From Scratch

To all who observe it, Happy Pesach.

It’s effortless, uses few ingredients and has a delicious twist: it creates its own sauce. No liquid is used. This recipe for brisket as pot roast is not your grandmother’s brisket. Not Bubbe’s at Passover nor Grammie’s on a cold day.
This is unlike any other recipe I’ve seen for braised brisket. Along with not needing liquid, […]

As Los Angeles Chef Suzanne Tracht says, Passover is all about the matzoh balls. They’re easy to make — and I will sidestep the “sinkers or floaters” debate — and she shows us how in this short video from Epicurious.
What startled me here was her mention of matzoh ball mix to make them, when starting […]

Whenever I can devise a recipe that does double duty in my interfaith life, I am happy. This lightened-up take on a favorite worked for Easter and will work for Passover, when dairy is appropriate. In fact, I can envision this any time a plated dessert is needed.
For those not familiar with Passover dietary laws, grains are […]

I wonder if this store sells lobster for Passover?
As moonbeammcqueen said in the Comments, A new holiday -  Hamukkah!

 Photo from Seth Godin’s blog

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To all who celebrate it, Happy Hanukkah.
Click on the photo to be taken to three latke recipes at NY Newsday.

These delectable cookies, with a rich, flaky dough of cream cheese and butter, are probably the most popular Jewish cookie in America, loved by Gentiles too. The name means “little twists” in Yiddish and they’re year-round favorites but are traditional at Hanukkah. It’s early this year; the first candle will be lit the evening of […]

Wishing you an easy fast

To those who celebrate it

The Diner’s Journal blog of the The New York Times invited readers to submit questions for Joan Nathan, the noted cookbook author and frequent Times contributor, about cooking and baking for Rosh Hashana. Nathan was quite generous with her expertise, recipes and ideas, including several for special needs such as gluten-free.
Recipes range from fruited briskets and chicken to a […]

This is a kugel for those who like their noodle puddings pure: no pineapple, no applesauce or raisins, nothing to detract from its sweet, comforting goodness. Is it dessert or a side dish?  Take your choice.
My cyber friend Sunny, who shared the recipe, agrees it can go either way and whichever way it goes, it disappears […]

Rosh Hashana without honey cake is like Hamlet without Hamlet.
The Jewish New Year is next week and this will be on the table. You don’t have to be Jewish to love it and it has a lot going for it; it’s Marcy Goldman’s Definitive Moist and Majestic Honey Cake and it lives up to its name. It’s from her book, […]

It doesn’t take a lot of effort to dress up a dinner plate. This simple timbale achieves that while adding a bit of height and best of all, it can be done ahead.
This recipe is from Marlene Sorosky’s Fast & Festive Meals for the Jewish Holidays, but the cookbook is for anyone who likes good food. […]

 
Like most people, I appreciate a side dish that takes care of itself, more or less, while I tend to other parts of the meal. When it’s fast and tasty, as this is, so much the better. I make this every other week or so, for it compliments all sorts of protein. I made it […]

Good Monday morning! If you celebrated Easter yesterday, chances are you’ve got leftovers and are looking at a few days of sandwiches or veggies that just get limper when reheated in the nuker. If you’ve been celebrating Passover, you might just have some boxes of matzo left and are looking at them with one eye on the trash […]