tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978897954962759952024-03-13T09:44:05.247-07:00The Unpredictable GF Kosher ChefDairy-Free and Gluten-Free exploration into kosher cooking.
Facebook friend- the GF Kosher Chef.Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-80733277440777088352011-09-21T07:58:00.001-07:002011-09-21T07:58:36.111-07:00Iraqi Fish with Eris<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">I made this recipe in my cooking class, with Chef Eris Avihod on May 4th. Bitay Avon! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><u><br />
</u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Iraqi Fish<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">2 Red peppers- chopped</div><div class="MsoNormal">1 bunch of cilantro-chopped</div><div class="MsoNormal">3 tomatoes-sliced</div><div class="MsoNormal">8 Garlic cloves-sliced</div><div class="MsoNormal">2 Lemons</div><div class="MsoNormal">Salt</div><div class="MsoNormal">Pepper</div><div class="MsoNormal">Paprika</div><div class="MsoNormal">½ teaspoon of tumeric </div><div class="MsoNormal">8 cloves of garlic-chopped </div><div class="MsoNormal">8 medium sized pieces of tilapia</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Fry all vegetables, except the onions, together. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Fry the onions. </div><div class="MsoNormal">After finishing frying the vegetables, add cilantro (do not fry cilantro!). Mix up all the vegetables and add seasoning. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Roast fish separately until it is flaky, and then put the vegetables on top of the fish. </div><!--EndFragment--> </div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-28625703965523906642011-09-21T07:29:00.000-07:002011-09-21T07:29:36.971-07:00Jamie Geller's Fresh Mint Lemonade<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Fresh Mint Lemonde<br />
From "Quick & Kosher" by Jamie Geller<br />
pg. 75<br />
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1 cup sugar<br />
4 cups cold water, divided<br />
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice<br />
1-3 sprigs of fresh mint<br />
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In a small saucepan over medium heat, mix sugar with 1 cup water. Cook until sugar dissolves, stirring continually, for 3-5 minutes.<br />
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Pour sugar syrup, lemon juice, and remaining 3 cups of water into a pitcher; add mint and stir well.<br />
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Serve in a glass over ice. </div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-20519834786179239932011-09-21T06:58:00.000-07:002011-09-21T06:58:43.438-07:00Jamie Geller's Pan-Seared Tuna with Lemon, Capers, and Olives<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><!--StartFragment--> <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">From Jamie Geller’s <b><i>“Quick and Kosher” </i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal">Pg. 55 </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pan Seared Tuna with with Lemon, Capers, and Olives </b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">2 cloves of garlic</div><div class="MsoNormal">¼ cup of capers, drained</div><div class="MsoNormal">½ cup assorted pitted olives, drained</div><div class="MsoNormal">1 teaspoon kosher salt</div><div class="MsoNormal">½ teaspoon of black pepper </div><div class="MsoNormal">2 lemons, halved and seeded</div><div class="MsoNormal">2 (8-oz) tuna stakes </div><div class="MsoNormal">2 tablespoons olive oil </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In the bowl of a food processor or blender, place garlic, capers, olives, salt, and pepper. Blend until it becomes a paste. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Squeeze lemons over tuna. Smear the garlic paste on both sides of each tuna steak. Heat olive oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. When oil is shimmering, place tuna in the pan; reduce heat to low. Cook for 3 minutes on each side, so that tuna is medium doneness. Keep an eye on the garlic paste to make sure it doesn’t burn. </div><!--EndFragment--> </div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-88222871087530081612011-09-17T12:41:00.000-07:002011-09-17T12:41:05.441-07:00A Recipe that I Want to Make this Week!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This recipe is from "Dinner in Venice." Most of the recipes on this website are not GF (even the Pesach recipes) but ALL of them are kosher. I happen to seriously love Italian food, and haven't been had meatballs in a while--which aren't normally gf anyways. I've had a spaghetti shortage since coming back to Israel, where there is NO quinoa pasta here. The nice thing about this recipe is that most things are available in Israel.<br />
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"Beef Scaloppine "Pizza-Style"<br />
Very quick and easy, and kids love it!<br />
Serves 4<br />
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2 lb tender beef cut and beaten into very thin cutlets<br />
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil<br />
2 cloves garlic<br />
1 lb crushed tomatoes (canned)<br />
salt and pepper to taste<br />
1 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley<br />
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano<br />
1/2 cup black olives (optional)<br />
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Heat the oil in a skillet and when it's warm add the garlic. Cook the garlic till it's golden then add the crushed tomatoes, the herbs, olives if using, and salt. <br />
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Let the sauce thicken for a few minutes (about 8 to 10), then add the meat and cover it well with the sauce. Cover the skillet and cook for about 5 minutes. <br />
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Flip the cutlets, cover again and cook the other side for another 5 minutes. If your cutlets were beaten thin, this should be enough: if you cook for too long the meat will harden. Serve the meat in its sauce. This dish re-heats well, and can also be made with turkey cutlets if you do not eat red meat."<br />
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Link: <a href="http://www.dinnerinvenice.com/main-courses-meat.html">http://www.dinnerinvenice.com/main-courses-meat.html</a></div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-69258429464936467812011-09-17T12:14:00.000-07:002011-09-17T12:14:46.578-07:00Roasted Carrots and Parsnips<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h3 style="text-align: center;">A Critique of Joy of Kosher's 'Roasted Carrots and Parsnips' Recipe</h3><div class="box-content"> <div class="post-slider"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="main-sliders"><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joyofkosher.com/recipe/roasted-carrots-and-parsnips/"><img alt="Roasted Carrots and Parsnips" class="attachment-large wp-post-image" height="300" src="http://www.joyofkosher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/sd6O1PAVvn5EFWna.jpg" title="Roasted Carrots and Parsnips" width="450" /></a></div></div></div><div class="relax"> </div></div><div class="text-area" style="width: 460px;"><div class="post-2800 recipe type-recipe status-publish hentry" id="post-2800"> <div class="post-box"> <h2 class="border-line"><span style="font-size: small;">Servings: 6-8</span></h2><div class="border-line"> </div></div><div class="post-box"> <h2 class="border-line"><span style="font-size: small;">Ingredients</span></h2><div class="border-line"> <ul class="rp_ingredients"><li class="rp_ingredient" itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount">1</span> <span itemprop="name">lb carrots, peeled and sliced lengthwise 500g</span> </li>
<li class="rp_ingredient" itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount">1</span> <span itemprop="name">lb parsnips, peeled and sliced lengthwise 500g **(According to my sources, AND after scouring the shuk for 2+ hours, I can safely say that parsnips are not so available in Israel. So, I used 2 pounds of carrots) </span> </li>
<li class="rp_ingredient" itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount">2</span> <span itemprop="name">Tbsp honey 30 mL</span> </li>
<li class="rp_ingredient" itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount">3</span> <span itemprop="name">Tbsp canola oil 45 mL (I used olive oil--which smells amazing!) </span> </li>
<li class="rp_ingredient" itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount">1</span> <span itemprop="name">clove garlic, minced 1</span> </li>
<li class="rp_ingredient" itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount">1</span> <span itemprop="name">Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary 15 mL (Again, I scoured the Machane Yehuda shuk for hours and didn't find any rosemary. There is a spice store near the entrance to the shuk on Agripas where I bought dried spices.) </span> </li>
