This delicious chocolate cake is one of my favorite cakes. It is not only suitable for Passover, but one which can be enjoyed year round. The cake layers can be made ahead, wrapped well and frozen. The day of serving simply whip the cream, frost, and garnish as you please . I like using fine…
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Passover 2021
The Passover celebration with the ritual Seder meal began this past Saturday evening. A little more than a year ago we found ourselves, individually, and world wide, in the midst of a Pandemic. We all were feeling vulnerable and unsure of what lie ahead. We quickly found life as we had known it was changing…
PASSOVER DESSERTS HERE!
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COCONUT MACAROONS DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COCONUT MACAROONS These macaroons are wonderful with bits of dark chocolate throughout . I will be making these year round, but I have to say they made the Chocolate Raspberry Dreams even more delicious! THEY’RE UP NEXT… One recipe will give you the ½ cup needed for the Chocolate…
Roasted Chicken with Mandarins, Meyer Lemons, Fennel and Onions
For our Seder this year for Passover I decided to make roasted chicken. But not just any roasted chicken. I found what I was looking for when I discovered a recipe for Roasted Chicken with Clementines by Yotam Ottolenghi, an Israeli–English chef, restaurant owner, and food writer. I used his recipe as my guide, but made…
Passover 2019
We celebrated the beginning of Passover 2019 with the Seder Friday evening. The Seder is the joyful family dinner and worship service which is held in Jewish homes on Passover. Our son and daughter-in-law were with us from LA, and our son and daughter-in-law from San Francisco were visiting my sister on the east coast…
Garlic Roasted Whole Bone-In Chicken Breast
In preparation for our Seder next week I made my chicken soup a week or so ago. When I have the time I like to take the finished soup, refrigerate it overnight and recook it the next day with some fresh additional raw chicken, and vegetables, and herbs, as if starting from scratch. Yes, you…
Lighter-Than-Air 3 Layer Chocolate Cake (Passover Desserts Never Tasted So Good)
I first made this luscious rich chocolate cake which truly is lighter than air for Valentine’s Day. For V-Day I also dipped some strawberries in chocolate. I was testing desserts to make for an upcoming class I held last week on Passover Desserts…The tag line being… Some say Passover desserts are boring and tasteless…Sheila will…
Lighter-Than-Air 3 Layer Chocolate Cake (Passover Desserts Never Tasted So Good)
I first made this luscious rich chocolate cake which truly is lighter than air for Valentine’s Day. For V-Day I also dipped some strawberries in chocolate. I was testing desserts to make for an upcoming class I held last week on Passover Desserts…The tag line being… Some say Passover desserts are boring and tasteless…Sheila will…
Dark Chocolate Covered Coconut Macaroons
Here is the recipe for the Dark Chocolate Covered Macaroons I baked for Passover recently. Make them for any occasion you like or just for yourself. They are that good! They are so simple to make you may be surprised. If you love coconut you will love this chewy, rich treat. A quick dunk in…
Passover 2018
It was truly a blessing to have our children around the Passover table with us this year. I have not posted on this blog for a couple of months. After surgery in December for my badly broken wrist from which I have recovered well, thanks to the help of an excellent surgeon and skilled…