Passover Recipes

Passover is, after Rosh Hashana, my favorite Jewish holiday–mainly because it is all about home and family–and I love it despite, or maybe because of, all the work involved.

Hosting a Seder is, I believe, the essence of Jewish homemaking.

Yesterday I made a big batch of Gefilte Fish as my husband’s Aunt Rachel taught me (see Becoming a Proper Jew in the Kitchen). I just love bringing that fierce lady back to life in my kitchen and passing on her way of cooking, which was so much the essence...