Category Archives: Pesach

Asian Spiced Mushroom Ragout

Mushroom Ragout with wine, almonds and dried plums 10 extra large Portobello mushrooms, sliced diagonally into slices 1/2 inch thick Salt and black pepper Safflower oil and PAM, for frying. 1 large yellow onion, diced 2 large carrots, peeled and … Continue reading

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Improved Passover Apple Cake–with doubled recipe!

 I posted this apple cake recipe YEARS ago, on Blogspot, on my blog called “Melon Memories,”  which still exists, even though it is empty because blogs are hard to kill. Last Pesach, I gave the recipe to one of my … Continue reading

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Improved Passover Apple Cake!

 I posted this apple cake recipe YEARS ago, on Blogspot, on my blog called “Melon Memories,”  which still exists, because I am a digital packrat and blogs are hard to kill. For my Seder this Pesach, I gave the recipe … Continue reading

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Turkey Meatloafie Recipe Revealed!

Here is the recipe for my wildly popular individual meat loaves, from last year’s Seder menu. John is John Cronin, who is my neice’s fiance, a great chef, and a neat freak. That’s why he needed all the paper towels. … Continue reading

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Successful Second Seder Menu for 20

The menu, which served 20 guests, ranging from age 17 to 91, very well, and generated ALMOST NO LEFTOVERS:(omygosh, did they have enough?)Chicken Soup with Matza Balls (2 gallons of soup, 50 matzo balls, see last post for matza balls, … Continue reading

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Matzo Ball memories

Floaters or Sinkers? In the sad degradation of Passover tradition that happens when parents get older and children move out, in these downbeat latter days when there is no one young enough to sing the Four Questions without embarrassment, and … Continue reading

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