<li class="rp_ingredient" itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"><span itemprop="amount"></span> <span itemprop="name">Salt and pepper to taste</span> </li>
</ul></div></div><div class="post-box"> <h2 class="border-line">Directions</h2><div class="border-line" itemprop="instructions"> <h4>Preparation</h4><strong class="brunheading">1</strong> Prepare carrots and parsnips. Place in large plastic bag.<br />
<strong class="brunheading">2</strong> Combine honey, canola oil, garlic and rosemary in a small bowl. Mix well. **(I decided since my honey was too cold, so I microwaved the ingredients together. It smeleld amazing.) Pour into plastic bag and shake to coat vegetables. **(This is where I would change the recipe--which tasted more like roasted garlic than roasted garlic carrots. I could barely taste the garlic and honey flavors. Next time, I'm going to let this marinate overnight OR pour some of the ingredients on top of the carrots while they're roasting.) <br />
<strong class="brunheading">3</strong> Empty carrots and parsnips on a foil-lined roasting pan. Roast at 350F (180 C) for 45-60 minutes, turning once or twice, until vegetables are tender and nicely browned. (This took me approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes.) <br />
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Source: canolainfo.org<br />
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<a href="http://www.joyofkosher.com/recipe/roasted-carrots-and-parsnips/">http://www.joyofkosher.com/recipe/roasted-carrots-and-parsnips/</a><br />
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After the Pizza Hut debacle, we took a bus to the center of town hoping to get some meat. We trudged along Hillel and Shammai Streets trying to find another pizza place that, according to rumor, makes gf pizza. Sadly, we didn't find it--and opted for sushi instead. I was going to eat it plain, until the waitress offered me spicy mayo. When I asked her if it had gluten, she said yes, but then offered to get gluten-free soya. It was no extra charge, there was no bs, and no excessive explaining. I really appreciated that!<br />
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The branch that we went to is at 12 Hillel Street, Jerusalem. This is smack-dab in the center of town! Please check out their website and facebook page. I can't even begin to say how nice it is that there are sushi places where you don't have to tote around your own soy sauce and where the staff is competent enough to know what gluten is! <br />
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To find locations other locations in Beit HaKerem (Jerusalem) and Ranaana, check their website. If anyone would like me to translate for them, please just shoot me an e-mail at gfkosherchef@gmail.com or facebook me! <br />
<a href="http://www.kyotoexpress.co.il/branch.php?act=cat">http://www.kyotoexpress.co.il/branch.php?act=cat</a><br />
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Kashrut: Rabbinate of Jerusalem. Closed on Shabbat! </div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-17650345659740392152011-09-14T13:31:00.000-07:002011-09-14T13:45:19.570-07:00Black 'n' Burger Bar -- Jerusalem, Israel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bBuk4CuXSoM/TnESVgCOOkI/AAAAAAAAADU/3StLy0n98tE/s1600/57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bBuk4CuXSoM/TnESVgCOOkI/AAAAAAAAADU/3StLy0n98tE/s1600/57.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Wow, we had a great night out at Black 'n' Burger Bar on Shlomtzion haMalka Street! When we first walked up the stairs to B 'n' B, it looked a bit like a club. The inside was dark, and has black tables and a long bar, with a patio for smokers. I felt as though I should be pulsing to the beat... I had to remind myself that B 'n' B is just a burger joint, that just happens to be the cousin of a trendy club. This is probably not the type of place that I'd like to hang out on a Saturday night, as it would probably be crawling with bold and beautiful American teenagers, but for a nice, quiet dinner for a couple in their 20's on a Tuesday, it worked really well! <br />
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B 'n' B is located at 18 Shlomtzion haMalka Street. We had French fries, a small salad with (gf) thousand island dressing, and a burger on a GF bun. There was a waitress who was an Anglo, and was able to answer my more in-depth questions about the food (such as, "are the hamburgers made with bread crumbs?"). They have a special English-language menu (like many restaurants in Jerusalem) which makes things easier, especially if there is no Anglo waiter or waitress around. <br />
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Best of all, they had SOUFFLE that was gluten-free (I almost couldn't believe it, it was deliciously ridiculous, warm with flowing, hot, dark chocolate pulsing through the center.) It felt like a completely normal night, where my gluten allergy didn't hamper me from enjoying a normal dinner. <br />
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I'd like to personally thank B 'n' B for doing a huge mitzvah in providing food to those with celiac disease and gluten intolerance. Now come to America, already! <br />
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Any questions, call their number: 02-624-6767<br />
<b>Gluten-Note: </b>B 'n' B doesn't take responsibility for food being completely gf, as many things are prepared in the same oven/environment. However, for those who can tolerate traces of gluten, this is a great option.<br />
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<b>Kashrut:</b> B 'n' B is certified by the Jerusalem Rabbinate, which is generally a strict kashering agency. The only problem is that B 'n' B is NOT halak (glatt), which poses a problem for most Sephardim and some Ashkenazim. I was so hungry, and starved for a good burger, that I used the Ashkenazi koola and ate non-glatt meat. The other options: since there is no such things as a glatt chicken, this is a fine option for those who won't compromise on halak and are willing to eat rabbinute chicken. There is also a veggie burger option! </div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-54049020879656354202011-09-14T13:19:00.000-07:002011-09-14T13:34:01.195-07:00Pizza Hut at Zalman Schneur in Jerusalem<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">First of all, finding the Pizza Hut at Zalman Schneur #1 was hard enough--it's huddled behind a Delek Gas Station. This is not the type of place that you want to go on a date, and is not a nice, sit-down pizza hut that you can see in much of Jerusalem.<br />
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Hoping to get some decent pizza, these things didn't bother me. Then, we found out to get a gf-pizza with a few toppings would cost me close to 200 shekels! We gave up and left.. Lesson learned. If you're going out with a group of wealthy celiacs, I guess it would be worth it..<br />
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Grade: Not so good. </div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-45305567242619139842011-09-14T13:17:00.000-07:002011-09-14T13:17:18.504-07:00A Simple Salmon Recipe from 'Real Simple'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="container"> <div id="recipePrint"> <h1>Salmon With Lemon-Cilantro Vinaigrette</h1><div id="directions"> <div id="recipeImg"><img alt="Salmon With Lemon-Cilantro Vinaigrette" src="http://img4.realsimple.com/images/0910/salmon-new-4_300.jpg" title="Salmon With Lemon-Cilantro Vinaigrette" />By Jose Picayo<br />
</div>Serves 4<br />
<b>Hands-on Time:</b> 15m<br />
<b>Total Time:</b> 20m<br />
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<div class="title" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ingredients</b></span></div><ul><li>1 10-ounce box quinoa seeds (1 1/2 cups) **(I changed this from couscous) </li>
<li>3 tablespoons olive oil</li>
<li>1 skinless salmon fillet (1 1/4 pounds), cut into 4 portions</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon paprika</li>
<li>kosher salt and black pepper</li>
<li>1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped</li>
<li>4 scallions, thinly sliced</li>
<li>2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice</li>
</ul><div class="title">Directions</div><div class="step">1. Cook the quinoa according to the package directions.</div><div class="step">2. Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.</div><div class="step">3. Season the salmon with the paprika, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper and cook until opaque throughout, 3 to 4 minutes per side. </div><div class="step">4. In a bowl, combine the cilantro, scallions, lemon juice, remaining oil, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Drizzle over the salmon and quinoa. </div><div class="step"><br />
</div><b>Tip:</b> To get more juice from a lemon, roll it on the counter a few times before squeezing. <br />
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<div id="nutrition"><b>Nutritional Information</b></div>Calories 556; Fat 19g; Sat Fat 3g; Cholesterol 90mg; Sodium 441mg; Protein 42g; Carbohydrate 55g; Fiber 3g<br />
