Category: Gluten-free
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Simple and Vegetarian: Beet-Stuffed Peppers
I have begun preparing for Pesach (Passover) and I have been trying to create recipes that are simple, nutritious, delicious and beautiful. I think that this one is a winner. I have remarked for years that beets are an under-appreciated ingredient. Many people are turned off by its texture and have only been exposed to canned…
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Simply the Best Potato Kugel Ever
This week, I have started compiling my favorite simple Pesach recipes. Here is one that I plan to make for Pesach this year. My daughter, Michelle, was married last June and moved to California. While growing up, Michelle never really showed much interest in cooking, but was always quite a baker. Since getting married, though, Michelle…
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Low-Carb Snacks: Simply Made with Love
Now that Don and I are on this low-carb, high-protein diet, we have encountered some challenges. We realize that having snacks prepared and measured out in advance is key. Knowing that the snack is ready to eat at responsible intervals helps curb cravings and satiate our appetites. We had hoped to find some ready-made protein…
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Simple and Spiralized Salami Slinky: Three Ways
For our Purim seuda (festive meal), I wanted to prepare something that would be original, interesting to serve and fun enough for the kids. I set up a dinner buffet with a carving station. I wanted something that could be baked right in the oven with the other meats. I came up with this simple and spiralized…
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Homemade Iced Tea, a True Gift
I always loved tea. Tea offers so many different varieties and flavors and can really warm your soul. I find sipping a cup of tea to be deliciously relaxing and comforting. When my kids were little, they wanted to drink tea just like me. When I offered it to them, they asked for…
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Simple Baby Arugula Salad with Red Peppers, Tomatoes and Avocado
I love the dark green color, peppery taste and crisp texture of baby arugula. It is one of those ingredients that has its own audacious personality and must be bought as fresh as possible. It is one of those love-hate greens: some love it and others cannot tolerate its assertive flavor. I embrace it…
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Simply the Best Low-Carb Zucchini Soup
On my low-carb diet, I often eat soup for lunch. They are filling, hearty and warm the soul. One of the things that I am enjoying and hope to retain once I complete the diet is the idea of making regular times for meals and snacks. I find that I am more satiated by meals…
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You Say Tomato…I Say Heirloom Tomato Salad
Leafy salads are fresh and delicious, but take quite a bit of prep time. Soaking, rinsing and drying lettuce just seems to take forever. Here is one salad that go from the refrigerator to the table in record time. It uses an assortment of tomatoes and optional scallions. Rinse, slice, dice, halve or leave small tomatoes…
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Davida’s Simple Roasted Corn Salad
This simple salad is one that you can prepare when you think you have no salad ingredients at hand because it uses simple ingredients including…wait for it….canned corn. This recipe was developed by my youngest daughter, Davida. We had an ongoing friendly disagreement. I was certain that a good corn salad recipe required fresh…
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Crockpot Lentil Soup with Optional Parsnip and Kale
My daughter, Michelle, moved to California after getting married last June. She is a newly-inspired cook and it is so exciting for me to learn new recipes and plating ideas from her. A few weeks ago, when the weather was very cold on both coasts, she asked me to share some crockpot soup recipes with…
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Crunchy Arugula and Jicama Salad
This recipe will wow your taste buds and your eyes with the peppery flavor of arugula, the crunch of jicama, the rainbow colors of baby heirloom tomatoes, the spiciness of the red onions and scallions, and the salty nuttiness of macadamia nuts.
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Low-Carb Cajun Salmon Fillets in Foil Packets
For me, the easiest part of my new low-carb, high protein diet is preparing the main dishes. I have just adjusted some of my basic recipes to fit the parameters of the diet, using spices and lo-carb vegetables to wow my palate. Since most sauces contain sugar and are therefore not allowed on my diet, I…
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Simple Crockpot Mushroom Soup: Low Carb
Don and I just started a high-protein, low carb diet. I have to admit that I’ve never been on an official diet before and I’m excited for the challenge. I visited my local market today and spent hours perusing the aisles for ingredients that will work for this new diet. I bought items that I…
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Crockpot Split Pea Soup..Simple and Hearty
Crockpot soups are hearty, delicious and really warm you up on those cold, winter days. I love to start my soup in the morning and have it ready at the end of the day. These soups are simple and flexible. Best of all, they freeze beautifully.
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Simple Rainbow Roasted Vegetables
For as long as I can remember, I have been making roasted vegetables for Friday night dinner. Years ago when our local pediatrician asked my kids what their favorite food was, they answered without hesitation, “roasted vegetables!”.
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Colorful Red Cabbage Quinoa Salad, no oil necessary
This salad combines wonderful colors, textures and flavors and is unusually versatile and robust.
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Simply the best pareve cholent…ever (with optional pulled beef brisket)
Over the past twenty plus years of marriage, I have tweaked my cholent recipe. It started out as my father’s recipe and it still has the basic flavor of his cholent. I have simplified and enhanced the recipe…