Stories - Levana Cooks

NYC Babka Winner. My Own Babka Recipe. All Variations

Babka and New York City: That endless and unabashed love affair is no secret. Babka is the ultimate dessert comfort food, Jewish soul food. Mind you, babka mania extends way beyond Jewish homes and Shtibles, and pours into all homes, Jewish…

Pasta and Grains Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-free pasta recipes, Healthy Cooking Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Lasagna Recipes, Low Carb Pasta Recipes, Low-Carb Recipes, Natural Foods Recipes, Pasta Recipes, Recipes, Stories, Stuffed pasta shells recipes

Spinach Lasagna Recipe. Gluten-Free and all Variations

Lasagna is a real chore to me, sorry. Dear reader, please don't ask me why until recently I found the preparation of lasagna so daunting. I do love lasagna flavors, and I do appreciate it as a great treat. I can whip up a couscous or a Bourguignon…

Condiments and Dressings Chutney Recipes, Cranberries Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Kumquat Recipes, Marmalade Recipes, Recipes, Salsa Recipes, Stories

Kumquat Recipes: Salsa, Meat Sauce and More

Kumquat growing in your backyard? This is the lovely sight we were treated to recently. We were invited at a Shabbos lunch in Jerusalem, and our hosts had a kumquat tree brimming with beautiful and fragrant fruit growing in their backyard.…

Breads and Breakfast Items Barley Recipes, Breakfast recipes, Buckwheat Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Hot Cereal Recipes, Hot Cereal Recipes, Kasha Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Millet Recipes, Oatmeal Recipes, Protein Bars, Quinoa Recipes, Recipes, Soy Protein Isolates, Steel-Cut Oats Recipes, Stories, Storing grains

Hot Cereal Recipe. Breakfast for Champions. All Variations

Hot cereal is for all of us to enjoy! My idea of breakfast for Champions! Recently my very pregnant daughter Bella mentioned that her ob-gyn recommended she include more fiber and more vegetable protein in her diet. Always tinkering with the…

Chicken and Meat Kosher Poultry Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Kosher Thanksgiving Recipes, Kosher Whole Foods Recipes, Recipes, Stories, Thanksgiving Recipes, Turkey Burgers Recipes, Turkey Leftover Recipes, Turkey Recipes, Turkey Salad Recipes

Perfect Turkey. Tips, Recipes and Leftover Ideas

Perfect Turkey: The Whole Scoop! Thanksgiving was our busiest day all the years we had our Restaurant, Levana. I suspect the reason was, beside bringing many families together and offering complete and delicious Thanksgiving meals with bells…

Breads and Breakfast Items Bread Baking Tips, Bread Recipes, Challah Recipes, Kosher Recipes, Low Gluten Recipes, Moroccan Bread Recipes, Recipes, Spelt Baking, Spelt Bread Baking, Spelt Challah Recipes, Stories

Bread Baking Tips and Basic Whole Grain Bread Recipes

Bread Baking Tips! Whole grain baking, bread and all baked goods, will reconcile you with all those uninspiring bread loaves displayed at your local supermarket or commercial bakery. I am sharing my secrets and bread baking tips for the…

Desserts Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes, Cookie Recipes, Dairy-Free Dessert Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Gluten-free Cookie Recipes, Household Stories, Jewish Book Council, Recipes, Spelt Desserts Recipes, Stories, Vegan Cookie Recipes

My Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe: CCC? Si si si!

My Chocolate Chip Cookies are famous! We all think of eating cookies as a short-lived and vaguely illicit pleasure. Except I honestly think, and you can ask anyone, there’s no cookie in the world more worshiped and more baked than my smart…