My kids love my matzah brei and they only get it the week of Passover. It’s as close to French Toast as I can get it and we LOVE French Toast! Here’s the recipe. Matzah Brei 1 cup milk 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Enough matzah squares Combine everything…
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Matzah Pizza!
Kids love pizza and my teenager son can make it himself! (It is the month for miracles.) Just take a sheet of matzah, spread a tablespoon or two of tomato paste on it. Sprinkle with some organo & basil. Shred mozzarella cheese on top. Pop in the microwave until the cheese is melted –…
Read More »Frog Macaroons for Passover
My friend, Shifra, has done it again! A delicious way to learn about the plague of FROGS! Make enough for everyone! 1 cup confectioner’s sugar 3/4 cup almond flour 2 large egg whites, room temperature 1/4 cup superfine sugar 1/8 tsp. green food coloring 1 tablespoon finely chopped mint leaves Directions: Pulse confectioners’ sugar and…
Read More »Try something new: Italian Charoses
In Italy there are various regional versions of charoset. The charoset of Padua has prunes, raisins, dates, walnuts, apples, and chestnuts. In Milan they make it with apples, pears, dates, almonds, bananas, and orange juice. The following is a general version. 3 apples, sweet or tart. 2 pears 2 cups sweet wine 1/3 cup (50…
Read More »Chocolate Covered Bugs for Passover!?
My oh, so creative friend Shifra, came up with these delicious and kosher ‘bugs’ for your Passover table. The kids will love making them and everyone will love eating them! Here’s how to do it: Take Kosher for Passover marshmallows and use a well-cleaned scissors to snip slices about 1/8″ wide. Snip each slice in…
Read More »The Sacred Table
How can we use eating, something we do each day, as a way to make our life more intentional? How can it help us be more awake to our lives? Join Rabbi Ruth Adar and me for a delightful class on EATING! The Sacred Table You will eat, you will be satisfied, and you will…
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