It seems that every year at Passover I try to make a matzoh lasagna, but have had varying degrees of success (or failure). Sometimes it comes out tasty, but it isn’t very healthy. Sometimes it is watery, sometimes it falls apart. But sometimes… Earlier this year, I was having fond memories of a tuna lasagna…
Category: Passover
Passover Granola: This was also in my mom’s recipe box
In the spirit of exploring my mom’s recipe box, I am revisiting this post from a decade ago…Hands down, this granola is my family’s favorite thing I make for Passover. Even though it makes 2 quarts, I usually have to make it at least twice to get us through the week. (NOTE: this year, in…
Roasted Asparagus with Romesco Sauce
Local asparagus is in!!! To me, this is the real sign that spring is here. We will be obsessively eating asparagus for the next few weeks, it’s one of our traditions… “When they pick it, we will eat it” We also still have some matzoh left over, so I decided to make the romesco sauce…
Escalivada (Catalan Roast Vegetables)
I am in love! I want to put these vegetables on everything! And yes, we were continuing our Spanish theme from Passover. It was so simple. Rub on some oil, sprinkle with salt, wrap in aluminum foil, then bake. Unwrap, peel, chop and sprinkle with olive oil, salt and sherry vinegar. And, ta da! A…
Quajado
Our Spanish Passover continues… Lauren is home, so we needed a vegetarian dinner option and opted for a Quajado, an egg, cheese and vegetable dish. For tonight, we used zucchini, feta and cheddar. The combination was simply delicious. Salty, rich and slightly sweet. To complete the dinner we added a Spanish spinach dish with pine…
Our Spanish Seder
I decided to make an all-Spanish food Seder this year. It started with a Spanish Sephardic Charoset with hazelnuts, pistachios, marcona almonds, walnuts, dates, pears, figs and apples. This made a fabulous Hillel sandwich with my home-made maror (horseradish) The serious eating started with saffron sofrito matzoh ball soup. This was so good, it will likely become…
Creamy Sunchoke & Asparagus Soup
After many nights of heavy Passover foods, I was craving soup. Plus, I had stopped at one of our local orchards on my drive home from a client meeting and picked up some just-picked asparagus. Asparagus and my Jerusalem artichokes…a happy combo! The soup looks rich and tastes rich, but is so light and healthy!…
Lemon-roasted Jerusalem Artichokes and Potatoes
Although I did a lot of cooking and baking for our Passover Seder, only one ingredient came from my garden (other than my dried herbs) – my good ole Jerusalem artichokes. Roasted with some baby yukon potatoes and lemon, it made a really tasty side dish. I decided to go with roasted vegetables since I already was making…
Salad Olivieh
I remember having Salad Olivieh in Iran in restaurants when we travelled into the center of the country. When I asked my husband if he would like me to try making it, he jumped on the idea. Unbeknownst to me, it is one of his favorites. So, the pressure was on. As seems to be…
Banana Maple Matzoh Brei
By the end of Passover I am always scrambling for some way to excite my family, and myself, about one more matzoh meal. Last year, I saved Martha Stewart’s Banana Maple Matzoh Brei for the last lunch of Passover. And what a treat is was! But be careful, our bananas were almost over-ripe so it…
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