I intended to go small and be simple this year, but never mind. We'll use my family's Baskin Haggadah, and remember fondly family friend Marty Segal's comment every Passover, "same as last year, let's eat!" My beloved will lead the Seder, but I plan to interrupt whenever I feel like it, and told our guests to do so too. Anyway, I now have plans for 16 participants, 3 types of charoset and 7 or 8 desserts. Oh well. Here is my Passover Seder menu and recipes for 2026 (5786.) By the way, ... read more
Tips for Saving Broth or Soup
Whether you have a lot or a little, use these tips for saving broth or soup. You won't be sorry and you'll have broth or soup to use as the basis for lots of meals in the chilly winter months. It's wintertime and there is no better lunch or dinner than a cup or bowl of steaming hot soup. I love ramen and chicken soup. But honestly, in this weather almost any hot soup will warm the cockles of my heart as my mom used to say. these days, I'm loving vegan carrot coconut curry soup. I can't even ... read more
Simple and Easy Lemon Curd
Some things are life changing. And so it was for me with this Lemon Curd. Before, I had always made lemon curd on the stove. Hoping that I would not turn my egg-based lemon curd into scrambled eggs by ... read more
Charoset Recipe Roundup for Passover
Why a charoset recipe roundup? Three reasons: There are many variations on the charoset (also spelled haroset) mixture, ranging from simple ones using a single fruit, one type of nuts, and a bit ... read more
Jewish Cheese Blintzes for Shavuot
Cheese blintzes are traditional for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. but you definitely don't have to be Jewish to love them. They're easy to make and freeze just fine. You can buy them frozen, but this ... read more
Surprising Ingredients that are Kosher for Passover
I have lots of Passover-friendly recipes for the seder. But it gets difficult to plan meals for the rest of the week that aren't boring or so chock full of matzo or matzo meal that we can barely ... read more
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