• Can be prepared in advance,  Dairy,  Dressed to Impress,  Gluten Free,  Kosher,  Quickies,  Shavu'ot,  Side Dishes,  Soy Free,  Vegetarian

    Creamy Potato and Yam Layers

    April 26, 2013

    This is a recipe for layers of potatoes and yams baked in a light cream/goat-milk sauce. It is quick and easy to make, but looks and tastes like you’ve really put some time and work into it. Ingredients 3 potatoes, peeled and sliced lengthwise to ¼ inch slices 3 yams, peeled and sliced lengthwise to ¼ inch slices 2 onions, finely chopped 3 cloves of garlic, crushed 30 gr. butter 500 ml. heavy cream or goats’ milk Nutmeg, salt and allspice for seasoning Preparation Preheat your oven to 180C/360F. In a baking-sheet covered rectangular tin place a layer of potatoes. Season with a sprinkle of salt, nutmeg and allspice. Add…

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  • 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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  • 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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