One of my all-time favorite foods for Passover week was Pinwheel Meatloaf. Reaching back into my admittedly faulty memory, I don’t remember my mother ever making meatloaf except during Passover. But, whenever Passover came around, we always pored over the latest recipe pamphlet from one of the kosher food companies, and planned our grocery…
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Flamingo’s Mulled Wine Cocktail For Thanksgivukkah
I have to admit to having flipped out just a little bit when I discovered that Thanksgiving falls on the first day of Chanukah, this year. For all of its funkiness, using the lunar calendar, and always having Jewish holidays fall on different days every year, nothing this weird has ever happened in my…
Traditional Potato Kugel (Potato “Pudding”)
The Potato Kugel is one of those traditional side dishes of eastern European heritage, that’s designed to be the perfect sponge for jus from your roast beef or roast chicken, or whenever you want something a little dressier than plain roasted or mashed potatoes. Something that says, “I cared enough about you to scrape my…