One of my dear friends and I were trading recipes and menus for the upcoming Passover holiday. She explained her method for making Moroccan style salmon. I have encountered many recipes for Moroccan style fish, but they usually include garbanzo beans and are made with white … [Read more...] about Moroccan Salmon for Passover
Bumper Crop of Chanterelle Mushrooms
The California weather phenomenon, El Ninõ has brought a unusual amount of rain to Southern California this winter. After a 10 year drought, the reservoirs have been refilled and this Spring, the flowers and trees are spectacular. The flowers are larger, more abundant, and more … [Read more...] about Bumper Crop of Chanterelle Mushrooms
Passover Halibut Plaki
Plaki typically refers to a Greek baked fish dish with vegetables. My Nona (grandmother) made a dish she referred to as Plaki. The recipe, long forgotten, is a bit of a mystery and all I remember is that is contained green grapes and mild white fish. I thought I would give it … [Read more...] about Passover Halibut Plaki
Passover Mushroom Muffins
My step mother-in-law Granny Laura Dean taught me this recipe for Pesach. She has since passed away but she was always a wonderful grandmother to my children and a great cook and entertainer. These little dumplings bake in the oven in muffin tins. … [Read more...] about Passover Mushroom Muffins
Haroset for Passover
Just as the Jewish slaves in Egypt under the rule of the Pharaoh, made endless numbers of bricks there are an endless number of haroset recipes. The haroset or the symbolic mortar held the bricks together. Since I was a child coloring in my picture book Haggadah shel Pesach, I … [Read more...] about Haroset for Passover
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