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<b>Link:</b> <a href="http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/salmon-lemon-cilantro-vinaigrette-00000000020574/index.html?xid=dailyrecnews-09-14-2011">http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/salmon-lemon-cilantro-vinaigrette-00000000020574/index.html?xid=dailyrecnews-09-14-2011</a> <br />
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makes about 24 (2 x 2) bars<br />
For the crust:<br />
1 1/2 cups (176 grams) sorghum flour<br />
1/2 cup (70 grams) sunflower seeds, roasted & unsalted<br />
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum<br />
1/2 cup (98 grams) organic coconut oil<br />
1 tablespoon (12 grams) palm sugar (a.k.a. coconut palm sugar)<br />
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<b><i>For the custard layer:</i></b><br />
4 extra-large (220 grams) eggs<br />
1/2 cup (156 grams) honey<br />
1/4 teaspoon liquid vanilla stevia<br />
1 tablespoon (8 grams) arrowroot starch/flour<br />
1 teaspoon lemon zest, grated on a microplane<br />
1/2 cup (102 grams) fresh squeezed lemon juice<br />
1/4 cup (55 grams) unsweetened almond milk<br />
1/2 cup (44 grams) finely shredded unsweetened coconut<br />
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<i><b>Directions </b></i><br />
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with cooking spray.<br />
Put the sorghum flour, sunflower seeds, and xanthan gum in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until the sunflower seeds are finely chopped. Add the coconut oil and palm sugar and pulse until the mixture is a crumbly meal, much like a pie crust. Do not overprocess. Press the crumbly mixture into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes, until the crust is lightly golden brown.<br />
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While the crust is baking, prepare the filling. Put the eggs in the food processor (no need to wash the bowl) and pulse several times until the yolks are broken. Add the honey, stevia, arrowroot, lemon zest, lemon juice, and almond milk. Pulse several times, about one second each, until thoroughly combined. Pour the lemon mixture over the hot crust then sprinkle the shredded coconut evenly over the top.<br />
Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, until the center of the lemon bars are set. Let cool completely then cut into squares approximately 2 x 2 inches each. Store in the refrigerator.<br />
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<a href="http://simplysugarandglutenfree.com/lemon-coconut-bars-dairy-free/">Link: http://simplysugarandglutenfree.com/lemon-coconut-bars-dairy-free/</a></div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-31681771213197444422011-09-13T06:29:00.000-07:002011-09-13T06:29:39.190-07:00Helpful Substition Tips<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">From Amy Green's Website 'Simply Sugar and Gluten Free'<br />
<h2 class="title entry-title" style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://simplysugarandglutenfree.com/substitutions/">Amy Green's Substitions<br />
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</div>If I’ve learned anything from eating refined sugar–free and gluten-free, it’s that there is always another way to make a cake. I make thoughtful substitutions knowing that the final outcome will be different, but as long as the proportions of the recipe are the same, the result will still be delicious. For example, if I opt to use apple juice instead of milk, I do so knowing that the flavor and texture of my baked good will be different. Not all substitutions make sense, either. It’s challenging to substitute large quantities of certain ingredients, like eggs, without disastrous results.<br />
Note: All substitutions are 1:1 unless otherwise indicated.<br />
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<strong>Milk</strong><br />
<ul><li> Any nondairy milk: almond, rice, hemp</li>
<li>Fruit juice</li>
<li>Coconut milk, like SoDelicious</li>
</ul><strong>Heavy Cream</strong><br />
<ul><li>The top of a refrigerated can of full-fat coconut milk can be whipped just like heavy cream</li>
<li>MimicCream for baking</li>
<li>Full-fat coconut milk</li>
</ul><strong>Butter</strong><br />
<ul><li> Coconut oil</li>
<li>Nondairy butter</li>
<li>Non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening</li>
</ul><strong>Unflavored Gelatin</strong><br />
<ul><li>Agar-agar (note: Agar-agar is not a standardized product so the strength varies from brand to brand and even within brands.)</li>
</ul><strong>Agave Nectar</strong><br />
<ul><li>Grade-B maple syrup</li>
<li>Honey</li>
</ul><strong>Melted Butter</strong><br />
<ul><li>Neutral-flavored oil, such as canola or grapeseed</li>
<li>Liquefied/melted coconut oil</li>
</ul><strong>1 Large Egg </strong><br />
<ul><li>2 egg whites</li>
<li>1/4 cup yogurt</li>
<li>1/4 cup applesauce</li>
<li>1 tablespoon flaxseed meal or 1 1/2 teaspoons chia seed meal mixed with 3 tablespoons warm water or applesauce</li>
<li>Ener-G Egg Replacer ; use as directed on box</li>
</ul>Note: eggs add leavening to a baked good, so the baking powder or baking soda will generally need to be<br />
increased by ¼ to ½ teaspoon. Also, baking times may be altered.<br />
<strong>Yogurt</strong><br />
<ul><li>Nondairy yogurt (Note: Most has added sugar in the form of evaporated cane juice.)</li>
<li>Applesauce</li>
<li>Sour cream</li>
</ul><strong>Unsweetened Carob Chips</strong><br />
<ul><li> Chocolate chips (If you can eat a small amount of white sugar, use 70% or higher dark chocolate because it’s lower in sugar. I don’t use any chocolate chip that contains white sugar.)</li>
</ul><strong>Nuts</strong><br />
<ul><li> Pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)</li>
<li>Sunflower seeds</li>
<li>Hemp seeds</li>
<li>Sesame seeds</li>
</ul><strong> Instant Espresso Powder</strong><br />
<ul><li>Instant coffee granules, decaf or regular ; increase the amount to taste</li>
</ul><strong>Large Medjool Dates</strong><br />
<ul><li>Any date (if small, double the quantity)</li>
<li>Figs</li>
<li>Prunes</li>
</ul><strong>Light Cream Cheese (Neûfchatel)</strong><br />
<ul><li> Full-fat cream cheese</li>
<li>Nondairy cream cheese</li>
</ul><strong>Xanthan Gum</strong><br />
<ul><li>Guar gum</li>
<li>Chia seed meal</li>
</ul><strong>Buttermilk </strong><br />
<ul><li>Regular milk or nondairy milk; add 1 tablespoon lemon juice per cup to sour the milk and let it sit for several minutes before using</li>
</ul><strong>Sour Cream</strong><br />
<ul><li>Yogurt—regular, Greek, or nondairy</li>
<li>Applesauce</li>
</ul><strong>To Reduce the Fat in a Recipe</strong><br />
<ul><li>Substitute up to 50% of the fat with yogurt, applesauce, or a prune puree<strong><br />
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<a href="http://simplysugarandglutenfree.com/substitutions/">Link: http://simplysugarandglutenfree.com/substitutions/</a></div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-78703436085313397242011-09-13T06:09:00.000-07:002011-09-13T06:09:27.574-07:00Steak Sauce Marinade from koshereye.com<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">One of the most challenging things about being gluten-free is the lack of marinades out there that are gluten-free, not to mention kosher. Fortunately, koshereye.com just pulled through and I found this amazing marinade recipe, with easy, kosher ingredients that can be found anywhere (especially in your cupboards.)<br />
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1 (6) ounce pineapple juice<br />
1/3 cup soy sauce, low sodium<br />
1/2 cup brown sugar<br />
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic<br />
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger<br />
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Use this recipe with the beef cut of your choice<br />
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<div class="recipe-heading" style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Directions</u></b></div>Simmer all ingredients, cool and place in sealable plastic bag with your choice of steak cut or kabobs. Marinate steak in refrigerator 2 – 3 days. Discard sauce. Grill or broil.<br />
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Link: <a href="http://koshereye.com/meat/481-polynesian-steak-sauce-marinade.html">http://koshereye.com/meat/481-polynesian-steak-sauce-marinade.html</a> </td></tr>
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Adapted by KosherEye - Vegetarian or Meat<br />
<div class="recipe-heading">Ingredients:</div>2 Tablespoons oil<br />
2 cans beans - pinto, garbanzo, kidney, great northern or chili<br />
1 can Heinz vegetarian baked beans<br />
6 garlic cloves, minced<br />
2 onions, chopped<br />
1Tablespoon chili powder<br />
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes<br />
1 Tablespoon ground cumin<br />
1 bay leaf<br />
1 28–ounce can chopped tomatoes in juice<br />
2 cups water<br />
6-ounce can tomato paste<br />
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar<br />
Optional: 2-pounds ground beef<br />
