Recipes
Raita Recipe with Mint and Cucumber
Raita is a cool and delicious way to put out fires in curries,
But It is delicious even on its own
Mint, cucumber, yogurt:
What could be more fun and more yum than this flavor lineup? And you will love the chunky texture.
No problem making…
Teriyaki Sauce Recipe the Homemade way
Homemade Teriyaki sauce:
There is no commercial version that comes close.
I live in the vicinity of several Chinese restaurants (who doesn’t?). Every morning I watch the mountain of trash at their back door, and it always includes enormous…
Apricot Chutney Recipe
No store-bought apricot chutney comes close to homemade!
This is true of all chutneys. Still looking for a fabulous homemade Mishloach Manot treat, one that will last until Passover and beyond? Apricot Chutney!
Chutneys, from the…
Chocolate Sauce Recipe
No commercial chocolate sauce comes anywhere close to this one.
So simple to make, and so versatile. Plus: Dairy-free, and all natural. How can you miss? Serve it on cake or ice cream, dip strawberries and orange slices in it as soon as it…
Zucchini Bread Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Zucchini Bread
This and all other quick breads and muffins are a snap to make: Because they get mixed by hand, and are leavened with baking powder (not yeast), you can make them at the drop of a hat. Zucchini bread is equally at home as…
Sangria Recipe. White Sangria Variation
Sangria
Brought to you from Spain, it evokes wonderful gatherings in warm and fragrant gardens.
The name is derived from sangre, Spanish for blood. (Even so, there is a white sangria variation, even though there is no such thing as white…
Chicken Breasts with Chipotle Mock Cream Sauce. Gluten-Free
I can make a delicious and dairy-free mock cream sauce in meat dishes by stirring in a good quality plain soy or coconut yogurt: Yes: Kosher food has moved up in the world, just the way I like it: Natural! Chipotles are smoked red peppers,…
Salsa Verde Over Tilapia Fillets Recipe
Salsa Verde Over Tilapia Fillets: Ready in a jiffy.
It has just enough kick to satisfy a spicy food lover without being overpowering. If you want something that really tests the spicy limits check out my Charif recipe.
The pairing of tilapia…
My Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
My Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe is in all my cookbooks.
I can never make enough of these; and apparently, neither can thousands and thousands of people. You would think I would get tired of them. Absolutely not!
Besides…
Oat Quinoa Chili Recipe. Gluten-Free
Oat Quinoa chili is the answer, when beans don't agree with you.
For all of us whose love of beans remains, alas, unrequited, let me say you can make a perfect chili substituting oat, quinoa and rice in any proportion for the feisty beans,…
Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Torte Recipe
Mousse Torte: I can't remember how many I made for parties.
And at Levana Restaurant, we were never one day without chocolate hazelnut mousse torte.
A few years ago, a couple whose wedding I was catering wanted this very cake, but luxuriously…
Crockpot Recipes: Plug it and Forget it
Crockpot recipes:
I am often asked if I intend to write a cookbook on the immensely popular subject.
No I don't - it's not necessary: there's no end of crockpot recipes and cookbooks out there.
But I do intend to point out what a wonderful…