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Chocolate Raspberry Bars (Parve or Dairy)
Paula Levine Weinstein and Julie Komerofsky Remer published this delicious kosher Chocolate Raspberry Bars recipe in their cookbook, Our Customers' Favorites. Enjoy!
Almond Horseshoes (Parve)
These kosher and parve Almond Horseshoe Cookies can be served with tea at the end of a Sabbath or holiday meat meal. These cookies are festive, light, nut-flavored, and chocolate-dipped.
Saffron Rice with Pine Nuts and Pistachios (Parve)
"Rice again?" Surprise your family by serving this delicious and festive Saffron Rice with Pine Nuts and Pistachios, which has been tried and tested by Ohio Caterers Paula Levine Weinstein and Julie Komerofsky Remer.
Cranberry Rice Salad (Parve)
For a perfectly satisfying summer supper, serve this Cranberry Rice Salad, which has been tried and tested by Ohio Caterers Paula Levine Weinstein and Julie Komerofsky Remer, with grilled fish or chicken.
Easy-to-Make Hamantashen (Pareve)
This Purim Hamantashen is easy-to-make and, according to the clients of "Catering by Paula Weinstein", delicious.
Sweet Potato Pie (Pareve)
This Sweet Potato Pie is a nice alternative to kugel if you are looking for something new to serve for the Sabbath lunch. This pareve pie also goes well with turkey at Thanksgiving or any time of the year.
Sugared Almond Salad (Parve)
Paula Weinstein and Julie Remer's Kosher Sugared Almond Salad is the all-time favorite salad of my family and friends. Whenever we are invited to a potluck, I am asked to bring this salad. For a Sabbath or holiday meal, this can be served as an appetizer. This sweet combination of lettuce, fruit and nuts simply can't be topped.
Garlic Mashed Potatoes (Parve or Dairy)
Parve Mashed Potatoes is a very useful recipe for the kosher observant crowd, as mashed potatoes make such a good side dish for meat main dishes. These Garlic Mashed Potatoes can be made parve by using parve margarine and soy milk instead of butter and milk. Julie Remer and Paula Weinstein, popular caterers and authors of Dinner Du Jour and More!, contributed this recipe to the About Kosher Food site.
Chicken Marsala (Meat)
Chicken Marsala, a classic Italian chicken dish, makes a wonderful Sabbath entree. Serve with parve mashed potatoes and a green vegetable for a simple-to-make and delicious-to-eat dinner.
Mandel Bread (Pareve)
Mandelbrot, which literally means almond (mandel) bread (brot), is a twice-baked hard bread similar to Italian biscotti. For classic, rich-tasting mandel bread, follow these directions, provided by Paula Levine Weinstein and Julie Komerofsky Remer, EXACTLY as they are written.
Lemon Bars (Pareve, Passover)
Looking for a new Passover dessert recipe? These Lemon Bars are a nice change of pace from the traditional Sponge Cake and easy-to-make Chocolate Brownies usually baked on Passover.
Lemon Bars (Parve or Dairy)
Lemon Bar Cookies, with their shortbread base and tart, sweet lemony filling, are perfect when you want to serve a variety of casual desserts. They add color, especially when accompanied by raspberries or blueberries, and a different texture and flavor.
Asian Tuna or Chicken Salad (Parve or Meat)
I first ate Asian Tuna Salad at a Bar Mitzvah luncheon, and I immediately feel in love with its fresh, light and original taste. When Julie Remer and Paula Weinstein contributed this recipe for Asian Tuna or Chicken Salad, I was pleasantly surprised to learn how simple a dish it is to prepare.
Sweet and Sour Lettuce Salad (Parve)
My Hungarian father makes this special Sweet and Sour Lettuce Salad, and my pickle-loving daughter gobbles it up. It is gentler than sauerkraut, but also dresses up meat sandwiches or makes a flavorful side dish.
