When I was a growing up I never felt deprived on Passover. Quite the opposite in fact. In an effort to make sure the kids didn’t feel like Passover was too much of a hardship my normally health conscious mother would fill the pantry with all kinds of sweets and treats we didn’t usually get [...]
This year I decided I want to serve chocolate fondue for dessert at our seder. It is fun and festive without being too heavy after a large meal. Plus, it is a fun play on the seder theme of dipping our food. Why stop with dipping the karpas(vegetables) and the maror (bitter herbs)? We can [...]
If you are a regular reader of this blog it might seem that all I ever eat is sweets. Alas this is not true. I do need to eat mostly other things or, like everyone else, I just start to feel icky. These days one of my favorite foods to keep on hand is quinoa. [...]