I got this recipe off of www.jewishtvnetwork last year. I tested it before suggesting it to all of you. Big success! Banana Cake with Marsala-Fresh Fruit Relish Pareve yields: 1 bundt 7 eggs, separated 1 cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 ½ cups ripe bananas, mashed (approximately 3 bananas) ¾ cup matzo cake flour…
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Passover with children I got the question: What can I do with my toddler, age 18 months, at the seder? My answer is, not much. Feed her, hold her, distract her with toys and put her to bed on time. There isn’t a lot about the seder that a tiny one can enjoy other…
Read More »PASSOVER! Passover – the most observed of all Jewish holidays. Years ago a Jewish fellow emailed me to say that he had read about a rabbi who claimed that the Exodus never really happened! Now what, he asked, what if the story of Egypt and the Pharaoh aren’t true? It doesn’t matter, I told him. …
Read More »What does Passover mean in American Jewish community? Often Jews will say, “Passover is my favorite holiday.” Often Christians will say, “Christmas is my favorite holiday.” These two days are pretty different – one about the exodus from Egypt and the other about the birth of Jesus. What do we DO on these days? Passover…
Read More »A Shmuroh matzah An update to the Haggadah Rabbi Ferenc Raj, rabbi emeritus of Beth El in Berkeley, is a Rescued Child, rescued by Raoul Wallenberg in Hungary. From him I learned the following blessing that can be added to your haggadah. You can open your front door and say it out into the world or…
Read More »Let’s begin with the non-traditional dishes. I took a cooking class with a friend on Moroccan Cooking, here in Oakland from a gal named Dara who has The Sage Table. (You can find her online at www.thesagetable.com. I think she might be Jewish.) When I looked at the recipes she had taught us every single…
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