Recipe Category Archives: Garden Vegetable Levana Meal Replacement

Gluten-Free Savory Muffins Recipe

adapted from Levana Cooks, using Garden Vegetable Levana Nourishments

savory muffins

These savory muffins are the dream gluten-free bread roll.

Not only to my grandson, who already calls them “Bubbie Bread”, but to all of you gluten-free diners who want their gluten-free bread and eat it too. My grandson recently became allergic to gluten,  and each time I watched with great sadness as he went from eating bread, his favorite food, all day long, to having it yanked off his hands as “booboo bread”. This perennial tinkerer, doubling as loving Bubbie,  is exploring more than ever with gluten-free savory muffins and bread possibilities. This makes the perfect bread roll

There’s plenty of room to explore with quality gluten-free flours.

Here I go all out with the wonderful gamut of flours, only the best: Oat flour is especially delicious and hearty; almond flour, coconut flour, rice flour, fine cornmeal etc….Whatever flour combination you end up with, be sure to include the tapioca, as it is a great emulsifier. As you can imagine, the end product made with these ingredients will leave commercial gluten-free bread products in the dust, loaded as they are with potato flour and other likewise worthless products (same goes for ready gluten-free flour mixes).

Attention fellow frequent Gluten-Free bakers friends:

Gluten-free flours can err on the expensive side in health food stores.

Explore online, and do as I do: Order 5-pound containers of any gluten-free flour at a much more reasonable price. You will do much better making your own Gluten-free bread flour mixture: Explore, mix and match with different gluten-free bread flours, taking good note as you go along, then when you arrive at the perfect keeper, make a large batch of your very own favorite delicious nutritious Gluten-Free Bread flour for future gluten-free  savory muffins and bread batches.

I will start with my pumpkin savory muffins

I am listing all variations. Makes 24 muffins, maybe a few more.

They freeze perfectly, and they disappear fast, so I am making a nice big batch, but of course no problem at all dividing the recipe!

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Sweet Potato Olive Tajine Recipe

adapted from Levana Cooks, using Garden Vegetable Levana Nourishmentssweet potato tajine

 

 

Attention sweet potato lovers:

This is a wonderful way to expand on your repertoire, and enjoy it more often.

We don’t often think of pairing it with bold assertive ingredients like olives, lemon and cilantro: this is a real winner! The humble Sweet Potato looks and tastes quite chic in this Moroccan dish.

We Sephardis love Stovetop cooking.

It will only get better the second and even the third day, so don’t worry about making the whole batch.

The dish will be just as good with half sweet potatoes and half carrots.

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Frittata Recipe with All the Fixings!

adapted from Levana Cooks, using Garden Vegetable Levana Nourishments

frittata

Frittata is the Latin answer to our classic omelets:

It is an open-faced omelet, about an inch high, with other ingredients mixed into the egg mixture rather than used as a filling. The batter is poured into a large skillet and placed on a stovetop, just a few minutes until the bottom is set, then baked a few minutes in a hot oven until just set. It is then cut into wedges. Frittatas are great fun as amazingly versatile: you can use any filling you like, they are ready in minutes, and can be served hot or at room temperature. Also, one serving of frittata will include just about one egg if served as a first course, 2 eggs if it is served in larger portions as a main course, making it a good choice for all of us watching their egg, protein and calorie intake.

I will make a few suggestions, and you will have fun playing with the fillings and getting different results each time. A good-quality oven-proof large skillet is all you need to make  6 to 8 servings in one shot.

Frittata is good at room temperature too, so don’t worry about leftovers.

Scroll down for all the variations on Frittata!

Frozen spinach makes this frittata a pleasure to put together!

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Quick Minestrone Soup Recipe

adapted from Levana Cooks, with Garden Vegetable Levana Nourishments

minestrone soup

My Quick Minestrone tastes as if you had slaved on it!

I trust you should have no trouble whatsoever finding dozens of delicious minestrone recipes, made the loving unhurried way. My idea for this quick and incredibly satisfying version of the classic was: How can I play with the same ingredients and still get a great minestrone in a fraction of the time, and as always, all natural? The answer is:

Frozen vegetables are the best!

The fabulous selection of unprocessed frozen vegetables available in supermarkets, and dry herbs (although if you do have fresh basil, it would be really nice) makes for a wonderful soup.

This soup requires no prep work at all.

Please note the optional grains I have suggested cook quickly and need no soaking, to keep up with the brief cooking time of the soup.

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Fish Curry Recipe

adapted from Levana Cooks, using Garden Vegetable Levana Nourishments

fish curry

Consider this fish curry a complete meal.

Once you master the delightful gamut of Indian flavors in your own kitchen, it will be kind of hard to have an appreciation for them in a restaurant, as you will do better each time at home.

I made this fish curry with Swiss chard, because a magnificent bunch was waving at me invitingly, I just had to take it home, and indeed it paired beautifully with the fresh tomatoes. But you can substitute other vegetables for the Swiss Chard (cauliflower, peas, small potatoes, sliced okra etc…)

For a vegetarian dish:

Proceed with this fish curry recipe, and substitute 2 pounds of extra-firm tofu cut into inch cubes or unflavored seitan for the fish.

 

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