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Herb-Blanketed Salmon Fillet

April 4, 2015

Ingredients ½ a salmon, filleted For the herb-blanket: 2 cups fresh coriander, leaves only 12 garlic cloves ¼ cup olive oil ¼ cup semi-dry white wine ½ Tbsp. kosher (coarse) salt Preparation Chop all herb-blanket ingredients in a food processor. Place salmon fillet in a pan over baking paper. Smear herb-blanket evenly over the fillet. Cover the pan with tin foil and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Preheat your oven to 180C/360F. Place covered pan in oven and reduce heat to 160C/320F. Bake covered for 15 minutes, then remove tin foil and continue baking for 10-15 minutes. Cut into 3cm/1¼” wide strips and serve.

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GF Turkish Gozleme

January 24, 2015

About a week ago, my lovely friend Noa Druker shared a picture and a recipe for this lovely pastry, which had me salivating for days. I finally got around to trying to make a GF version of it a few days ago. Having just gone back to work and working around a new baby, I copied it wrong, but the result was oh-so-right… So there you have it – my GF version of Gozleme… Now a staple in my kitchen (mandated by my eldest). Ingredients 250 gr. Tami flour 100 ml. thick yogurt (I use Sheeps’ milk yogurt) ¾ Tbsp. dry yeast ½ Tbsp. sugar ½ tsp. salt 25 gr.…

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Can be prepared in advance, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Kosher, Parve, Quickies, Soups, Soy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Thick Tomato and Rice Soup

January 21, 2015

A thick comforting soup, perfect for rainy days Ingredients 2 large cans of peeled tomatoes, minus the fluids (or 8-10 large plum tomatoe, peeled) 6-10 garlic cloves, crushed 1 large onion, finely chopped Handful fresh basil leaves 3 cups water 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil ½ cup rice salt and sugar for seasoning Preparation In large saucepan, sauté onion and garlic in olive oil, until lightly golden. Chop the tomatoes and add to the pan. Add basil leaves and water and stir well. Season with salt and sugar (to balance off the tomato acidity) to taste. For pizza sauce: add the dried Oregano and stir well. Bring to a boil,…

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Quick Yogurt Donuts (Sufganiot)

November 26, 2014

Ingredients 2 eggs 20 grams (2 Tbsp.) sugar ½ tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil 160 ml. (⅔ cup) thick goats-milk yogurt or sour cream (For a non-dairy version: Tofutui dairy-free sour cream) 140 gr. (1 cup) Tami GF flour (or all-purpose flour, if you do not adhere to a gluten-free diet) 1 packet (12 gr.) baking powder 1 tsp. Brandy/Araq 1 tsp. vanilla extract oil for frying caster sugar to sprinkle Preferred filling: jam/chocolate ganache/Dolce De Leche/Crème pâtissière Preparation In a bowl, lightly whisk eggs and sugar. Add salt, oil, yogurt/sour cream, flour, baking powder, Brandy/Araq, and vanilla extract, and whisk until smooth. Heat oil in deep pot to 180C/360F and…

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Melt-in-your-Mouth Quick Cheesecake

November 20, 2014

This is the only cheesecake my son likes. Ingredients 750 gr. 5% soft goats-milk cheese (or plain soft cheese) – room temperature ¼ cup of sugar 3 eggs 1 packet (80 gr.) instant vanilla pudding 1 Tbsp. corn starch 1 Tbsp. Tami Gluten-free flour (or a good all-purpose GF flour), or plain flour (if you do not need a GF version) Preparation Preheat oven to 150C/300F. Place small tin with boiling water at the bottom of the oven (to create steam). Mix cheese with sugar, and set aside for 5 minutes (for sugar to melt). Beat in the eggs (do not whisk). Add the instant pudding, flour and cornstrach, and…

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