<div class="recipe-heading">Directions:</div>If using ground beef, sauté the meat in oil and remove from pan. Drain off excess fat.<br />
Saute garlic and onions in oil. Place all ingredients in slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours.<br />
Ladle hot chili into soup bowls.</td></tr>
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Link: http://koshereye.com/meat/786-2011-01-23-16-02-22.html</div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-32330440123734409502011-09-13T04:37:00.000-07:002011-09-13T14:40:17.958-07:00Pomegranate Brisket by Jamie Geller<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="font-size: larger; font-weight: bold;"><img align="right" alt="" height="191" hspace="5" src="http://media.aish.com/images/geller_brisket.jpg" width="244" /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This sounds SO delicious--it's also from Jamie Geller and Aish.com! It looks amazing! </span></span></div><div style="font-size: larger; font-weight: bold;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: larger; font-weight: bold;">Pomegranate Brisket<i> </i></div><ul><li>Prep time: 5</li>
<li>Cook time: 240</li>
<li>Ready time: 4 hour, 5 min</li>
<li>Servings: 8</li>
</ul><i>Ingredients</i><br />
<ul><li>1 four- pound 1st cut beef brisket <b>*</b>(best if it is Pesadik or grass-fed)</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon kosher salt</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper</li>
<li>4 tablespoons olive oil, divided</li>
<li>3 medium onions, peeled and cut into 1/8ths</li>
<li>6 cloves garlic, smashed</li>
<li>2 cups pomegranate juice <b>*</b>(make sure there are no gluintous stabilizes)</li>
<li>2 cups chicken broth <b>**</b>(be ABSOLUTELY certain that you use gluten-free broth and kosher parve broth. Try Imagine Soups-http://www.imaginefoods.com/)</li>
<li>3 tablespoons honey</li>
<li>3 bay leaves</li>
<li>1 small bunch fresh thyme</li>
</ul><i>Directions</i><br />
Preheat oven to 375 F.<br />
Season brisket with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large roasting pan or dutch oven over medium high heat. Sear brisket about 4 minutes per side or until browned. Remove and set aside.<br />
Add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and sauté onions and garlic for 5 minutes over medium low heat until softened. Return brisket to pan and add pomegranate juice, broth, honey, bay leaves, and thyme. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover.<br />
Transfer to preheated oven and roast for 2 hours. Flip brisket over and continue roasting for 1 to 1 ½ more hours or until tender.<br />
Let brisket rest for 10 minutes before thinly slicing against the grain. Strain liquid and serve on the side as au jus.<br />
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Website: <a href="http://www.aish.com/f/r/Recipes_for_a_Sweet_New_Year.html">http://www.aish.com/f/r/Recipes_for_a_Sweet_New_Year.html</a></div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-60492569906723062252011-09-13T04:34:00.000-07:002011-09-13T04:34:27.949-07:00A Perfectly GF Rosh HaShana Recipe from Jamie Keller and Aish.com<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br />
<div style="font-size: larger; font-weight: bold;"><img align="right" alt="" height="191" hspace="5" src="http://media.aish.com/images/geller_vegetables.jpg" width="244" /><span style="font-weight: normal;">This is an easy recipe--and best of all, ingredients can </span></div><div style="font-size: larger; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> be found in both Israel AND North America! </span></div><div style="font-size: larger; font-weight: bold;"><br />
</div><div style="font-size: larger; font-weight: bold;">Cider Glazed Vegetables</div>This simple apple cider glaze works well with any fresh or frozen vegetable you happen to have on hand for a quick side dish. This recipe uses green beans but it’s great on sliced carrots, parsnips or other winter root vegetables. Also try it with other types of vinegar or different kinds of nuts.<i> </i><br />
<ul><li>Prep time: 5</li>
<li>Cook time: 10</li>
<li>Ready time: 15 min</li>
<li>Servings: 8-10</li>
</ul><i>Ingredients</i><br />
<ul><li>2 pounds green beans, washed and trimmed</li>
<li>4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar</li>
<li>2 tablespoons olive oil</li>
<li>2 teaspoons honey</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon kosher salt</li>
<li>1/2 cup sliced almonds</li>
</ul><i>Directions</i><br />
Preheat oven to 400 F.<br />
Spread green beans out on a large sheet pan in a single layer. Toss with vinegar, olive oil, honey and salt. Roast 8 to 10 minutes or until tender but still crisp. Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with sliced almonds.<br />
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Website: <a href="http://www.aish.com/f/r/Recipes_for_a_Sweet_New_Year.html">http://www.aish.com/f/r/Recipes_for_a_Sweet_New_Year.html</a> </div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-80465418894333573302011-09-13T04:28:00.000-07:002011-09-13T04:28:05.362-07:00Thanks Aish! Another chicken recipe!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br />
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<div style="font-size: larger; font-weight: bold;">Chicken Salad Salsa</div>This recipe is Mexican flavored inspired and I love the idea of serving it in a halved avocado. I serve this chicken salad a lot on Shabbos day and will always add some great pita chips or tortilla chips for that extra delicious crunch factor.<br />
<ul><li>3 Avocados, halved</li>
<li>1 rotisserie chicken, shredded</li>
<li>2 scallions, diced</li>
<li>1 cup of sliced fresh blueberries</li>
<li>1 cup sweet canned corn niblets</li>
<li>1 red pepper, diced</li>
<li>2/3 cups mayo</li>
<li>1 tbsp. white vinegar</li>
<li>1 package splenda or 1 1/2 tsp. sugar</li>
<li>1 tsp. garlic powder</li>
<li>1 tsp. ginger</li>
<li>½ tsp. ground mustard</li>
<li>1 tsp. dried cilantro</li>
<li>1 tsp. dried parsley</li>
<li>Pinch of smoked paprika – or for heat pinch of cayenne pepper</li>
</ul>Other than the halved Avocados, mix everything together in a large bowl. Scoop heaping dollops of chicken salad into the avocado pit hole. You can hollow the avocados out slightly to have more room for your chicken salad. Serve with favorite (gf) brand of pita or (gf) corn tortilla chips!<br />
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Be careful, as many "corn tortilla chips" actually contain gluten!<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.aish.com/f/r/Chicken_Salad_Sandwiches.html">http://www.aish.com/f/r/Chicken_Salad_Sandwiches.html</a></div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-86818319064333497262011-09-13T04:23:00.000-07:002011-09-13T04:23:44.518-07:00Aish.Com's GF Waldorf Chicken Salad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">*This recipe will ONLY work if you have access to kosher Rotisserie chicken (which I didn't when I was home on vacation in New England.) However, it is a great recipe:<br />
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<div style="font-size: larger; font-weight: bold;">Waldorf Chicken Salad</div><ul><li>1 whole rotisserie chicken, shredded and cut into chucks</li>
<li>2 yellow apples, peeled and cut into chunks</li>
<li>1 cup sliced dark grapes</li>
<li>2 celery diced</li>
<li>¼ cup chopped walnuts</li>
<li>3 tbsp. golden raisins</li>
<li>2/3 cup Mayo (add more or less according to your preference)</li>
<li>1 tsp. lemon rind or ½ tsp. lemon juice</li>
<li>1 tsp. garlic powder</li>
<li>2 tbsp. honey</li>
<li>Kosher salt & black pepper to taste</li>
</ul>Mix everything together in a large bowl and serve on a (GF-try Udi's) hamburger bun –garnish with fresh lettuce.<br />
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Website: <a href="http://www.aish.com/f/r/Chicken_Salad_Sandwiches.html">http://www.aish.com/f/r/Chicken_Salad_Sandwiches.html</a></div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-24936393513609683552011-09-13T01:59:00.001-07:002011-09-13T01:59:41.577-07:00This is amazing! Great Nutritional Information!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="posterousGalleryMainDiv p_embed p_image_embed" data-posterous-file-list="%5B%7B%22large%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fposterous.com%2Fgetfile%2Ffiles.posterous.com%2Fguykawasaki%2FgbgBesvAIwgdAlmmsiEEnbgFkesHdmcpInvllcybicAqEqEmtfwmJrqftpIn%2Fmedia_httpvisuallyvis_peCbC.png.scaled1000.png%22%2C%22originalWidth%22%3A%22600%22%2C%22largeWidth%22%3A%22329%22%2C%22thumb%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fposterous.com%2Fgetfile%2Ffiles.posterous.com%2Fguykawasaki%2FgbgBesvAIwgdAlmmsiEEnbgFkesHdmcpInvllcybicAqEqEmtfwmJrqftpIn%2Fmedia_httpvisuallyvis_peCbC.png.thumb.png%22%2C%22originalHeight%22%3A%221823%22%2C%22largeHeight%22%3A%221000%22%2C%22thumbWidth%22%3A%2236%22%2C%22height%22%3A%221519%22%2C%22main%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fposterous.com%2Fgetfile%2Ffiles.posterous.com%2Fguykawasaki%2FgbgBesvAIwgdAlmmsiEEnbgFkesHdmcpInvllcybicAqEqEmtfwmJrqftpIn%2Fmedia_httpvisuallyvis_peCbC.png.scaled500.png%22%2C%22thumbHeight%22%3A%2236%22%2C%22originalSize%22%3A%22246%22%2C%22original%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fposterous.com%2Fgetfile%2Ffiles.posterous.com%2Fguykawasaki%2FgbgBesvAIwgdAlmmsiEEnbgFkesHdmcpInvllcybicAqEqEmtfwmJrqftpIn%2Fmedia_httpvisuallyvis_peCbC.png%22%2C%22width%22%3A%22500%22%7D%5D" data-posterous-image-gallery-initialized="true" data-posterous-image-gallery="true" data-posterous-options="%7B%22zipFile%22%3Anull%2C%22zipFileSize%22%3Anull%2C%22external_url%22%3Anull%2C%22showDownload%22%3Atrue%2C%22url_slug%22%3A%22guide-to-gluten-free-flour-blends-infographic%22%7D"><img alt="Media_httpvisuallyvis_pecbc" height="1519" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/guykawasaki/gbgBesvAIwgdAlmmsiEEnbgFkesHdmcpInvllcybicAqEqEmtfwmJrqftpIn/media_httpvisuallyvis_peCbC.png.scaled500.png" width="500" /> </div><br />
