana
When life gives you jalapenos, make charif! This past Saturday night, Erev Purim, my daughter Bella complained that she had placed her Shabbos produce order online, and that something got lost in cyber-translation, turning 4 jalapenos and 4 tomatoes into 4 pounds jalapenos and almost 6 pounds plum tomatoes. But...
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Filed under: Charif Recipes, Condiments Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Jalapeno Recipes, Kosher for Passover Recipes, Kosher Ingredients, Kosher Natural Foods, Kosher Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Schug Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Stories, Vegetarian Recipes
Moroccan Semolina (or Cornmeal) Soup Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Posted on 6th of October, 2010 by Lévana
In my native Morocco this is often breakfast. It takes minutes from beginning to end, costs pennies, and it is so satisfying. I have whipped it up countless times when I needed to round out a meal in a jiffy. You can save even more time by grinding the garlic...
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Filed under: Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Food, Kosher Recipes, Moroccan Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Soup Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
Salmon Roulade with Tehina Sauce Recipe
Posted on 15th of September, 2010 by Lévana
Not nearly as complicated as the finished dish would suggest. My mother likes to joke that the gauze-wrapped fish looks like it just came out of the operating room, but there will be no hint of this alarming association at the table, as you will have removed all the patient’s...
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Filed under: Fish Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Kosher Fish Recipes, Kosher Food, Kosher Ingredients, Kosher Recipes, Pareve Recipes, Sephardi Recipes, Tehina Recipes, Tehina Sauce Recipes
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