2011 June 21 | Kosher Recipes and Jewish Table Settings

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Pear, Grape, Mesclun and Feta Salad recipe plus Betty’s Bridal Shower

1 Comment 21 June 2011

My friend Shelly Orfali is one those friends that I don’t see very often but when we do bump into each other on Kings Highway, in Wendy’s Plate, at a wedding, or in Aruba, we know that we are best friends at heart. I am so happy to post Shelly’s daughter Betty’s shower pics- Mabrook!!!!! Marlene

“Hi Marlene,

My daughter Betty loves to drink coffee so we decided that the theme for her shower should be a natural look with a burlap tablecloth that I bought online, and coffee beans spilling out of white paper bags on the table.

I made all of the food except 1 or 2 items. The menu was: Samboosak, pizza, cheese balls, spanech jiben (cheese with spinach), Caeser salad, lo mein, pasta with pesto, purple cabbage salad, pear grape mesclun salad, salmon, brown rice with nuts, grilled vegetables, vegetable wraps, veggie burgers, avocado and tomato salad, stringbeans with almonds. Enjoy! Shelly”

Pear Grape Mesclun and Feta Salad:
Vinaigrette:

2 tbs. Balsamic vinegar
1 tsp minced shallot
1 quarter cup of olive oil
Salt
Black pepper

Candied Almonds:

1 and half cup slivered almonds
2 third cup of sugar

Cover baking sheet with tin foil set aside. In a non stick skillet sprayed with pam, heat the almonds over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes to toast. Slowly add sugar, cook 8-9 minutes stirring constantly. The sugar will turn to a deep amber color do not burn. Remove from heat immediately and quickly spread the almonds onto baking sheet. Separating them so they don’t stick together.

Salad:

5 cups mesclun mix
2 cups arugula
2 pears cored and cubed
1 cup red grapes halved
1 handful of craisins
1 and 1 half ounces of feta cheese or goat cheese crumbled

Mix all salad ingredients together. Add cranberries and cheese. Sprinkle with candied almonds and coat with the vinaigrette.

Enjoy!!

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Fail-Proof Ice Cream Brownie Cake Dessert- Pareve or Dairy

Get out of the kitchen and on to the beach!!!

Here’s an easy and quick Shabbat dessert to make!

Let the kids do it!!

Can be made pareve or dairy

Ingredients:

One Dunkin Hines Brownie mix
4 pints of ice cream ( 2 pints for each flavor)
Crunch ice cream topping, or sprinkles
Springform pan

Mix Brownie mix in an electric mixer. Pour only half the batter into springform pan and bake according to package directions. (The other half of the mix can be baked separately and used for another time or can be used for topping).
While brownie mix cools, soften two pints of ice cream of the same flavor. When soft enough to spread, quickly spread the ice cream evenly over the brownie mix and place in freezer.
When that ice cream layer is frozen, spread the 2 pints of your other flavor over it. Garnish with your favorite topping and place back in freezer until ready to use.
Any two flavors of ice cream can be used and there are endless ways to garnish it. I prefer crunch with some chocolate sauce, but you can use sprinkles, nuts, black and white chocolate chips etc.