"His books have not just been good for the Jews; they have been great." – Joel Yanofsky, Literary Review of Canada
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This review of The Frumkiss Family Business by Joel Yanofsky appeared in the latest edition of the Literary Review of Canada.
Last December, after the film version of Barney's Version came out, I noticed that the chatter on my Facebook page about the movie and the Mordecai Richler novel it was based on had taken a familiar... Read more here
This is another recipe from our friend Robin Young.
There's a theme with Robin's recipes - this time there are no macaroons!
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups brown sugar (just add more white sugar if you can't find kosher le-pesach brown sugar)
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tbsp Passover vanilla sugar (optional)
1 cup unsalted butter or margarine
2 eggs
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup cake meal
1 cup potato starch
1 cup chocolate... Read more here
Who knew matzo could taste this good? This Matzo Charlotte will have everyone clamoring for more!
This recipe was came from our dear friend Libby, ala-ha-sholem, who got it from a friend of hers over fifty years ago.
Ingredients
3 large eggs, separated
4 matzos
1/2 cup sugar or more (to taste)
1/2 cup raisins
1 tsp kosher for pesach vanilla
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp grated zest
1/4 tsp salt
1 can Comstock... Read more here
Robin Young is a great friend to Mr. and Mrs. Wex and we enjoy the company of her family every summer in Quebec. Here's her it's called matzo pizza, but it has no matzos!
Ingredients
3-4 medium potatoes, boiled
margarine or butter
3/4 cup cake meal
1/4 cup potato starch
salt, pepper, paprika (if you can get it)
cheese
tomato sauce
any other toppings you fancy
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees... Read more here
Easy-peasy (okay, no peas, it's Pesach) Passover Strawberry Ice Cream from Chava Weiman.
Ingredients
1 egg white
1 pinch of salt
1 tbsp lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup strawberries
Preparation
Beat the egg white until it's foamy - then add salt. Continue beating as you slowly add sugar. When it stands in peaks, add berries (sliced or partially crushed) and lemon juice. Continue to beat 15 minutes until it... Read more here
A fabulous sponge cake recipe for passover from the childhood friend of our dear departed Libby Sklamberg's (ala-ha-sholem).
Ingredients
9 large eggs (separate 7)
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/3 cup orange juice
1 tbsp orange zest
1 tsp lemon juice (optional)
1/2 tsp lemon zest (optional)
2 heaping tbsp potato starch
1 cup (minus 2 heaping tbsp) matzo cake meal
Preparation
Place oven rack on lowest level. ... Read more here
The best kosher for Pesach chocolate chip cookies you can find - thanks to Chava Weiman.
Ingredients
2 sticks margarine
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp orange juice
1 1/2 cup matzo cake meal
1 tsp potato starch
1 tsp salt
8 oz chocolate chips
1 tsp kosher for Passover vanilla extract or vanilla sugar if available
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Grease cookie sheets. Cream margarine... Read more here
