Ingredients 2 ½ cups water 1 cup couscous, uncooked 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon olive oil, divided 1 cup red onion, minced 1 cup red bell pepper, minced ½ cup green bell pepper, minced 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1 cup feta, crumbled ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup egg substitute 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley…
Ingredients 2 pounds red potatoes, scrubbed and halved 3 tablespoons olive oil Salt and pepper to taste 2 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped Directions 1) Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. 2) Toss the potatoes and olive oil in a bowl to coat. Season with salt and pepper. 3) Place the potatoes in…
*The word for tomato in Hebrew is “Agvania.” The root of the word is to love or desire. Ben-Yehuda, the father of modern Hebrew, did not like this word selection for tomato. He thought it was too sensual and insisted on the more Semitic word for tomato, “badura.” However, in a rare occurrence Ben-Yehuda did not win the linguistic battle. People in…
Ingredients 3 ½ cups vegetable broth 3 cups water 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 medium onion, chopped salt 2 cups Arborio rice (risotto) 1 pound thin asparagus, chopped 1 cup dry white wine 1 cup Parmesan, grated ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest 2 tablespoons fresh mint, minced Directions 1) Bring the broth and water to a…
*Tabbouleh is one of the most popular salads in the Middle East. It is often served family-style in a little bowl along with many other appetizer-type dishes (humus, falafel, baba ghanoush). My strategy for eating Mediterranean mezze is to just pile my pita with everything that looks tasty. The only hard to find ingredient in this…
*Every year at Ben Gurion University of the Negev they have a day called Yom Hastudent (Student Day). Student Day is a glorious event when classes are canceled and the students take over the university lawn. There are concerts, water slides, games, vendors of all varieties, contests, and tons of free food. Inevitably, the snack of…
*This bread recipe is healthy, counts as a veggie serving, and very moist. You can’t loose, except for maybe inches. B’tayavon! Ingredients 1 whole egg plus 2 egg whites, whipped 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/3 cup vegetable oil 2/3 cup nonfat plain yogurt 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 cups flour 1 tablespoon cinnamon 2 teaspoon soda…
*This salad is the eternal party pleaser. The poppy seed dressing is lighter than the traditional recipe because it substitutes chicken broth for some of the oil. If you need it to be Kosher Parve than just replace the broth with more oil. I often double the dressing and save the rest for fruit salad…
*My sister has a magnet on her refrigerator that says “in this house carrot cake counts as a vegetable.” If carrot cake counts then I imagine carrot soufflé counts as two vegetable servings! My son is a semi-picky eater and I thought it wouldn’t hurt to occasionally sneak vegetables into some meals. Granted as a house rule non-sneaky vegetables are…
I realize that there are a handful of people out there who are sticking to their New Year’s resolutions. If you promised yourself to start eating healthier in 2011 or at least get more vegetables, this is the recipe for you. On weight watchers this is one of those soups that’s almost “zero points.” There is just a touch of…