Pareve Cornbread Muffins (improved recipe)
The biggest challenge to creating a kosher Thanksgiving meal is making the traditional Thanksgiving side dishes in non-dairy form (pareve) so they can be eaten with the turkey. This cornbread recipe uses soy milk. These Cornbread Muffins are cake-like, sweet and parve.
Split Pea Lentil Soup (Parve)
We call this our Great Mistake Soup. While preparing Split Pea soup, we ran out of split peas. So we added some lentils instead. We discovered that the combination, and in this ratio, is super delicious. This easy to make and healthy soup is especially nice to serve for a fall or winter family or Shabbos dinner. My kids love to dunk fresh bread or challah into it.
Perfect Baked Potatoes (Dairy)
We used to prepare baked potatoes in the microwave. But we’ve discovered that baked potatoes are much tastier when slowly baked in the oven. Simply, wash and dry, puncture with a fork, rub olive oil and salt all around, and slowly bake in the oven. Serve with a green salad for a lite, but satiating meal.
Easy Sweet and Sour Brisket
This easy Sweet and Sour Brisket recipe is great for Shabbos as well as Purim and Hanukkah holiday meals. Just marinate the meat in a mixture of sauerkraut, peeled tomatoes and brown sugar, and then bake for 4 hours. It is amazingly easy to prepare a moist and delicious meat main dish for your family.
Bronzed Chicken (Meat)
One way that your Shabbat meal can add to the celebration of Shabbos is by stimulating conversation about the weekly Torah portion. If you serve this Bronzed Chicken during Shabbat Parshat Vayakhel, then you can discuss the Torah's instructions for using bronze (n’hoshet) for building the Tabernacle's laver and its stand (Exod. 30:18). It is interesting that the bronze they used came from the mirrors of the women who congregated at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting.
Crispy Cabbage Salad with Tahini Dressing (Pareve)
This recipe for Crispy Cabbage Salad with Tahini Dressing was contributed by my cousin Meryll Page, who is renown for her healthy, creative and tasty cooking. She purposefully prepares this delicious cabbage (cruv in Hebrew) salad for Shabbat Parshat Vakakhel, the Torah portion in which it is described (Exodus 36:9) that skilled craftsmen worked cherubim (cruvim in Hebrew) into the Tabernacles' curtains.
Creamed Squash Soup (Dairy or Pareve)
This Cream Squash Soup is vegan, gluten-free and delicious. The basic soup process of boil, simmer, puree is made a bit easier than usual because there are not many ingredients to chop and add. To keep this soup recipe pareve, use oil and soy milk. For a richer dairy version that could be served for a Shavuot or Hanukkah meal, use butter and regular milk.
Spicy or Mild Chicken (Meat)
I like spicy food, but other members of my family prefer mild food. This Mild or Spicy Chicken recipe works for everyone. The chicken is well-seasoned with herbs, and then grilled. It can then be served either with hummus and a lemon wedge or with hummus and harissa, a Tunisian hot chili sauce. This recipes includes ingredients and instructions for preparing homemade harissa, but you can buy it prepared in the store if you prefer.
Dandy Eggplant Dish (Parve)
This Dandy Eggplant Dish is amazing in every way. It is gluten free, and works for most special diets. It can be made mild, spicy, vegan, or vegetarian. It can be served hot, warm, or at room temperature. Have it for a weekday dinner or as a Shabbat side dish. This pareve kosher side dish is quick and easy to prepare, versatile, healthy, and delicious.
Creamy Corn Casserole (Dairy)
This dairy Corn Casserole, which an Israeli friend introduced to me, is delicious. Corn, mushrooms and hard-boiled eggs are mixed with a cream sauce that has a touch of mustard in it. For a lighter version of the casserole, use less cheese and bread crumbs on top.
Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies (Parve or Dairy)
My wife brought this Butter Pecan Turtle Cookies recipe to Israel with her from America. The recipe makes good use of the fresh pecans from my parents' pecan tree. And since these sweet treats freeze so well, this is the perfect make-ahead dessert for holiday meals or celebrations with lots of guests.