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1) Using products that have English labeling. <br />
2) Eating raw fruits, vegetables, and nuts. <br />
3) The kindness (and Hebrew skills) of strangers. Yesterday, when I was at the store Anais, I was trying to figure out if a product was gluten-free, and was talking to the clerk. An Anglo, who said that his father was a Celiac, happened to be in the store and helped me read the ingredients.<br />
4) Just saying "NO" unless I'm absolutely sure what is in an ingredient.<br />
5) Asking LOTS of questions, and if I don't feel 100% comfortable eating something, I don't eat it. <br />
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Fortunately, I've found out a few things in Jerusalem:<br />
-Yes, gluten-free products ARE harder to find--but you can find them at Anais and Zimrah (both of which carry non-kosher products, so watch out!) and Mr. Zol, which features OK-certified gf "pastas."<br />
So far, I haven't seen quinoa (where is it hiding?), but I'm posting this recipe anyways (from Ynet):<br />
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</style><span class="text14">A delicious South American grain has recently been rediscovered. It contains ‘More Protein’ than any other grain with excellent health benefits. Do you need any more reasons to try this perfect super food? <br />
I was recently introduced to this wonderful gluten-free grain by my co-chef instructor, Ellen Grossman, while teaching a class for Passover. I was very impressed by its flavor, versatility and especially its nutritional value. </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="text14" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Studies have shown that quinoa as part of a healthy way of eating can significantly lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes, and helps with digestion and migraine headaches. It is not only beneficial for adults, but for children and infants as well. It is gluten free and can help reduce the risk of childhood asthma. <br />
The best way to cook quinoa is to treat it like rice: For each cup of grain add two cups of water or stock. Plain or with the addition of any vegetable or seasoning, quinoa is a lovely complement to any meal. <br />
<h3 class="pHeader">Quinoa tabouleh </h3><span style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;">Ingredients:</span><br />
• 1 cup quinoa <br />
• 1 1/2 cups water <br />
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt <br />
• 2 cups loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, coarsely chopped <br />
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves <br />
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil leaves <br />
• 1 1/4 teaspoons coarse salt <br />
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper <br />
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest <br />
• 3 to 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (1 to 2 lemons) <br />
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4 inch dice (about 1 cup) <br />
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil <br />
• 1 medium tomato, cut into 1/4-inch dice (about 1 cup) <br />
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Heat a saucepan, over medium high and lightly toast the quinoa stirring it constantly until almost dry. Once it is toasted, add the water, ½ teaspoon of salt and bring to a boil. Cover with a tight fitting lid and reduce heat to low simmering the quinoa for about 15 minutes, or until the water is absorbed.<br />
Meanwhile in a large bowl, combine: olive oil, lemon juice, remaining salt, parsley, and mint. Add in the tomatoes, cucumber, and green onion. Mix in the cooled quinoa combining well, taste to adjust seasoning and refrigerate at least one hour before serving, or overnight. The longer this salad marinates the better it becomes.<br />
Serves: 4-6<br />
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<h3 class="pHeader">Quinoa pilaf with red bell pepper</h3><span style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold;">Ingredients:</span><br />
• 2 tbsp. olive or canola oil <br />
• 1 onion, finely chopped <br />
• 1 red pepper, finely chopped <br />
• 2 cups quinoa, rinsed <br />
• 4 cups chicken broth or water plus 2 tablespoons chicken soup powder <br />
• Kosher salt & freshly ground pepper to taste <br />
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley <br />
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Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until it begins to turn golden, about 5 minutes. Add bell pepper and sauté for 2 minutes. Add quinoa and toast well. Add broth, season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook covered for about 20 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed. Add parsley and taste to adjust seasoning.<br />
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<li style="line-height: 1.5em;">½ cup Mayo</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em;">2 tbsp. Creamy Dijon Mustard</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em;">¼ shredded carrots</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em;">¼ cup chopped celery</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em;">1tsp. garlic powder</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5em;">1 tsp. ginger powder</li>
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Why should you get this book? "A Practical Guide.." offers practical advice, explains different stances between Ashkenazim and Sephardim, and gives LOTS of sources for many different issues within kashrut. There is a wonderful section on pots and pans (eino ben yomo v ben yomo) as well as a fabulous, thorough dictionary. The book also gives readers a sense of being in control of their kashrut, as well as catering to a beginner and more advanced audience. Plus, Rabbi Cohen tells readers the leniencies AND the stringencies.<br />
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R. Cohen works at Yeshivat Har Etzion, which is one of the most highly regarded yeshivot in the dati-leumi world. The yeshiva is located in Alon Shvut, Israel: <a href="http://www.haretzion.org/">http://www.haretzion.org/</a></div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-45615712229315263612011-09-07T15:52:00.000-07:002011-09-07T15:52:50.992-07:00"The Shiksa" Tells You How to Seed and Juice A Pomegranate<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I'm a huge fan of "The Shiksa's" food blog-http://theshiksa.com! She has given me some great tips about making challah (back in the day, before I was gf), the lay-out is very clear, and her instructions are baror me'od!<br />
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Website: <a href="http://theshiksa.com/2011/09/06/how-to-seed-a-pomegranate/">http://theshiksa.com/2011/09/06/how-to-seed-a-pomegranate/</a><br />
