We don’t have barley. We don’t have beans. But we still have Shabbos comfort with this Pesach cholent. Reproduced from Perfect for Pesach permission from the copyright holders ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications, LTD. In order to make the “ultimate” Pesach cholent, I tried numerous versions over weeks and weeks but wasn’t so happy with the results. I…
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Yapchik. With a Name Like That It Better Be Good.
And it is! Here’s the story of how I came to do it right. Yapchik: literal translation: potato kugel with a layer of meat in it. Not so literal translation: serious Jewish comfort food. For years the mere thought of Yapchik made me queasy. I might have tasted one that was way too heavy, or…
6 New Ways to Make Schnitzel This Pesach (Gluten-Free)
Welcome, variety! It’s probably the dish you’ll make most often this Pesach. Change it up and please the crowds with 6 new versions of Pesach schnitzel. By Personal Chef Ruth Bendkowski Schnitzel is always a staple for Pesach. It’s one of those things that are just always a hit and fly off the table. How…
4 Ways to Use Our Pesach Pizza Dough (including…for pizza, of course)
This kosher-for-Passover pizza dough recipe will come in handy for more than just pizza Last year, I decided I wanted to create a Pesach pizza dough. I wasn’t happy with the matzah meal-concoction I’d mix together each year to make lehme b’agine (Syrian meat pizzas) each year. I needed something else. I also knew a…
This Lemonade is My Family’s Pesach Tradition
I used to squeeze the lemons for lemonade as a young girl; now my own children have taken over. I think of Pesach back in Lugano, where I grew up, and the scent of lemon oil hits me immediately. Lemon oil is that oil that comes out of the lemon peel if squeezed too hard….
Don’t use processed ingredients on Pesach? Not a problem!
Updated! Pesach Recipes with the Basics – here we go! Updated March 2023 It’s the time of the year when I got lots of messages for people asking for me recipes I gave them last year. Years ago, I thought I was clever. I uploaded as many recipes as I could to cookkosher (a recipe…
This Never Gets Old. The Classic Apple Pear Crumble for Pesach.
It’s everyone’s favorite. Just heat up the apple pear crumble, grab some ice cream, and you’re golden. Did you know you can buy nuts directly from the Nuts Galore/Golden Fluff factory at 118 Monmouth Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701? Get the freshest nuts at a great discount! For bulk nuts, there is a 3 lb minimum…
The First Thing You Need To Bake? Definitely This Pesach Cake
Can a Pesach chocolate cake be better than a chametz one? It’s the one cake my children will all agree on, Pesach or not. Chocolatey and dense, it makes you wonder why you don’t bake this year-round. Truth is, I prepared one this past Friday (the Friday after Purim) just to make sure all my…
Create Your Own Spicy Sand Art…and Then Use This Spice Mix on Everything!
This will be the most useful spice mix in your cabinet This pretty mixture is a basic combination that my mother has been using for all my lifetime and will always be in the spice cabinet of each of my sisters: It includes: 1/3 cup paprika 1/4 cup table salt 1/3 cup garlic powder 1/4…
The 3-Ingredient No-Bake Biscotti You’ll Make Over and Over This Pesach
This biscotti recipe seems like a miracle! No mixer, not even a bowl, and no oven required! I make this biscotti all year round, but it’s perfect for Pesach—and without that potato starch after taste. There’s one caveat to preparing a Pesach recipe in the middle of the winter. The all year round bags of…