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There is more to Pesach than potatoes! These recipes give you delicious, healthy and filling kosher-for-Pesach meal options.

  • Crunchy Coated Baked Apples - Crunchy Coated Baked Apples Yield: Each apple is one serving, but most people will want more than one serving of this one! Ingredients 6–8 medium green apples, peeled Oil as needed 1½ cup crushed walnuts or almonds, or a mix of both ¼ cup sugar 1 packet vanilla sugar White raisins, optional Method Peel and…
  • Gluten-free Chocolate Sponge Cake - Gluten-free Chocolate Sponge Cake Serves 6–8, depending on how generous you want to be with the slices… Ingredients 8 eggs 1¼ cups sugar 5 T. cocoa 2½ – 3 & 1/2 T. potato starch Method Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C. Prepare a large 10″ tube pan. Although most sponge cakes say not to…
  • Butternut Squash Kugel - Butternut Squash Kugel Serves approx. 8 Makes one 8×11-inch tray OR 1 medium sized loaf pan Ingredients 2½ cups (20 oz) cooked and mashed butternut squash (about 2 medium squashes) 5/8 cup potato starch ½ cup oil ½ cup sugar 3 eggs 2 tsp. cinnamon Method Cut the butternut squash in half lengthwise. Place the…
  • Double Layer “Shehakol” Cake - Double Layer “Shehakol” Cake So rich, you will be amazed that it’s wheat free! This recipe is from Mrs. Esther Strom, the mother of Tzippy, my graphic artist …which means it’s of course, incredible! Tzippy says: This makes a large oven-size tray, approximately 13″ x 15 ” wide, (NOT a jelly roll pan, this pan…
  • Salmon Gefilte Fish - Salmon Gefilte Fish This recipe has a story… I made up this recipe one year when, Erev Pesach, the fish store near me had a sale on salmon, the only catch being that one had to buy the whole fish. Since my parents were coming to me and they enjoy fresh salmon, I ordered it.…
  • Fruited Spinach Salad - Fruited Spinach Salad This is so colorful and healthy! Serves 6–8 Ingredients 8 romaine lettuce leaves 2 lbs. / 1 kilo / an entire box of fresh spinach, washed and spun dry 1 can mandarin oranges 3 large green apples, chopped 1/2 cup craisins 1 cup fresh pomegranate seeds 3 kiwis, sliced into circles Method…
  • Mandarin Orange Beet Salad - Mandarin Orange Beet Salad Beets keep well for longer periods of time, are full of healthy vitamins, and have so many varied uses. Instead of just average borscht or chrein, why not try something new this year? Tip You can freeze cooked beets and when they are defrosted, they are just as good as the…
  • Olive Dip - Olive Dip Dip right into this tasty spread, whether with matzo or even…challah! Some of you wrote me requesting a dip made from olives. Here it is — and we’d love to know how you enjoy it, or your own dip for challah ideas that you’d like to share with all of us! Ingredients Non…
  • Tangy Eggplant Salad - Tangy Eggplant Salad Such a good recipe, you will use it all year through…as I do! Serves 6 Ingredients 2 medium onions, diced 3 cloves garlic, diced 1 green pepper, diced 1 large eggplant or 2 small ones, peeled and diced 1/4 cup olive oil 1 & 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/2 tsp.…