Monthly Archives: March 2010
Dad’s Matzo Brie (Fried Matzo)
We heathens are introducing a new category today: “Mishpoke” or family. It turns out some of our kin wanted to write about their recipes in their own voice, and given that they dealt with us during our teenage years, we … Continue reading
Hillel’s Kosher for Passover BLT Sandwich
Korech, Hillel’s sandwich at the Temple. It is said that when the Temple still stood in Jerusalem Hillel would combine matza, maror and the Pesach lamb into one in order to observe the mitzva of eating the sacrifice on matza … Continue reading
Passover Pomelo Bars
Think lemon bar, but not. What’s a pomelo? Wikipedia holds lots of fun facts about this Southeast Asian native fruit, but for the sake of simplicity: biggest citrus, grapefuit-esque but sweeter, DELICIOUS. I was inspired to create a Passover recipe using … Continue reading
Charoset
Ahh… Charoset… the glue that hold the Passover seder together. Or more figuratively, the mortar our enslaved ancestors used to hold the pyramids together and an essential item for your seder plate. I have yet to come across anyone who … Continue reading
Matzah Candy
So I actually made a batch of this over a month ago for a friend and almost forgot that I had promised to post the recipe in time for Passover. I make this delightfully simple matzah based candy every year, … Continue reading
DIY Matzah
“Lo! this is the bread of our affliction.” That line comes from the Passover Seder Service or Hagadah (meaning a recitation). Now after a week of eating this stuff you may feel afflicted, but that is a result of not … Continue reading
Gribenes
A few weeks ago Amiee and I went to learn how to butcher a lamb. It was fun and we learned a great deal about breaking down whole quadrupeds. But on a more immediate level we got to try some … Continue reading
Filed under Ashkenazi, Deli, Meat, Snout to Tail
Corned Beef
It is that wonderful time of year where my Jewish and Irish heritages intersect in the culinary delight that is Corned Beef. Corned beef began as a Jewish butcher/deli staple, but the original Irish dish was cabbage and bacon. During … Continue reading
Filed under Deli, Fruit and Vegtables, Holidays, Meat
Kumquat Walnut Challah
Let’s get some chametz in before pesach! Turns out, the kumquat is in season so I thought it would be fun to mix it into Amiee’s challah dough recipe. Why did I choose a seasonal fruit? Eating seasonally is something I’ve … Continue reading
Filed under Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, Fruit and Vegtables
Chocolate Orange Truffles for Passover
This weekend I was headed to a potluck Oscar party at my friends Penny and Bill’s house. Penny is a wonderful cook and Bill might be even more obsessed with Cooks Illustrated than I am. Penny asked me to bring … Continue reading
