Here's a great Passover dish. It serves triple duty as a side dish, a brunch dish, or a scrumptious dessert. 1 pound matzos 6 apples, peeled and grated (granny smith, golden delicious, or gala) 12 eggs, separated 1½ cups water 1 cup margarine or coconut oil, melted 1 teaspoon salt pinch of pepper 2 teaspoons ground [...]
These kosher for Passover onion rings are baked, not fried. They’re low-fat and low-cal, so feel free to take seconds. Onions are rich in l-tryptophan—an amino acid that is a natural sedative, so eat a bunch of these onion rings and get a good night’s sleep. And…yes…kosher for Passover panko crumbs are available. Wishing all [...]
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 [...]
There are so many variations of potato latkes--zucchini, carrot, beet, sweet potato, celery root--just to name a few. But my favorite latkes are the classic potato latkes. I call my recipe the 1-2-3-4 latke recipe. The numbers make it easy to remember the amounts of each ingredient. These are the BEST EVER LATKES--crisp on the [...]
I am often asked for suggestions for Thanksgiving side dishes. This recipe for roasted autumn vegetables is one of my favorite side dishes to make for Thanksgiving and other festive autumn and winter get-togethers. It has a beautiful array or autumn tastes, textures, and colors and is a great accompaniment to turkey, chicken, or beef. [...]
This Sweet Potato Pecan Casserole with a Secret Ingredient is a great Thanksgiving Day Side Dish. It's make ahead and you can whip it up in no time. 3 ½ pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces 1 banana, mashed juice of 1 lemon 1/3 cup maple syrup 1 egg 2 [...]
One of my favorite soups to serve during Sukkot is Broccoli Cheddar Soup in a Bread Bowl. As the cool weather settles in, and we acclimate to brisk mornings and chilly evenings, our thoughts turn to warm, comforting and nutritious foods. This is the time of year when it is supremely restorative to come home [...]
My family just loves this veggie chopped liver, which I like to serve in apple flowers. I’ve made some changes to the recipe, which is from The Kosher Palette, Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy.
It’s July! While we’re thinking in red, white and blue, we want to spend as little time as possible in the kitchen and to keep it cool. Here are a trio of appetizers in red, white and blue that are healthy, no bake and quick and easy to make. The fresh tomato and basil topping [...]