Crockpot Beef Stew

serves 8-10

4 T olive oil
2 t minced garlic
1 kilo beef, in ubes
1/4 c flour (tossed with meat to coat)
10-15 small red potatoes
1 medium onion, chopped
2 c slice carrots
2 c sliced celery
1 c red wine
1 c water
1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)
1 bay leaf
1/2 t dried thyme
1 t dried parsley
1/2 t allspice
mushrooms (optional)
2 t cornstarch

Coconut Rice

1 c jasmine rice
1 c canned coconut milk
1 c water
1/2 tsp salt

Simmer in covered saucepan around  15 minutes, until liquid is mostly absorbed. Let stand for 10 minutes before fluffing and serving. May garnish with lime wedges or fresh coriander.

Wheatberry Salad Variations

1 c wheatberries
2-3 c water
1 1/2 Tbsp oil
2 Tbsp orange juice
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp coriander, ground
2 apples - cut into small dice
1 Tbsp mint, fresh, fine chopped
s+p to taste
1/2 c cashews
1/4 tsp caraway seeds (optional)

Cook wheatberries and water until tender, about 1 hr
Add all other ingredients and mix

Other variations (pick and choose, don't use all):
red onion, chopped or thinly sliced
craisins
chickpeas
carrot, chopped
garlic
cherry tomatoes

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No Sugar BBQ Sauce

1 cup tomato sauce
8 dates, pitted (soak if they are too hard)
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp yellow mustard
4 cloves garlic
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 tsp liquid smoke
1 tsp soy sauce

optional: cumin, cinnamon, cayenne

mix and blend well

Raw (avocado) chocolate pudding

1 avocado
1/2 cup dates or banana
3 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla
less than 1/2 cup liquid
1/8 tsp salt
3 Tbsp coconut oil (optional)

Blend well and refrigerate

Vegetarian Chopped Liver - lentil version

3 cups cooked lentils
1 large onion, diced and fried
1 cup walnuts
1 1/2 cups tamari sauce
1 Tablespoon miso (optional)

combine all in food processor with S blade, process until smooth enough for your preference

Almond-Miso Dressing

½ cup almond butter
1 tbsp. white miso
2 tbsp. maple syrup
1½ tsp. rice vinegar
2 tbsp. soy sauce
6 tbsp. water
2 cloves garlic, crushed or sliced
1½-inch chunk ginger, sliced

Place all the ingredients into a food processor or blender, and blend until smooth.
Refrigerate for up to two weeks in an airtight container. If the dressing thickens too much in the fridge, thin is out with a little water before using.

Note 1: Dressing makes more than is needed for one salad. Keep for future use. Also works well as a dipping sauce for rice-paper rolls, chicken tenders or lettuce wraps.

Note 2: If you’re using an exceptionally high-powered blender, you don’t need to slice the ginger and garlic first. Most blenders aren’t able to deal with them whole, but can successfully incorporate them after they have been sliced/crushed.

Tami Chernin's Marble Cheesecake

For the crust:

3 1/2 cups (225 g) finely crushed graham crackers

3 T cocoa powder

2 T light brown sugar

6 T (90 g) butter, melted

 

For the filling:

1 1/2 lb (750 g) cream cheese

1 c (200 g) confectioners sugar

3 extra large eggs

5 oz (150 g) semisweet chocolate, melted plus 1 t water

2 t vanilla

 

Mix all crust ingredients, press into springform pan and part way up the sides

Bake at 350 (180) for 10 minutes, then take out and cool

Beat cream cheese until smooth, gradually adding the sugar, and eggs one at a time

Pour about half into another bowl, add the melted chocolate

Add vanilla to both mixtures

Pour a little less than half the light mixture into the center of the pan, tilt the pan so it spreads out in an even layer and covers the crust

Gently pour a little less than half the chocolate mixture over the center of the light mixture and let it spread out, without tilting the pan

Alternate the layers, using about half the remaining mixture each time, until both mixtures are used up, ending with the light mixture

Put a pan of hot water on the bottom rack of the preheated oven (325 (160) degrees) and the cheesecake on the rack above the water, bake for 1 hr and 10 minutes, or until the light mixture in the center is just se. The chocolate mixture will firm up when cooled. 

Amazing Sauce (Nechama Blank)

Onion Rolls (Good on Shavuot)