This refreshing, creamy strawberry shortcake dessert is the perfect sweet ending to any Yom Tov meal, whether dairy or meat. It was the last day of Chol Hamoed Pesach, and I had already used up all the potato starch and nuts in my pantry. I still had plenty of baked goods and cookies in my…
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Three Creamy Ways to Top Your Pasta (or Zoodles)
Tired of alfredo? Super tired of marinara? Here’s three new sauces that’ll made your pasta dish a standout. Pasta is definitely a staple in most every household, but aren’t you getting tired of the way you top it? Here’s three new flavorful sauces I enjoy with my pasta. These also work on top of zoodles…
Make Homemade Mayo Without a Food Processor (simply because it’s the most delicious thing you can spread on your matzah)
If you have an immersion blender, you’re minutes away from easy mess-free homemade mayo Dips complement matzah really well. We’ve heard from lots of you who really enjoyed our Pesach dips during the first days. For those of you who skipped the homemade mayo because you don’t want to clean a food processor…well, here’s a…
29 Easy, Filling, And Nutritious Snacks For Traveling
You’ll very likely be too busy to sit down for a midday meal. Those snacks better be good! Chol Hamoed = Trips = Snacks Snacks are an important part of every day. They help us reach our nutrient requirements, and keep us full during the day so we don’t overeat at meals. Pesach is even…
Store Bought Look; Home Baked Taste: Get the Secrets to a Professional Roll Cake from Pastry Chef Margie Gross
Keep these delicious roll cakes in the freezer Roll cakes are very popular on Pesach and for good reason. When there’s so many meals and desserts to serve, often you want to pull out the cake you served yesterday. No matter how many times you slice a roll cake, it always looks complete and new….
Looking for the Ultimate Pesach Cholent (Gluten Free) ?
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…
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…
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…