• Dairy Free,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Parve,  Pre-preparation required,  Side Dishes,  Soy Free,  Vegan,  Vegetarian

    Double-Fried French Fries

    March 21, 2013

    Double-fried french fries are heavenly. I know what you’re thinking – a recipe for fries?? C’mon! But, if you want fries that are soft on the inside and golden and crispy on the outside, you gotta know what you’re doing… Sprinkle a little salt on top, and you have the perfect side dish to your burger, shnitzel, or falafel… Ingredients 4 medium-sized frying potatoes frying oil Preparation Peel the potaoes and slice length-wise to 1/4″ (1/2cm) rings. Cut every ring length-wise into 1/4″ (1/2cm) wide sticks. Place the potato sticks in a bowl, cover in water and refrigerate for an hour. Fill a saucepan with ~7cm (~2.5-3 inches) of vegetable…

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  • Can be prepared in advance,  Dairy Free,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Parve,  Pre-preparation required,  Quickies,  Soy Free,  Starters

    Homemade Falafel

    March 21, 2013

    My son is addicted to our homemade Falafel… We have a standing date for Friday lunch: Falafel and double-fried french fries…. I’m pretty sure this has had a significant role in my “expansion” 🙂 Making falafel at home is easy and yummy, but requires preapration ahead of time of soaking the chickpeas: In a large bowl, place the desired amount of chickpeas (select the brand with the smallest chickpeas), cover at least twice the height in water, and leave to soak for at least 12 hours. I usually soak 1 kg (~2 pounds) each time, and then divide into 2-cup bags and freeze until use. I take the desired amount…

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  • Can be prepared in advance,  Cookies,  Dairy,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Quickies

    Melt-In-Your-Mouth Chocolate-Chip Cookies

    March 7, 2013

    This is an easy, simple recipe for melt-in-your-mouth chocolate chip cookies. Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Two forewarnings: (1) Watch them like a hawk as they bake because perfect to burnt is about 1 minute’s difference, and (2) let them cool completely before removing from tin, otherwise they will crumble (but still be deliciously yummy!) It’s important to take them out in time, because in two minutes they get flat (but still scrumptious). Happily, the same day I published this recipe a friend from a gluten-free group I’m a member of made them, and this is what these beauty queens look like when you  take them…

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  • Breads,  Dairy Free,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Parve,  Quickies,  Soy Free,  Vegan,  Vegetarian

    You’ll-Never-Know-It’s-Gluten-Free Bread

    February 11, 2013

    Any words would be redundant here… If you have Celiac, or have simply given up on Gluten, and you miss the taste of wholesome, this is the bread for you! Using this recipe you can either bake this bread in an over, or just drop everything into your breadmaker and wait for the magic to happen The plain white bread is great for dipping into thick sauces, making french toast, swiping the lovely yolk of your eggs-suuny-side-up, or just spreading a little butter on top. If you add the ground flax seeds, your bread will resemble whole wheat bread. Ingredients 1¼ cups lukewarm water ½ tsp salt 1 tsp vegetable…

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  • Cookies,  Dairy,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Other,  Quickies

    Danish-Like Cinnamon Swirls

    February 11, 2013

    On Saturday I had the family over for Hamin (a post for another day). I still had half of Shawn’s birthday decadent chocolate cake, but I it was of the Gluten-full variety. So after everyone ate and then had coffee and cake, my sweet tooth started nagging, and when it starts nagging – Lawd help me! So I decided to bake a quick yeast-cake-look-alike with my beautiful niece. We made ours with cinnamon, dark brown sugar and chopped walnuts, because we all love that filling, but you can make it with any yeast-cake filling – cocoa and sugar, pistacciou crème, almond crème, Nutella, etc. This is perfect when surprise guests…

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