katliamom

I just want to say -- happy Passover everyone!

dudedad

Are you near a full service Wegmans? Best matzah ball soup.

roshke

Just did the Passover supermarket shopping. There was a huge aisle there this year - a much bigger selections of things than even a few years ago. Got extra Crispy-Os, macaroons and snacks for S to use at school!

fourkidsmom

AOL food has Passover recipes now (5 pages worth) and allrecipes.com always has a bunch too,(and those are submitted and reviewed by us common folk!)

mathmom

The most recent issue of Bon Appetit had some good looking recipes. (Including a quinoa one.)

worrywart

I found a delicious sounding farfel side dish recipe on Cooking Light.com. Thanks for all your suggestions. Now I'll need an additional eight nights!

jym626

worrywart-
read this thread Happy Passover to my CC Friends from last year for good recipes

worrywart

Thanks, jym!

mini

When making matzoh balls, use seltzer!

worrywart

Agreed mini (but that's for those of us who prefer floaters to sinkers).

mini

I am definitely of the floater persuasion.

I'm working with a homeschooling family that is spending time doing "Matzoball Math" with their 8-year-old. Radius, circumference, diameter, area, volume - before and after cooking - weight, before and after; base 16 (converting ounces to pounds); calorie measurement; cooking time covered and uncovered (that one isn't my idea - cooking them uncovered makes 'em tough).

Matzoh balls symbolize the rocks used in David's slingshot, or the balls used in Joshua's cannons when attacking the walls of Jericho. They can also be seen as a symbol of virility. Matzoh balls can also remind us of the time we spent as slaves in Egypt, and used to break our teeth on the food. Alternatively, they can remind of us of heavenly ascent, and the Moshiach to come, trailing a storm of matzoh balls behind him.

Good Yom Tov!

fourkidsmom

Passover chocolate chip cookies that are turning out great:
http://kosherfood.about.com/od/passo...hipcookies.htm

worrywart

Where did you find Pesadich (sp?) margarine?

2forcollege

To start, most Kosher markets have "Mother's" margarine that is also parve...very useful stuff.

My H is an Iranian Jew so we get to eat rice!!! We also have a fun tradition of beating each other with scallions during the diyano(sp).

Everyone loves the Charoset I make and we eat it during the holiday as a snack or breakfast:

Persian Charoset (H's mom's recipe):
In a food processor mix equal amounts of walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, and pistachios with fresh peeled apples, raisins, dates and dried apricots. Add equal amounts of kosher red wine and cider vinegar to make it a thick, but spreadable consistency. Add cinnamon and powdered cardamom to taste.

momfromme

Just made a sweet potato and prune casserole for tomorrow's seder. I made it last year to great acclaim. I modified this recipe http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sweet-P...le/Detail.aspx with some additional spices and with half stewed prunes and half regular prunes.