This morning we enjoyed Matzo Brei, otherwise known as fried matzo, for breakfast. This is a dish served in many different variations during the week of Passover. However, as it is one of our favorites, I often make it during the year as well . It is basically eggs fried with matzo, but everyone…
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Passover 2015
This year my Passover table was set for just four. My older son and his girlfriend left LA and endured the holiday weekend traffic (it was also Easter weekend) to arrive in time for the Seder. My younger son and his now fiancee (we are elated) from San Francisco had hoped to come but work…
Flourless Double Almond Cookies
Passover, the holiday commemorating the Jewish people’s Exodus from Egypt, and their transition from slavery to freedom, begins this Friday at sundown. Jewish families everywhere will participate in the ritual of the Seder, the festive meal that involves the re-telling of the Exodus through stories and song and the consumption of ritual foods. Family and friends…
Roasted Carrots with Fennel and Onions
Is it a side dish to go with the brisket or is it a work of art? The answer is it could be both. These roasted carrots began as beautiful bunches of orange, purple, and pale yellow organic carrots with their stems intact that I bought at the local farmer’s market. Along with a couple…
Pavlova for Passover
This year for Passover I decided to make Pavlova for dessert in addition to the traditional Passover Lemon Sponge Cake… The Pavlova, which will easily serve eight, is composed of a crunchy meringue base with a soft center of whipped cream and fresh fruit. The meringue base can be made up to 2 days ahead…
Passover Chocolate Sponge Cake Roll with Raspberries and Cream
In addition to the Passover Lemon Cheesecake which I made this year I also took this Chocolate Sponge Cake Roll with Raspberries and Cream to the seder at our aunt’s home. I am not a chocoholic by any means ( I usually prefer desserts without chocolate with a few exceptions), but i know that for…
Passover Lemon Cheesecake
This luscious lemon cheesecake is one of the desserts I took to the Seder at our aunt’s home last night. The crust is made from ground almonds and matzo cake meal making it perfect for Passover when flour is prohibited. Its sweet crunchiness complements the smooth lemony light filling. Passover Lemon Cheesecake (Epicurious, Gourmet/ April…
Charoseth for Passover
Passover began last night with the ceremonial seder meal. We were invited to the home of my husband’s aunt whom he has been especially close to since he was old enough to walk, and whom I became close with since I first began dating my husband in high school. At that time his aunt and…
Olive-Oil-Braised Carrots with Warm Spices
The Feb/Mar 2012 issue of Fine Cooking featured an article on olive-oil braised vegetables by Tamar Adler. In the introduction she describes this simple method of preparing these delicious tender vegetables…Just drizzle vegetables with good olive oil, and some fresh herbs or other aromatics, and put them in the oven to braise in their own…
Passover Sponge Cake Roll With Strawberries And Cream
The sponge cake roll in the photo above will be on the dessert menu this evening at our Seder. The recipe for the cake roll is from a little paperback book called You Don’t Have To Be Jewish To Be A Good Cook Book by Lois Levine and Karthryn Winer published in 1971. The recipe…