Matzah Brie with Salami from Moira Carin 2 eggs Salt and pepper, to taste 2 pieces of matzah Onions, sliced 4 slices of salami, cut in small pieces 1 tablespoon vegetable oil Crack eggs in a bowl and whisk. Add salt and pepper to taste. In a fry pan warm vegetable oil, sauté onions until […]
A Passover Message Why is this year different from all other years? On all other years we gather in close around our tables with family and friends … The Passover seder combines all the things we love most: food and wine, storytelling, and home hospitality. Perhaps this is why, of all the Jewish holidays, Pesach […]
Italian Chocolate Almond Cake (from Cook’s Illustrated) 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, but into 12 pieces 6 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 large eggs, separated 1 cup granulated sugar, divided 2 cups almond flour 2 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa powder ½ teaspoon salt Confectioner’s sugar (optional) Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat […]
Matzah Balls That Always Float by Matt Rosenstock 4 large or jumbo eggs ½ cup vegetable oil ¼ cup boiling chicken soup or chicken broth 1 cup matzah meal 2 tablespoons grated onion 1 teaspoon dried parsley 1 teaspoon kosher salt Pinch white pepper 1. Beat the eggs until very frothy, but not lighter in […]
Potato Kugel- Manis Family by Jackie Manis 8 medium potatoes 2 celery stalks 2 carrots 1 large onion, divided in half ¼ cup melted margarine (cotton seed or peanut oil for Passover) Corn oil (cottonseed or peanut oil for Passover) 4 eggs 1 can creamed corn (exclude if making for Passover) 6 Tbs matzo meal […]
Passover Brookie Bar (Sarah Freedman) Brownie Layer ¼ C hot water 6 Tbsp Dutch processed cocoa 2 eggs 1 C sugar ½ tsp salt ¼ C oil ¼ C matzo cake meal ½ C chocolate chips Add the hot water to the cocoa. Stir with whisk and let cool. In another bowl, beat eggs, sugar, […]
Passover Popovers (Mama Carin’s) from Moira Carin 1 cup water ½ cup vegetable oil 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 cup matzah meal 4 large eggs Bring water, oil and salt to a boil. Turn off heat. Add matzah meal and mix until dough does not stick to pan. Add eggs, one at time, mixing thoroughly as […]
Tzav – 5780 Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36 Just like the first one, the second Torah portion of Leviticus is laser focused on sacrifice, and in our own ways, so are we. The specifics for how to offer various sacrifices continues through parashat Tzav. Rabbi Nicole Auerbach, long before the virus hit, was intrigued by the […]
