It might be your first time making Pesach, or your 25th…but now you can have instructions for all those Pesach basics conveniently in one place. There are the special dishes and then there are the staples: the items that must get prepared sometime between now and Yom Tov. Here’s a roundup of all the Pesach…
appetizers
Grilled Strip Steak
You might also know this steak as “”Delmonico Strips” or “NY Strip Steak.” I have been noticing this nicely marbled cut of meat on the shelf at the butcher’s lately. Sometimes called “delmonico strips” sometimes “NY style strip steak,” and they are intrinsically the same thing. It’s a French roast cut into strips which makes…
Grilled Chicken Salad with the Best Nuts
With minimal ingredients and maximum flavor, this is the only grilled chicken salad you need this Pesach. Sometimes we put our minds together and create a recipe, together. Whenever we do that, magic happens. We did that when we came up with the Berry Coulis (which we even created a Pesach version since it was…
Kosher Kopycat: Tuna Carpaccio
A refreshing and surprisingly different way to serve your tuna crudo. At our house, the girls have a bit of an obsession with raw fish. The boys at the table have learned to look the other way and stick to their chummus with garlic confit and sourdough, while the girls polish off another form of…
Chummus Bassar
You’ve tasted Chummus Bassar–the chummus dish with spiced ground meat–before. But this one is simply the best version. Editor’s Note: We first tasted Chayale’s Chummus Bassar when she had prepared it for a get together. We tasted it. It was simply better than any Chummus Bassar we had ever tasted (and we have tasted lots…
Crispy Sushi Rice Cakes
How to make crispy sushi rice cakes–it’s the foundation of a great appetizer! They are easy to make and freezer-friendly. If you ever wanted an appetizer that is easy to plan ahead AND gorgeous to serve, we have it. Also, we need to mention, these are delicious. Because delicious is always important–but so is practicality….
Beef Negimaki
These Beef Negimaki are the perfect portions of tender, juicy steak. First off, we apologize to the butchers this season for featuring two recipes that entail some extra labor. Between the prep required for the Beef Carpaccio and this Beef Negimaki, you might not be too happy with us. Lucky for the consumer, though, both…
Beef Carpaccio
It’s beautiful, gourmet, refreshing, and needs very minimal prep. Make beef carpaccio just as you enjoy it at the restaurant. By the end of this post, you’ll be able to prepare beef carpaccio better than the chefs do at a restaurant. And you’ll be in amazement when you see just how easy it is. This…
Sliced Tongue in Tomato Sauce
If you like tongue, you will love this upgraded version of an old traditional dish. There is one sister that I try to visit on Yom Tov–but I also try to plan my visit for the day that she serves this amazing tongue so that I can take some leftovers home. You see, my bunch…
Hamantaschen Pizza Bourekas
Keep these Hamantaschen simple with sauce and cheese, or fill up wheat tortillas (wraps) with any of your favorite fillings. Comes Chodesh Adar (and this year, come Purim Katan) and we try to bring in the spirit of Purim into the house. What says Purim more than Hamentashen? Hamentschen. Yes, you can make classic Hamantaschen….
