Strawberry Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions -CRUST- 1 1/2 c Graham crakers 3 tb Butter or margarine; melted 2 tb Sugar FILLING 19 oz Cream cheese; softened 1/4 ts Vanilla 1 c Sugar 3 ea Eggs 2 ts Lemon peel; grated -GLAZE- 1 c Mashed strawberries 3 tb Cornstarch 1 c Sugar 1/3 c Water Pre-heat oven to […]

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Basil’s Crab Cakes~ Louisiana-style

Ingredients & Directions 8 oz Blue crab meat, shredded 8 oz Snow crab meat, shredded 8 oz Shrimp, peeled, deveined -and coarsely chopped 1/4 c Green bell pepper, diced 1/4 c Red bell pepper, diced 1/4 c Scallions, diced 1/4 c Dijon mustard Salt and pepper to taste 1 tb Cajun spice (not too salty) […]

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Vegan: Blue Corn-pecan Pancakes

Ingredients & Directions DRY MIX 1 1/2 c Blue or yellow cornmeal 1/2 c Whole wheat or kamut flour 1 tb Nonaluminum baking powder 1/2 ts Sea salt 2/3 c Pecans (optional) WET MIX 1 3/4 Milk or water 2 T Vegetable oil 1 t pure vanilla extract 1. Grind pecans in a blender or […]

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Cheese And Chocolate Tunnel Cake

Ingredients & Directions 1 Two layer chocolate cake mix 2 Eggs -ith pudding 2 ts Margarine or butter, melted 1/3 c Margarine or butter 2 oz Semi sweet chocolate 16 oz Cream cheese, softened 2 ts Corn syrup 1/2 c Sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cake mix according to package directions, substituting margarine […]

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Amaretto Cheesecake

Ingredients & Directions -NORMA WRENN NPXR56B- 2 c Vanilla wafer crumbs 2 Eggs 2 tb Sugar 1/4 c Amaretto 1/2 c Butter; melted 16 oz Sour cream 32 oz Cream cheese; softened 2 tb Amaretto 1 c Sugar Combine first 3 ingredients; mix well. Press firmly into bottom of a 10-inch springform pan. Bake at […]

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Latkes (potato Pancakes)

Ingredients & Directions 3 md To 4 md potatoes Salt and pepper 2 tb To 3 tb of flour (or Matzo 1 sm Onion (optional) -meal on Passover) Apple sauce (optional) 1 Egg Sour cream (optional) Cooking oil Israel Information Service Gopher Information Division Israel Foreign Ministry – Jerusalem Mail all Queries to ask@israel-info.gov.il LATKES […]

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Vegetable Cake (chitwood)

Ingredients & Directions 1 lg Cabbage COOKED AND DRAINED -VEGETABLES: 1 c Green beans; cut into 1/2″ -pieces 1 c Green peas 1 lg Carrot; cut into 1/4″ dice, -White part of 2 Leeks; see detail 10 oz Frozen chopped spinach 4 lg Eggs; or one cup egg -substitute 1 c Skim milk 3/4 ts […]

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Hadassa’s Poppy Seed Cake

Ingredients & Directions -DOUGH- 150 g Margarine; (1/3 pound) 3 1/2 c Flour 1 c Yogurt or sour cream 1/4 c Milk 50 g Yeast 2 Egg yolks 1/2 c Sugar FILLING 200 g Poppy-seed; (about 1/2 -pound) 1 c Milk 1 c Sugar 2 tb Honey 1 Lemon ; rind of Raisins and/or nuts […]

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Squares

Ingredients & Directions —-Crust And Topping—- 1 c Unbleached flour 1/3 c Brown sugar; packed 5 tb Margarine; cold 1/2 c Walnuts; chopped fine —-Filling—- 8 oz Fat-free cream cheese; -softened 3/4 c Granulated sugar 1/2 c Pumpkin 2 Egg whites; whipped 2 ts Cinnamon 2 ts Vanilla 1 ts Allspice Preheat oven to 350, […]

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Butter Pecan Cake

Ingredients & Directions 3 tb Butter 2 c All-purpose flour 1 1/3 c Pecans, chopped 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 2/3 c Butter, softened 1/4 ts Salt 1 1/3 c Sugar 2/3 c Milk 2 ea Eggs 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract BUTTER PECAN FROSTING 3 tb Butter, softened 1 ts Milk 3 c Powdered […]

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