I grew up in Jewish home and Passover was always a favorite holiday. Our family was large when I was young and we went to my Grandma Ida and Grandpa Joe’s apartment in Brooklyn of the magic expanding table no matter what. For years, my girl cousins were miffed at me since as the oldest, […]
Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons
This recipe is dedicated to my beloved Grandma Ida, who baked with Crisco and love along with plenty of eggs and white sugar, but I am sure she’d love what I did here. My daughter Tracy is making a batch of these cookies for our family seder this week. Passover, like all of my family’s […]
Dukkah-Spiced Chocolate–Covered Matzoh for Passover
My aunt Arlene, cousin Sheila’s mom (Sheila Bender of WritingItReal.com), was our family’s gourmet cook, and she made a fine French Passover meal one year. It was not a hit. I tried changing up the ritual Charoset a few times but my family was disappointed. They wanted the Ashkenazi version, which is primarily apples, walnuts, cinnamon bound with […]
Passover or anytime Vegan Chocolate-Dipped Macaroons
Regardless of the weather, the springtime holidays of Passover and Easter start next week. Offer a recipe from Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy Free Desserts for Passover or Easter. I’ll be posting the Easter recipe, which is really cute, in a couple of days. The recipe I chose as my Passover recipe […]
