Kosher Elegance...

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Wed, Jul 27 2011, 10:21 am

So I got the new recipe book by Efrat Libfroind "kosher elegance" for my birthday.
last night for supper I made the chicken bites from page 102.
ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
anyone else tried them? or another recipe from her??

culinaryk

Wed, Jul 27 2011, 10:28 am

I also love this cookbook. It is really beautiful, a feast for the eyes. I love that there is a picture for every recipe. I made the Caramel Pine Nut Gelato and it was delicious. I hope to make more recipes in the future.

teachby

Wed, Jul 27 2011, 7:33 pm

I just got this book as a gift. I'm a bit intimidated by it.... anything in there you'd consider easy/simple?

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Thu, Jul 28 2011, 12:19 pm

Alot of the pictures look intimidating but alot of recipes you don't actually hsve to present it like she shows.
Next on my list is the green bean colorful salad and the pistachio parfait. I will let you know if I try something else Smile

pobody's nerfect

Mon, Aug 01 2011, 7:17 pm

my MIL just got this for me... DH says it's like food p*rn Smile

I'm definitely intimidated, but definitely gonna try some of her things!
some ingredients are new to me and I have no idea where to get them- hot chili sauce? nougat powder and praline paste? black sesame seeds? I live OOT and don't have access to an all-kosher supermarket. are these things available in non-heimish brands?

ra_mom

Mon, Aug 01 2011, 7:28 pm

pobody's nerfect wrote:

my MIL just got this for me... DH says it's like food p*rn Smile

You can probably find black sesame seeds in the sushi isle.
Hot sauce is made from chili peppers I believe.

nylon

Tue, Aug 02 2011, 6:35 am

http://www.kingarthurflour.com.....11-oz

I've bought this before. some fancy supermarkets stock it, too. It's pareve under the OK. And delicious, if you like hazelnuts and sugar--I do!

MMEC123

Tue, Aug 02 2011, 7:28 am

I've made a bunch of things from this cookbook and so far I'm happy with it. Some of the desserts are a little rich for my taste but otherwise everything has been delicious!

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Tue, Aug 02 2011, 10:11 am

pobody's nerfect wrote:

my MIL just got this for me... DH says it's like food p*rn Smile

I agree!!

MMEC123 what recipes have you tried?

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Tue, Aug 02 2011, 11:51 am

The only thing I made was the chicken bites and those looked kinda like the picture. Although much less glowing I think there is alot of touch-ups on the pictures to make the light shine off just so to make the picture look amazing (which they do Smile

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reflections

Wed, Aug 03 2011, 10:46 am

love the cookbook. made the green bean salad-easy and delicious. also made the pomegranite sauce chicken-rave reviews- I used chili spice -it was fine-just not too much-didnt come out exacltly like the picture but life is too short to care !!!! also made the eggplant with the creamed spinach and salmon on top - yum!!!

realeez

Wed, Aug 03 2011, 2:24 pm

reflections wrote:

I thought it was funny in the green bean salad how she uses pomegranate seeds but the recipe calls for craisins! It's a beautiful cookbook and I've used bits and pieces and ideas from her but probably not yet used one entire recipe yet! I made one of the mini baguette recipes and it was a hit!

rosey

Wed, Aug 10 2011, 10:11 am

fyi for anyone on facebook here's a link for the fan page. Lots of tips, discussions, recipes and for those who don't have the book yet, sometimes free giveaways and discounts. Happy cooking!

https://www.facebook.com/pages.....14552

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Wed, Aug 10 2011, 5:30 pm

Im having guests this shabbos so I am making the salmon skewers for starters and the green bean salad...
I also realized that it looks like she used pomegranate for the green bean salad where it calls for craisins unless she used shiny fresh craisins...

balibusta

Wed, Aug 10 2011, 6:02 pm

chocolate chips wrote:

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same here mine did not look quite like the pic

Blueberry Muffin

Sat, Feb 16 2013, 4:21 pm

I just saw the cookbook today at someones house - beautiful and a bit intimidating pics...
worth it???