• Dairy,  Dairy Free,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Main courses,  Other,  Parve,  Shavu'ot,  Soy Free,  Vegan,  Vegetarian

    Cheese Lasgna

    April 23, 2013

    This cheese lasagna is really easy to make and hard to stop eating. Last year I made it with milk and Gluten substitutes, and to my surprise it turned out excpetionally well, so I am including those substitutes. You can also replace the milk and cheese with goat or sheeps’ milk products. I personally think the mushrooms make it even better, but if you don’t like them you (or like me, are not allowed to have them), you can skip them, or replace them with grilled vegetables like Zucchini, red peppers, eggplant or yams, or a mixture of them. You can even add a thin layer of great tomato sauce.   Ingredients 1 package Lasagna…

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  • Dairy,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Other,  Pre-preparation required,  Quickies,  Shavu'ot,  Soy Free,  Vegetarian

    Cheesy Bread Sticks

    April 21, 2013

    Addiction Warning: if you prepare these too early in the day, there will be none left for your guests Ingredients 2 cups flour (for a Gluten-free version use “Tami” flour or Schar Bread Mix) 1 tsp. baking powder 1 cup grated Kashkaval cheese (or Caciocavallo) or Manchego 1 tsp. salt 200 gr. thick yogurt or sour cream 150 gr. cold butter, cubed (or 100 gr. goats-milk butter) Preparation In a food-processor bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, cheese and butter, until crumbs form. Add the yogurt or sour cream, and continue pulsing until you have a smooth ball of dough. Wrap the dough in saran wrap and refrigerate for…

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

    Couscous Salad

    April 15, 2013

    A tangy salad we always serve with our Couscous… Ingredients 4 carrots, sliced lengthwise 2 red bell-peppers, cut into strips 1 small cauliflower, separtated into small florets Optional additions: 1 kohlrabi, cut into strips 1 fennel bulb, quartered and cut to strips lengthwise 1-2 turnips, cut into strips 2 unpeeled cucumbers, cut into strips For the dressing: 1/2 cup freshly-squeezed lemon juice 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1/2 tsp. sweet paprika sprinkle of salt (to taste) Preparation Place all vegetables in a bowl, add all dressing ingredients and toss until all vegetables are covered. I recommend making it at least 2 hours before serving, so that the vegetables soak in some of the…

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  • Can be prepared in advance,  Dairy Free,  Dietary restrictions,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Main courses,  Meal suggestions,  Parve,  Pre-preparation required,  Side Dishes,  Soy Free,  Vegan,  Vegetarian

    Couscous

    April 15, 2013

    Couscous has many versions according to country of origin (Tunisia, Morocco, Tripolן), like many other dishes. Like most regional recipes, evert household thinks it makes the most authentic and best-tasting version. Tunisians make a light-colored, fluffy, soft version (or at least at that’s how my mama always made it). One of the hardest things after I found out I was Gluten-intolerant (in the dead of winter) was not being able to eat Couscous. A year later I met my friend Mari in a Gluten-free forum. When I visited her, she told me how she makes Couscous from ground rice! She even gave me her recipe. As I don’t like changing childhood…

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  • Cakes,  Can be prepared in advance,  Cheesecakes,  Dairy,  Dressed to Impress,  Fruit Cakes,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Pies and Sweet Tarts,  Shavu'ot,  Vegetarian

    Cheesecake and Apple Pie

    March 31, 2013

    A few years back my sisters-in-law and myself used to go out to a branch of Aroma where we live… For those of you residing outside of Israel, Aroma is a chain of Cafes with mediocre coffee, but excellent salads, sandwiches and baked sweets. Our favorite baked treat was an individual cheese-apple pie… When I really like something I have an overwhelming need to recreate it, so after several trials (and errors) I came up with the following recipe. Not sure how identical it is to the original, but it is SO good, I don’t really care at this stage Tip: If you don’t like apples, or not digging the…

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