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What Foods are Going to be on your Passover Table?

sunala — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 21:38:36 GMT

I'm going to be preparing the Passover Seder this year, and am now going over my menu. I was going to attempt to make my mother's gefilte fish, but there's no way it will ever come out as good as hers, so I'm not going to try.

I'm going to make chopped liver, stuffed cabbage (the unstuffed variety), brisket, roasted chicken, and assorted side dishes which will all be made with matzoh.

Here is a dessert I'd like to try. It can be made any time of the year, switching the potato starch for flour.

http://www.kosherinthekitch.com/cheesecake-brownie/

What's on your menu?

Re: What Foods are Going to be on your Passover Table?

NoelSeven — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 21:56:50 GMT

Good Pesach, sunny

Your Seder meal sounds wonderful. A couple of days ago, I posted a selection of Passover deserts here if you're looking for other ideas, also.

Re: What Foods are Going to be on your Passover Table?

sunala — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:01:24 GMT

On 3/31/2015 NoelSeven said:
Good Pesach, sunny

Your Seder meal sounds wonderful. A couple of days ago, I posted a selection of Passover deserts here if you're looking for other ideas, also.

Thanks NoelSeven, good Pesach to you too!

I must have missed it. I'll check it out now

Re: What Foods are Going to be on your Passover Table?

reiki604 — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:06:49 GMT

In addition to the egg,potato, parsley charoses and matzo, I am making gefilte fish with homemade horseradish, matzoball chicken soup. For the main course we will have brisket, turkey, potato kugel, string beans with almonds, and tsimmes. For dessert there will be fruit, macaroons and some sort of cake. I just koshered my oven and scrubbed the kitchen to make it ready. Now the preparation and cooking begins!

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Lucky Charm — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:08:02 GMT

I just watched Home and Family on Hallmark channel and they had a chef/cookbook author Paula Shoyer make a gelfite fish loaf with the salmon inside. Looked extremely easy to make, very pretty and everyone raved about the taste (said it was sweet).

You should look for the recipe, I bet it would be a hit!

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Shelbelle — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:08:23 GMT

I love a matzo kugel with fruit, yummy!!!

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I am still oxox — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:11:43 GMT

I have no clue yet what if anything i will be making, life since my Mom passed away in October has been so scattered

Re: What Foods are Going to be on your Passover Table?

NoelSeven — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:16:11 GMT

On 3/31/2015 I am still oxox said:
I have no clue yet what if anything i will be making, life since my Mom passed away in October has been so scattered

My sympathy for your loss, oxox.

How about your past family favorites for your Seder? Perhaps scaled down if it's too much for you at this point in time.

Re: What Foods are Going to be on your Passover Table?

reiki604 — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:18:06 GMT

Oxox........I know how you feel. My mom passed last July and this is the first Pesach without her. Maybe that's why I need to do all this work. My deepest sympathies on your loss.

Re: What Foods are Going to be on your Passover Table?

I am still oxox — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 23:05:41 GMT

On 3/31/2015 NoelSeven said:
On 3/31/2015 I am still oxox said:
I have no clue yet what if anything i will be making, life since my Mom passed away in October has been so scattered

My sympathy for your loss, oxox.

How about your past family favorites for your Seder? Perhaps scaled down if it's too much for you at this point in time.

My Mom was the one who really enjoyed the holiday, and all the foods, my Dad could not care less. I am not sure he would even eat matzo. I will play is by ear

thank you all

Re: What Foods are Going to be on your Passover Table?

shamalamadingdong4 — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 23:17:33 GMT

So sorry xoxo and reiki, I remember celebrating the first Passover without my mom. It was rough. I'll probably do a spinach casserole, potato kugel, maybe some chicken for hubby and son, along with Sunny's matzoh crunch and an Israeli chocolate matzoh roll for dessert. I'll also have some fresh fruit and salad to ward off the dreaded Pesach abdominal pucker.

Re: What Foods are Going to be on your Passover Table?

reiki604 — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 23:57:05 GMT

Thank you shamalamadingdong. I saw a chocolate sedar plate at the store today but smacked my own hand away when reaching for it.

Re: What Foods are Going to be on your Passover Table?

Dell1 — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:23:41 GMT

On 3/31/2015 reiki604 said: In addition to the egg,potato, parsley charoses and matzo, I am making gefilte fish with homemade horseradish, matzoball chicken soup. For the main course we will have brisket, turkey, potato kugel, string beans with almonds, and tsimmes. For dessert there will be fruit, macaroons and some sort of cake. I just koshered my oven and scrubbed the kitchen to make it ready. Now the preparation and cooking begins!

I am not of this faith so don't know what koshered an oven means. Just curious.

Re: What Foods are Going to be on your Passover Table?

reiki604 — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:47:26 GMT

On 3/31/2015 Dell said:
On 3/31/2015 reiki604 said: In addition to the egg,potato, parsley charoses and matzo, I am making gefilte fish with homemade horseradish, matzoball chicken soup. For the main course we will have brisket, turkey, potato kugel, string beans with almonds, and tsimmes. For dessert there will be fruit, macaroons and some sort of cake. I just koshered my oven and scrubbed the kitchen to make it ready. Now the preparation and cooking begins!

I am not of this faith so don't know what koshered an oven means. Just curious.

Koshering the oven means a serous deep clean of the oven, racks, knobs, burners etc. to remove any traces of food that has been cooked in it that may have not been kosher. Since I do not keep a kosher home this is done for Passover when all remnants of non Passover foods (chumetz) must be removed. There are more rituals that are done but this is a simple explanation.

Re: What Foods are Going to be on your Passover Table?

Dell1 — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:51:33 GMT

On 3/31/2015 reiki604 said:
Koshering the oven means a serous deep clean of the oven, racks, knobs, burners etc. to remove any traces of food that has been cooked in it that may have not been kosher. Since I do not keep a kosher home this is done for Passover when all remnants of non Passover foods (chumetz) must be removed. There are more rituals that are done but this is a simple explanation.

Thanks for the reply reiki. I love hearing about different traditions and foods others share and enjoy.

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Melania — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 01:20:42 GMT

Desserts and more desserts. That recipe looks good, Sunala.

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Qwackertoo — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 01:23:25 GMT

oops guess I better get busy koshering my oven tomorrow!

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brewhaha — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 02:01:45 GMT

DH will say please pass it over.

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SANNA — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 02:29:32 GMT

We are going to have gefilte fish, smoked salmon, fresh tomato/ cucumber /sweet pepper/romaine/onion/radish salad,chicken soup. Main coarse is always roasted leg of lamb,variety of matzo dishes, fruit, wine.

Re: What Foods are Going to be on your Passover Table?

sunala — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 02:43:57 GMT

To those of you that are interested in making a DEELISH toffee candy, here is the recipe for Toffee Matzoh Crunch. It's very simple (step by step photo directions), and trust me when I tell you it's SOOO good!

http://www.ohnuts.com/blog/passover-chocolate-toffee-matzah-recipe/

ENJOY!

i am still oxox and reiki I'm so sorry for the loss of your dear mothers. As many of us know, the first holiday after our mothers are gone is terribly hard. It does get easier but I have to admit it does take time.

I felt the best way to honor my mother was to try to do the best I could. I knew there were certain foods my mother made that I could never duplicate, so we had to come up with some new traditions mixed in with the old. That is what our children will remember.

I wish you all a beautiful, sweet holiday xox