So, here’s what happened: It was late morning, and I suddenly realized that I hadn’t defrosted the brisket for the big Rosh Hashana meal that evening. Panic set in! I took the brisket out of the freezer – a rock-hard frozen slab o’ meat – and throwing caution to the wind, put it in…
Passover
Passover Charoset
Charoset for Passover, or Wine Apple Walnut Conserve for the rest of you. Call it a “wine jam”, if you will. Made from Kosher for Passover concord grape wine, apples, walnuts and accented with ground cinnamon, ginger, and cloves, charoset (the “ch”pronounced like you’re clearing your throat), is a traditional part of the…
Vegan Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
Last year, one of my cousins asked me if I had any vegan/vegetarian recipes that his daughter would like, for Passover. Increasingly, I’m getting requests for vegan recipes, gluten-free recipes, and recipes that don’t contain matzo meal, for the very religious who don’t eat “wet” matzo on Passover. And you thought I had some…