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<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"There are many ways to seed a pomegranate. I’ve outlined two of my favorite methods below. The first method is fastest, but you will lose a bit of juice in the process. The second method takes a bit longer and is a little messier, but you’ll retain more of that lovely juice, and you won’t get pruny hands from deseeding underwater. Either method works, so choose what makes the most sense to you.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As an alternative to these methods, some cooks prefer to cut the pomegranate in half and whack the heck out of it with a spoon to dislodge the seeds. This works, but I find it messy– juice gets everywhere, and your wrist can quickly become tired if you have a lot of pomegranates to seed. Use one of the kinder, gentler methods outlined below to save yourself the violent effort of hitting the fruit repeatedly. I mean, really. What did that pomegranate ever do to you? <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://theshiksa.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" style="-webkit-border-image: url(http://theshiksa.com/images/graphics/white-border.gif) 18 18 18 18 repeat repeat; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #edf4e5; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 615px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Seeding your own pomegranates sure beats paying a premium for boxed seeds, which can go for as much as $6 for a small box. It’s also really simple.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Once you’ve extracted all your pomegranate seeds, you can eat them whole, use them for the Rosh Hashanah blessing, or juice them. I’ve outlined my favorite simple juicing method below. Pomegranate juice is very healthy (it contains more antioxidants than red wine), but it can be expensive. One pomegranate contains up to a half cup of juice, so you can really save yourself some money by juicing your own pomegranates. And again, it’s really simple. Really!</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Servings:</b> <span class="yield" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; 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border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 3px; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 3px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 3px; clear: both; color: rgb(197, 32, 46) !important; float: right; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: bold; height: 29px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; max-height: 29px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 2px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How to Seed and Juice a Pomegranate</h2></div><div class="right" id="rcp_print" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: url(http://theshiksa.com/images/graphics/print-icon.png); background-origin: initial; 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margin-right: 6px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 635px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 635px;"><div id="this_recipe" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; clear: both; color: rgb(121, 69, 8) !important; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">FOR SEEDING METHOD 1, YOU WILL NEED</h3><ul class="fv_recipe_ingredient_width" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline-block; float: left; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 290px;"><li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="amount" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1</span> <span class="name" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">large bowl</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="amount" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1</span> <span class="name" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">small sharp knife</span></li>
</ul><ul class="fv_recipe_ingredient_width" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline-block; float: left; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 290px;"><li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="name" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mesh strainer or slotted spoon</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="amount" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1</span> <span class="name" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">colander or strainer with small holes</span></li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; clear: both; color: rgb(121, 69, 8) !important; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">FOR SEEDING METHOD 2, YOU WILL NEED</h3><ul class="fv_recipe_ingredient_width" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline-block; float: left; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 290px;"><li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="amount" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1</span> <span class="name" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pomegranate</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="amount" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1 </span><span class="name" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">small sharp knife</span></li>
</ul><ul class="fv_recipe_ingredient_width" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline-block; float: left; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 290px;"><li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="amount" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2</span> <span class="name" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">bowls (1 large, 1 small)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="amount" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1</span> <span class="name" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">dark colored kitchen towel</span></li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-width: initial; clear: both; color: rgb(121, 69, 8) !important; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 10px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">TO JUICE A POMEGRANATE, YOU WILL NEED</h3><ul class="fv_recipe_ingredient_width" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline-block; float: left; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 290px;"><li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="name" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blender</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="name" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mesh strainer</span></li>
</ul><ul class="fv_recipe_ingredient_width" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline-block; float: left; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 290px;"><li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="name" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Container for liquid</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="name" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Spoon</span></li>
</ul><div class="clear" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="preps" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Total Time:</strong> <span class="totalTime" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="min" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">10<span class="value-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="PT10M"></span></span> - <span class="max" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">15 Minutes<span class="value-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="PT15M"></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="clear" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="instructions" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 10px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 15px !important; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">HOW TO SEED A POMEGRANATE: METHOD 1</h3><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Make a shallow slit at the top of the pomegranate where the knob/stem is (this part is known as the crown). Cut all the way around the top of the rind, creating a shallow circle. Don't push the knife in too deep, or you may burst some seeds.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8238" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Seed-Pomegranate-1-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Seed Pomegranate 1" width="640" />Pull the crown of the pomegranate off to reveal the inner seeds.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8239" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Seed-Pomegranate-2-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Seed Pomegranate 2" width="640" />Cut three shallow slits through the outer rind, following three of the white pith lines, from the top of the fruit to the bottom.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8240" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Seed-Pomegranate-4-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Seed Pomegranate 4" width="640" />Pull the fruit apart to create three large sections.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8241" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Seed-Pomegranate-5-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Seed Pomegranate 5" width="640" />Remove any large pieces of pith that are visible.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8242" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Seed-Pomegranate-3-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Seed Pomegranate 3" width="640" />Submerge the sections in a large bowl of cold water.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8243" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Seed-Pomegranate-6-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Seed Pomegranate 6" width="640" />Break apart the sections underneath the water, separating the seeds from the rind and pith. As you remove the seeds, they will sink to the bottom of the bowl. The pith will rise to the top and float. Discard the large chunks of rind (the peel).</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8244" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Seed-Pomegranate-7-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Seed Pomegranate 7" width="640" />When all the seeds have been removed, use a mesh strainer or slotted spoon to remove the floating pieces of pith from the surface of the water. A few seeds may float as well; separate these out and return them to the bowl.