Tag Archives: Passover

Happy Earth Day/Passover

Posted on April 22, 2016 by

The above video is about the signing of the Paris Agreement, a historic global agreement to reduce carbon emissions and start to really deal with climate change.  It nice to see all these otherwise serious politicians and policy people being … Continue reading →

Posted in NYC, Other Stuff, Politics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Matzo Lasagna and My Passover Seder Menu

Posted on April 6, 2015 by

Ideally this would’ve been posted before Passover.  Apparently I don’t live in an ideal world, cooking seder for 10 people in the same week I am trying to prepare to go away for 12 days was more than I bargained … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fresh Horseradish from The Pickle Guys

Posted on April 15, 2014 by

Walking down Essex Street last Sunday I noticed a big crowd at The Pickle Guys.   This is the pickle go to place on the Lower East Side.  In addition to making a wide variety of kosher pickles they also … Continue reading →

Posted in NYC, Other Stuff | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Passover versus Easter

Posted on April 6, 2014 by

It’s always interesting to me to see how holidays are marketed at grocery stores.  This week at Whole Foods on the Bowery, I was at the butcher counter and noticed this: So, Jews eat Lamb at Passover and Christians eat … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Passover Menu

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

This was last nights extravaganza – the highlight of which for me was the Gravlox, the parsnip/potate Latkes come in a close second. I made Gravlox years ago and was very underwhelmed by it.  When I decided this year to … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Stuff, Recipes | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Coconut Pineapple Macaroons

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

David Lebovitz published this recipe on his most excellent blog and I just had to try them! I made two batches, one with sweetened coconut (because it was all I had in the house) and they were fine, I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment