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Hannah Kaminsky: Vegan Desserts
You will all love Hannah Kaminsky's luscious new Vegan Dessert Book: The girl can not only bake, she can also take fabulous pix, as you can plainly see above. I had the pleasure of working with her when she did the food styling…
Recipes

LEVANA COOKS WITH OSEM MATZAH PRODUCTS: FARFEL WITH ONIONS AND MUSHROOMS RECIPE
Farfel is nothing more than matzah cut up small and calibrated for quick cooking. I use the Osem whole wheat version, with wonderful results. 
You will love the robustness of the whole-grain flavor. No need to wait for Passover to make this…

LEVANA COOKS WITH OSEM MATZAH PRODUCTS: APPLE RAISIN FARFEL RECIPE
Apple Raisin farfel is a wonderful Passover and year round comfort food. This delicious and super-nutritious dish is sure to be equally at home as a side dish and as a breakfast or even dessert! Kind of a new-age Matzah Brei but without the…

LEVANA COOKS WITH OSEM MATZAH PRODUCTS: PASSOVER BROWNIE RECIPE
Passover brownies are virtually undiscernable from year-round brownies, because there is so little flour in the whole preparation that making Passover brownies substituting tapioca starch or potato starch for the flour is a painless transition.…

Quinoa with Fried Onions and Chestnuts Recipe
Quinoa with Fried Onions and Chestnuts Recipe
I love quinoa, on Passover and year-round. A staple in South America, it's a nutritional powerhouse, and delicious too, and so versatile! Quinoa comes in white, red and black, as I did here, so…

Herb-Roasted Trout in Grape Leaves Recipe
Herb-Roasted Trout in Grape Leaves
Grape leaves are delightful, not only for stuffing but for wrapping fish or chicken, leaving you with a moist and fragrant dish. This dish is overlaid with my favorite Moroccan flavors. I love to serve this…

Homemade Apple Sauce Recipe
Homemade Apple Sauce
What could possibly beat homemade apple sauce? While you indulge in frying - and eating - latkas and their trademark topping, it's a perfect time to tell you that the store-bought apple sauce doesn’t hold a candle…

Trio of Tuna Recipe. Salmon Variation
Trio of Tuna
This trio of tuna is always glamorous, and so simple I demonstrated the three dishes as a small part of a whole cooking demo called "intimate meals": Nothing to it! Tuna handrolls, Tuna tartare,  and seared tuna. Three winners!
Trio…
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Moroccan Street Foods
 	Chick pea soup
 	Shakshuka on white beans
 	Schwarma
 	Carrot Swiss chard salad
 	Toasted vermicelli with olive oil, almonds and honey

Purim: Edible Gifts
 	Mustard caraway bread
 	London broil with Moroccan dry rub
 	Homemade granola
 	Mixed greens with cranberry vinegar dressing
 	Roast salmon with olive tomato dip
 	Coconut sorbet with caramel sauce
 	Orange curd

Healing Foods
 	Aduki bean burdock soup
 	Fish, kabocha, kale and seaweed stew
 	Shitaki summer rolls on a bed of seasoned nappa cabbage
 	Date nut bars
 	Berry kanten

The Natural Desserts Party
 	Assorted muffins, casings and toppings
 	Brownies assorted shapes and toppings
 	Giant chocolate chip cookie
 	Ice cream sandwiches
 	Chocolate sunflower butter party cake
