Passover: Apple Matzoh Kugel

While Kugel has been a staple of Jewish cooking for centuries, this is only my second time baking Mom's kugel recipe (definitely check out  Mom's Noodle Pudding). Served hot or cold- as a side, or, for the sweeter versions, as a dessert-most people characterize kugel as a type of casserole or pudding made from egg noodles or potatoes.  However, for Passover Mom I used matzoh for the main substitute. I know you're probably thinking there's no way a bland, hard, cracker-like piece of matzoh … [Read more...]

Passover: Brownies

Ahem.  Take one look at these brownies and you tell me....do they look kosher for Passover to you? How can you tell they don't contain any flour or baking powder? Well, you can't tell... Absolutely NOTHING in these brownies is sacrificed.  Not looks.  Not even taste. That's right my friends.  Another simple, easy, Passover dessert that plays nice with your taste buds. … [Read more...]

Passover Matzoh Kugel

  While Kugel has been a staple of Jewish cooking for centuries, this is only my very first year experimenting with Mom's kugel recipes (definitely check out  Mom's Noodle Pudding). Served hot or cold- as a side, or, for the sweeter versions, as a dessert-most people characterize kugel as a type of casserole or pudding made from egg noodles or  potatoes.  However, since Passover restricts one from eating both potatoes and noodles, it's only logical to use a matzoh the substitute. I know you're probably thinking there's no way a … [Read more...]

Passover: Apple Matzoh Kugel

While Kugel has been a staple of Jewish cooking for centuries, this is only my very first year experimenting with Mom's kugel recipes (definitely check out  Mom's Noodle Pudding). Served hot or cold- as a side, or, for the sweeter versions, as a dessert-most people characterize kugel as a type of casserole or pudding made from egg noodles or  potatoes.  However, since Passover restricts one from eating both potatoes and noodles, it's only logical to use a matzoh the substitute. I know you're probably thinking there's no way a bland, hard, … [Read more...]