Looking for a special side dish for your Passover menu? You will love these tasty, nutritious, quick and easy hasselback baby sweet potatoes that make such an impressive presentation. 6 baby sweet potatoes or the smallest you can find cottonseed oil salt and pepper cinnamon melted honey Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line [...]
Love potatoes? Tired of the same-old same-old Passover potato recipes? You will love these trompe l’oeil potato brioches. They are one of my favorite side dishes to serve with beef, poultry, or fish on Passover. They look so much like the classic French brioche, yet they are a tasty and creative way to serve kosher [...]
This matzo meat pie is a real showstopper and it tastes as good as it looks. Make sure to have four 4-inch round spring form pans on hand for the recipe. You can find the pans in kitchen stores or online. Wishing all a Happy and Sweet Passover. Meat mixture 2 tablespoon cottonseed oil 1 red pepper, [...]
Looking to impress on Passover with a great main course? I’ve got you covered with my Pineapple and Honey Glazed Corned Beef. I posted the recipe last autumn for Rosh Hashanah, and it has been one of my most popular and requested holiday recipes. With just a few tweaks I adapted the recipe for Passover. [...]
Nothing says the holidays like a big pot of my mom's epic chicken soup--AKA Nanny Fela's Epic Chicken Soup with Matzo Balls. Here's my Passover friendly version of Nanny Fela's Soup, along with some scrumptious Passover noodles. Chag Sameach! Chicken Soup 8 chicken leg quarters (thigh and drumstick) 1 strip of flanken 3 carrots, peeled and [...]
How gorgeous are these Passover cookies? You will want to bake up a batch of these to add to your Passover cookie platter. filling 6 ounces semisweet chocolate 4 tablespoons unsalted margarine cookies ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons matzo cake meal ⅓ cup cocoa ¼ teaspoon salt 1 stick margarine ⅔ cup sugar 1 [...]
My Passover Mandel "Bread" are crunchy and studded with chocolate chips and nuts. The recipe comes together quickly and yields about 4 dozen cookies that will keep for a week at room temperature in an airtight container. Give these a try--they may very well become your go-to treat for Passover. 3 eggs, plus one [...]
Here’s another perennial Passover cookie family favorite—chocolate filled macadamia crisps. If I could only have one cookie for Passover, this would be the one. Wishing all a Happy and Sweet Passover. Macadamia Crisps 1 cup macadamia nuts (4 ½ ounces) ½ cup sugar 8 tablespoons unsalted margarine (room temperature) 2 egg whites 4 tablespoons matzah cake meal Chocolate [...]
I developed these Passover Oreos—aka oreovers—over 20 years ago when my beautiful daughter, Sally, asked if I could make a kosher for Passover version of Oreos. They were a huge hit, and I’ve been making them ever since. Enjoy and Chag Sameach. Cookies 8 ounces margarine (2 sticks) 1/2 cup sugar 1cup minus 1 tablespoon [...]
I just love these cookies which are a creative variation on the traditional chocolate chip cookie recipe. They are tasty and impressive with a pretty visual. They're always a big hit at my seders. 1 ¼ cups plus 2 tablespoons matzo cake meal 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) butter [...]