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8246" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Seed-Pomegranate-9-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Seed Pomegranate 9" width="640" />Drain the seeds in a colander. Remove any additional pieces of pith that may have mixed into the seeds.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8247" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Seed-Pomegranate-10-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Seed Pomegranate 10" width="640" /></li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 10px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 15px !important; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">HOW TO SEED A POMEGRANATE: METHOD 2</h3><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Place the pomegranate in one of the bowls. Place the other bowl nearby.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-7913" height="479" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/08/How-to-Seed-a-Pomegranate-1-640x479.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="How to Seed a Pomegranate 1" width="640" />Make a shallow slit at the top of the pomegranate around the crown. Cut all the way around the top of the rind, creating a shallow circle. Don't push the knife in too deep, or you may burst some seeds.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-7914" height="479" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/08/How-to-Seed-a-Pomegranate-2-640x479.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="How to Seed a Pomegranate 2" width="640" />Pull the crown of the pomegranate off to reveal the inner seeds.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-7915" height="479" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/08/How-to-Seed-a-Pomegranate-3-640x479.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="How to Seed a Pomegranate 3" width="640" />Turn the pomegranate over. Repeat the process of creating a narrow slit in the rind, cutting a circle around the base of the fruit.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-7916" height="479" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/08/How-to-Seed-a-Pomegranate-4-640x479.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="How to Seed a Pomegranate 4" width="640" />Pull the bottom off of the fruit.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-7918" height="479" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/08/How-to-Seed-a-Pomegranate-5-640x479.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="How to Seed a Pomegranate 5" width="640" />Turn the pomegranate back over. You will see six white strips of pith around the edges of the fruit. Cut slits in the sides of the rind, following the lines of the pith, from the top of the fruit to the bottom.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-7920" height="479" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/08/How-to-Seed-a-Pomegranate-6-640x479.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="How to Seed a Pomegranate 6" width="640" />Pull the fruit apart. You will now have 8 sections of fruit (including the top and the bottom), with the seeds fully exposed.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-7921" height="479" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/08/How-to-Seed-a-Pomegranate-7-640x479.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="How to Seed a Pomegranate 7" width="640" />Gently loosen the seeds from the pith and place them into the clean bowl. Keep a dark-colored towel handy to clean up any juice that might escape from the seeds. Careful, pomegranate juice can stain.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8258" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/How-to-Seed-a-Pomegranate-8-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="How to Seed a Pomegranate 8" width="640" />Before long, you will have a bowl full of luscious pomegranate seeds! Discard the rind and the pith.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-7923" height="479" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/08/How-to-Seed-a-Pomegranate-10-640x479.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="How to Seed a Pomegranate 10" width="640" /></li>
</ul><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 10px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 15px !important; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">HOW TO JUICE A POMEGRANATE</h3><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;">Place your pomegranate seeds in a blender.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8250" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Pomegranate-Juice-1-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Pomegranate Juice 1" width="640" />Pulse the seeds a few times to break them apart and release their juice. Don't blend them for a long period of time, or the seeds will break apart and create cloudy juice.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8251" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Pomegranate-Juice-2-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Pomegranate Juice 2" width="640" />Use a mesh strainer to strain the pomegranate liquid into a container.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8252" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Pomegranate-Juice-3-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Pomegranate Juice 3" width="640" />Use the back of a spoon to push against the pomegranate pulp and extract as much juice as possible.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-8261" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Seeds-Strained-640x480.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Seeds Strained" width="640" />Chill, if desired, and enjoy.</li>
<li class="instruction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8233" height="480" src="http://theshiksa.com/images/2011/09/Pomegranate-Juice.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; height: auto; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Pomegranate Juice" width="640" /></li>
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<h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="font: normal normal normal 22px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.75em; position: relative;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Roasted Brussel Sprout Leaves from "Olives for Dinner"</span></h3><div class="post-header" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7829144992056118423" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 660px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5565688027_23c4be471b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5565688027_23c4be471b.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0976562) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(208, 165, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(208, 165, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(208, 165, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(208, 165, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative;" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Brussel sprouts, when roasted, emit a wonderful aroma that's similar to fresh-popped popcorn. This </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_sprout" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">tiny belgian cultivar</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">'s leaves are both chewy and caramelized, smoky and crispy when roasted to perfection in a 400-degree oven. I usually just roast halved brussel sprouts but, for this dish, carefully removed the leaves with tongs as they were roasting to give every inch of them a good sear. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">10-12 brussel sprouts, washed and halved (remove and reserve the bases for </span></span><a href="http://olivesfordinner.blogspot.com/2011/01/vegetable-stock.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">making homemade stock</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> later)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">6 cloves of garlic, halved</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">olive oil</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">coarse sea salt</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">METHOD</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly grease with some olive oil. Place the brussel sprout halves face down on the aluminum foil, topping each sprout with a little more olive oil. Place in the oven for 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and, using tongs, gently lift off the multiple layer of leaves from the sprouts, and place around the baking sheet, ensuring that the leaves do not overlap each other too much. Add the garlic to the baking sheet and return it to the oven. Check on the leaves and garlic every 3-5 minutes, removing any leaves that begin to slightly caramelize, placing those onto a plate or small bowl near your stovetop. Repeat this process until all of the leaves and garlic are slightly caramelized. Top with the coarse sea salt.</span></span></div><br />
