This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Passover, also called Pesach.
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Food On Passover Indulgence
Inspired by Buzzfeed’s 25 Delicious Ways to Use Matzoh, I am running full speed ahead into Pesach. I have lists of vegan, Pesach-friendly recipes lining my cubicle at work and shopping lists ready that I’ve prepped already. Strawberry Rhubarb. Dark Chocolate Brei. Rosemary Crepes. Cookies Galore, spiced, promising to be fluffy. I am resolved to…
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Recipes Mixing Bowl: Passover Recipe Edition
Philadelphia chef Michael Solomonov will bring tastes from Zahav to Momofuku’s “Late Night Dinner Series” in the East Village. Reserve now for the April 9 event. [Grub Street] Matzo showdown! A taste test for a product we always though was, well, tasteless. [Serious Eats] “Passover is the Olympics for mashgiachs” — shadowing the kosher supervisor…
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Food Oenophile-Tested, Rabbi-Approved Wines for Your Seder
We’ve been hearing it for years: kosher wine has come a long way. Sweet wines, dubbed by some as the 11th plague, are no longer the only option for Passover. Here’s a roundup of oenophile-tested, rabbi-approved picks for this year’s Seder table: The granddaddy of wine publications has picks for all budgets, from a $13…
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Food Who Took the Crown at the Manischewitz Cook-Off?
Before we get to the food (and believe us, we’ll get to the food), we’d be remiss if we didn’t point out how much of a rock star Newark mayor Cory Booker was at the seventh annual Man-O-Manischewitz Kosher Cook-Off on Thursday. After posing with star-struck guests, Booker took the stage to praise Manischewitz for…
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Fast Forward Madeira Jews Hold First Seder in Centuries
Descendants of Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism centuries ago will attend the first seder in decades on the Portuguese island of Madeira off the coast of Africa. Thirteen Jews, some of them Bnei Anousim, the descendants of Portuguese Jews targeted for conversion during the Inquisition, will gather in Funchal, the capital of the archipelago on…
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Life Starving for Passover
Eight days without leavened bread is no easy task for any Jew. No whole-wheat bagels with scallion cream cheese! No chewy chocolate chip cookies! No soy sauced-drenched rice! But it is especially trying for me; I am 29 years old and eight years recovered from a decade-long eating disorder. Each year, Passover’s food restrictions —…
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Recipes Raspberry Ganache Marjolaine
Jewel Chaudhary, mother of Arun Chaudhary, submitted this recipe for Raspberry Ganache Marjolaine for the White House Seder dinner. She originally found it in an issue of Bon Appetit in the early 1990s. “It was introduced into the family because we are big chocolate lovers, and other than jell-rings or chocolate covered macaroons it’s not…
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Food Ziskend Family Matzo Ball Soup
Joan Mass, the grandmother of Herbie Ziskend, shared her recipe for matzo balls (they’re usually floaters, but sometimes sinkers) with the White House. 4 eggs, slightly beaten 4 tablespoons ice water 4 tablespoons oil 1 cup matzo meal 1 teaspoon salt 1) Place ingredients in large bowl and mix well. After mixing, cover and refrigerate…
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