Levana Cooks Dairy-Free!: Natural and Delicious Recipes for Your Favorite "Forbidden" Foods (Hardcover)

by Levana Kirschenbaum (Author)
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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Trying to prepare a dairy-free mustard sauce is no mean feat; even trickier is concocting a convincing dairy-free crème caramel, tiramisu or yogurt fruit soup. But this imaginative and beautifully-photographed cookbook contains tricks for all these recipes and more, each written in a friendly, step-by-step manner. That Cold Yogurt Fruit Soup, for instance, is a perfect summer snack: a mixture of fresh kiwis, grapes, honeydew and apples, blended with soy milk and tofu, it's good on its own, but even better, as Kirschenbaum suggests, over a scoop of sorbet. Another soup, Crème of Watercress and Asparagus has a more complicated preparation, but turns out a lovely, subtle puree of fresh vegetables and herbs. Spinach Lasagna is slightly less appealing; it's hard not to miss the milky tang of fresh mozzarella, for which tofu cream cheese is no substitute. But the author, a New York-based kosher cooking teacher and restaurateur, more than makes up for lackluster lasagna with outrageously tasty desserts, including Pistachio Halva Mousse with Maple Sauce, which turns the Middle Eastern candy into a seductive, creamy pudding, and Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars full of crunchy puffed rice; they taste great with a few spoonfuls of vanilla ice cream, and Kirschenbaum, happily, provides a wonderful dairy-free recipe for that too.
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Review
"Levana Kirschenbaum's passionate approach and great attention to detail result in dairy-free recipes that work on every level--taste, texture, and visual appeal." -- Judith Fertig, co-author of The BBQ Queens' Big Book of Barbecue

"An absolute must have for every kitchen. Levana invites formerly forbidden foods back onto the table with elegance and flavor. . . . Not a single guest will believe they are completely dairy-free and natural." -- Alisa Fleming, founder, GoDairyFree.org

"Levana's rich international background adds so much color and flair to her recipes that you won't miss the dairy--they truly taste as good as they look!" -- Jennifer Abadi, author of A Fistful of Lentils

"Only Levana, whose intelligent hands and generous heart, could deliver such a culinary promise with so much expertise. Just wait till you try the cheesecake! It tells the whole story." -- Rozanne Gold, award-winning chef and author of the "1-2-3" cookbook series

With her recently released cookbook, "Levana Cooks Dairy Free," Kirschenbaum finds herself once again on the cutting edge of kosher cuisine. -- World Jewish Digest

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (November 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602390835
• ISBN-13: 978-1602390836
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #308,176 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious and Dairy Free, December 19, 2007

By	Floyd Jackson (Oklahoma City, OK) - See all my reviews

Leaveana Kirschenbaum fills The Diary Free Gourmet with some of the tastiest, terrific dairy-free meals you will ever eat. The Spinach Lasagna in this book is one of the best Lasagnas I have ever made. I have also received rave reviews on the Lemon Coconut Tart. This is an excellent collection of recipes that any chef would love to have at their disposal

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eating Tiramisu without guilt, January 28, 2008

By	M. Van Ijzeren (New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Levana's second cookbook is just as great as her first. I have both and use them all the time. Finally I know how to make light and healthy versions of Tiramisu, cheesecake and many other classic dairy dishes. Because of the wholesome ingredients that Levana uses, I eat her desserts without guilt. I am a vegetarian and thanks to Levana I now make a deliciously flavored onion soup without using a meaty broth, but by adding miso paste. I can recommend this cookbook to everyone who is looking for easy to make, delicious and healthy recipes.

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring and lots of crowd-pleasing recipes, March 25, 2008

By	Family Chef "Leah" (New York) - See all my reviews

This is a great follow-up to Levana's first cookbook, which I use religiously. The stunning photographs are inspiring (and missing from many dairy free and other healthy cookbooks). I make her cookies every week with the different variations she offers and my family never stops asking for more. I appreciate Levana's careful attention to wholesome ingredients and also her avoidance of "white" products like white flour. I can't wait for her next book!