{"id":21225,"date":"2016-09-23T00:58:27","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T07:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?p=21225"},"modified":"2016-09-21T11:49:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T18:49:01","slug":"celebrate-sweetness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/2016\/09\/23\/celebrate-sweetness\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate sweetness"},"content":{"rendered":"

The High Holidays are all about family and friends coming together and sharing a meal. Kosher Taste: Plan. Prepare. Plate<\/em> (Feldheim, 2016) by Toronto-based Amy Stopnicki offers home cooks a new formula for kosher cooking, with more than 100 recipes and photos.<\/p>\n

In Kosher Taste<\/em>, Stopnicki has taken her best innovations from years of experience and combined them with her passion for creating balanced and beautiful meals.<\/p>\n

\"book\u201cI love to cook and I love to entertain. The warmth and beauty of sharing a beautifully set Shabbos or holiday table with friends and family is my passion and joy,\u201d she explained. \u201cThe satisfaction I feel when family and guests dig in for seconds, or when kids enjoy a new dish, this makes all the effort of planning and preparing worthwhile. My goal with Kosher Taste<\/em> is to share this joy, this passion, with home cooks who are looking to experience delicious new tastes and flavors to share with their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

Every recipe offers an easy-to-follow formula. Plan: tips for preparing ingredients ahead of time. Prepare: simple instructions and a step-by-step guide help any level of home cook recreate Stopnicki\u2019s recipes. Plate: making what you have prepared look beautiful when served and what you can serve it with.<\/p>\n

Recipes include squash zucchini soup, mango salad with raspberry vinaigrette, broccoli kugel, grilled fennel with balsamic reduction, stuffed mushrooms, salmon pad thai, wasabi tuna steaks, maple-glazed turkey breast, spinach pesto stuffed chicken, skirt steak in rum sauce, simple savory brisket, chocolate-dipped hamantashen and pumpkin pie brul\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Here are some recipes to try for the New Year.<\/p>\n

QUINOA SCHNITZEL
\n<\/strong>status: meat, serves 6-8<\/em><\/p>\n

Plan:<\/strong> This recipe can also be baked on cookie sheets. Lightly cover the cookie sheet with oil and coat the top of each schnitzel with non-stick cooking spray. Bake at 350\u00b0F for approximately 10 minutes on each side. Quinoa flakes are a great gluten-free alternative. They are light and healthy and easy to work with and can be found in most health food stores.<\/p>\n

8 chicken breasts
\n<\/strong>2-2 1\/2 cups dried quinoa flakes
\n<\/strong>1 tsp salt
\n<\/strong>1\/2 tsp paprika
\n<\/strong>1\/2 tsp garlic powder
\n<\/strong>1\/2 tsp pepper
\n<\/strong>2 eggs
\n<\/strong>1\/2 cup cornstarch or potato starch
\n<\/strong>canola (or safflower) oil for frying<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prepare<\/strong>:
\n1. Slice chicken breasts horizontally and pound to flatten.
\n2. In a shallow bowl, combine quinoa flakes, salt, paprika, garlic powder and pepper.
\n3. In another shallow bowl, lightly beat eggs.
\n4. Pour the starch on a plate.
\n5. In a large skillet, heat oil over a high temperature for frying.
\n6. Lightly dip each piece of chicken in starch, egg, and finally the quinoa mixture.
\n7. Fry each piece of chicken, turning when necessary. You will know it\u2019s cooked when all sides are golden.<\/p>\n

Plate<\/strong>: There are endless debates on how one serves and eats schnitzel: with noodles, or salad, or even in a sandwich. Stopnicki\u2019s favorite is Israeli-style with hummus, Israeli salad and basmati rice.<\/p>\n

APPLE CINNAMON STREUSEL MUFFINS
\n<\/strong>status: pareve, makes 18 muffins<\/em><\/p>\n

Plan<\/strong>: This sweet treat is a great muffin to have for the kids as an after-school snack. Double the recipe and freeze them so you can take them out as needed. They thaw in 10 minutes or so.<\/p>\n

2 eggs
\n<\/strong>1 tbsp vanilla extract
\n<\/strong>1 cup sugar
\n<\/strong>1\/2 cup canola oil
\n<\/strong>2 cups flour
\n<\/strong>1 tbsp cinnamon
\n<\/strong>2 tbsp baking powder
\n<\/strong>1\/2 cup applesauce
\n<\/strong>1 cup water
\n<\/strong>2 gala apples, peeled and finely diced<\/strong><\/p>\n

Streusel topping
\n<\/em>3 tbsp margarine
\n<\/strong>1 cup flour
\n<\/strong>1\/2 cup brown sugar
\n<\/strong>1\/2 tsp cinnamon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prepare<\/strong>:
\n1. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
\n2. In a large mixing bowl, cream eggs, vanilla, sugar and oil until mixture is light.
\n3. Add dry ingredients, applesauce, water and apples and combine well.
\n4. Pour batter into paper-lined muffin tins, filling them 2\u20443 of the way.
\n5. Meanwhile, combine all streusel ingredients until they achieve a sand-like consistency.
\n6.Pour one tablespoon of streusel mixture on top of each unbaked muffin.
\n7. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the tops are slightly golden.<\/p>\n

Plate<\/strong>: Enjoy these alone or with a hot cup of tea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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