ellaella on Apr 19th, 2008Happy Passover 08
To all who observe it, Happy Pesach.
ellaella on Apr 18th, 2008Nut encrusted chicken
A friend and I came up with this quick and easy recipe a couple years ago, when we decided to cut back on carbs and lose a little weight. A little is all we lost — how does anyone go weeks without fruit? — and it wasn’t lost for long, but I still enjoy this […]
ellaella on Apr 13th, 2008The easiest brisket recipe ever
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, […]
ellaella on Mar 31st, 2008How to: make matzoh balls
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 […]
ellaella on Mar 28th, 2008Individual no-crust cheesecakes
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 […]
ellaella on Sep 2nd, 2007The last egg cream
If I were a real New Englander – and many who are say I never will be and they’re probably right — I’d be making a pot of baked beans this weekend. No, I’m proof that you can take the woman out of New York, but you can’t take New York out of the woman. So […]
ellaella on Apr 9th, 2007Humor: matzo, cats..and pills?
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 […]
ellaella on Apr 2nd, 2007Happy Passover
To all who celebrate it, Happy Pesach
ellaella on Mar 24th, 2007Overlapping holidays & baked ziti
Mr. Knife Skills and I have spent a good part of the day working on our menus and cooking schedules for Passover and Easter. If you haven’t figured it out, he’s the Jewish half, I’m Catholic. My mom, G-d rest her, was Protestant so blended beliefs are a way of life for me. This year, Passover […]
ellaella on Mar 22nd, 2007Macaroons - what’s not to love?
Note: The url in the photo is my old url. I did not swipe the photo. I plastered the url on it because someone did steal it. Sad, really, when you consider it’s not such a good photo. Oh, well..on with the recipe! They taste better than I can make them look in a picture.
Let’s […]
ellaella on Mar 15th, 2007Coke is It (Again)
3/29 - Bedford has it! - Stop and Shop has Passover Coke, Diet Coke and Sprite.
3/28 update - I’ve gotten several emails asking where to find this in NH. I don’t drink soda, but I was under the impression the Boston area would be the closest. I’m trying to find out. Coke’s website is useless for this type […]