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Check out the Website: <a href="http://olivesfordinner.blogspot.com/2011/03/roasted-brussel-sprout-leaves.html">http://olivesfordinner.blogspot.com/2011/03/roasted-brussel-sprout-leaves.html</a></div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-39864028287856885412011-09-07T14:44:00.000-07:002011-09-07T14:44:03.497-07:00Minted Quinoa Spring Rolls with Toasted Cashews and Tahini from "Olives for Dinner"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #fdfff8; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"></span><br />
<h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="font: normal normal normal 22px/normal Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.75em; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b>Minted Quinoa Spring Rolls with Toasted Cashews and Tahini </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">from the amazing VEGAN blog "Olives for Dinner" </span></span></span></h3><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">These spring rolls were really fun to make. Pairing fresh mint and raw tahini with</span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">quinoa</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> created a rich and clean flavor that worked well with the smooth texture of the spring roll wrapper. I make this lime-soy sauce often to to go with a lot of fried dishes—but it also tastes great with this mostly raw dish.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
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</span></i></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">For the sauce:</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">1/4 cup mirin<br />
1/4 cup soy sauce<br />
1 tsp rice vinegar<br />
2 TB brown sugar<br />
2 tsp fresh squeezed lime juice<br />
red chili flakes<br />
1/2 tsp lime zest</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">For the spring rolls:</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed in a fine meshed sieve<br />
1 cup water<br />
2 TB raw tahini<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
2 shallots, sliced<br />
1 carrot, shredded<br />
1 cup shiitake mushrooms, sliced<br />
1/2 fresh mint, chopped<br />
1/2 cup raw cashew pieces<br />
olive oil for sauteeing<br />
8-10 </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spring-roll-wrappers-rice-paper/dp/B000F3NQKS/ref=pd_sbs_gro_1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">spring roll wrappers</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">METHOD</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Make the sauce by whisking together the first seven ingredients. Set aside.<br />
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In a medium-sized saucepan, bring the 1 cup of water to a boil, and add in the quinoa. Lower the heat to a simmer and let it cook for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the quinoa has absorbed most of the water. Remove from the heat and add in the tahini and salt. Mix well.<br />
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In a small skillet, saute the shiitake mushrooms in some olive oil over medium heat until softened, about four minutes. Transfer to the quinoa. Next, saute the shallots until softened, about five minutes. Transfer that to the quinoa.<br />
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Wipe off any extra oil from the skillet and throw in the raw cashew pieces. Saute until they are slightly toasted, about three minutes. Add that, along with the carrots and mint, to the quinoa, mixing well. Place in a covered container in the refrigerator until cooled completely, about one hour.<br />
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To assemble the spring rolls, I use a large circular baking sheet. Run the spring roll sheets under some warm (not hot) water for about 30 seconds and lay it down on the baking sheet. Spoon about 1/4 cup of the mixture into the center of the spring roll wrapper.<br />
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To roll them, simply take the edge that's closest to you and fold it over the mound of quinoa mixture. Gently tuck it under the mixture, ensuring a tight fold. Roll it away from yourself just a bit, ensuring that the wrapper is tightly folded around the mixture. Now fold the sides in and continue rolling it away from you until its a nice cylindrical shape.<br />
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Before you proceed to rolling the next one, wipe off any moisture on the baking sheet. These will hold up very well in the refrigerator for about two days.</span></span></div><br />
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<a href="http://olivesfordinner.blogspot.com/2011/03/minted-quinoa-spring-rolls-with-toasted.html">http://olivesfordinner.blogspot.com/2011/03/minted-quinoa-spring-rolls-with-toasted.html</a></div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197889795496275995.post-55586315190937452262011-09-07T14:39:00.000-07:002011-09-07T14:39:43.708-07:00Another Real Simple Chicken Recipe!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"></span><br />
<div id="container" style="clear: both; float: left; margin-bottom: 50px; width: 570px;"><div id="recipePrint" style="line-height: 22px;"><h1 style="color: black; font-size: 24px; font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Chicken Milanese With Arugula Salad</h1><h2 style="color: black; font-size: 19px; font: normal normal normal 15px/normal Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></h2><div id="directions" style="padding-left: 5px; padding-top: 10px; width: 570px;"><div id="recipeImg" style="color: #999999; float: left; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 20px; padding-top: 8px; width: 300px; word-spacing: 1px;"><img alt="Chicken Milanese With Arugula Salad" src="http://img4.realsimple.com/images/1108/chicken-arugula_300.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px;" title="Chicken Milanese With Arugula Salad" /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">David Prince</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Serves 4</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Hands-on Time: 20m</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Total Time: 20m</div><div class="title" style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Ingredients</div><ul style="list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4 6-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1/2 teaspoon ground coriander</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">kosher salt and black pepper</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3 tablespoons olive oil</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">6 cups baby arugula</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4 radishes, sliced</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1/2 small red onion, sliced</li>
</ul><div class="title" style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Directions</div><div class="step" style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1. Heat grill to high. Split each chicken breast horizontally (do not cut all the way through); open and pound to a ½-inch thickness. Season the chicken with the coriander, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Grill, until cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per side.</div><div class="step" style="margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2. In a large bowl, combine the oil, lemon juice, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Add the arugula, radishes, and onion and toss to combine. Serve over the chicken.</div><div class="title" style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Tip</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">To pound the chicken, place each breast between sheets of wax paper or inside a large plastic freezer bag. Pound with a meat mallet or the bottom of a heavy skillet until the cutlet reaches the desired thickness.</div><div id="nutrition" style="border-top-color: rgb(229, 228, 228); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 30px;">Nutritional Information</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Calories 289; Calories From Fat 127; Fat 14g; Sat Fat 3g; Cholesterol 94mg; Sodium 572mg; Protein 35g; Carbohydrate 3g; Sugar 1g; Fiber 1g; Iron 2mg; Calcium 71mg</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Recipe: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/chicken-milanese-arugula-salad-00100000062344/index.html">http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/chicken-milanese-arugula-salad-00100000062344/index.html</a></span></div></div></div></div></div>Kosher Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00636493500136895648noreply@blogger.com0