I love this Haroseth recipe featured in the New York Time a few years ago. I make it every year for Passover. For those unfamiliar, Haroseth is a chopped nut and fruit mixture served during the Passover Seder. It's usually eaten between two pieces of matzoh, to represent the mortar used by Jews in building palaces and pyramids of Egypt during their slavery. Like the other Passover recipes I've made this weekend (Chocolate Covered Matzoh, Matzoh Kugel) I cannot figure out why I eat this amazingly flavorful fruit dish only two days out of … [Read more...]
Matzoh Bark
April 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment
With Passover around the corner, try this recipe for Matzoh Bark (aka Chocolate Covered Matzoh). It's the perfect activity with your children as who doesn't like pouring melted chocolate over salted matzoh. You can even get creative with your "toppings." We've used dried cranberries, pistachio bits, shaved coconuts in our past batches of our favorite Passover snack that will last well beyond the 8 days of Passover. Simply place your finished pieces in an airtight container and refrigerate until serving and after serving. Once you try … [Read more...]
Holiday Meal Prep, and a Sweet & Sour Brisket
September 25, 2012 By 3 Comments
I’m not embarrassed to admit that I’ve been preparing for tonight’s holiday dinner since Sunday. With all of the thought, shopping and kitchen labor involved, you’d think I’d be feeding at least twenty people. Nope. I’m only having my family (2 adults; 2 kids) and my brother. Once an overachiever, always an overachiever. I was that kid in high school who always over-studied for tests and never waited until the last minute—cramming was never part of my vernacular. When I decided I was going to venture out of my comfort zone (again) … [Read more...]
