Mashed potatoes were a great hit at the seder, and for lunch several days afterward.
Mashed Potatoes
3 lbs. redskin potatoes, washed, unpeeled and cubed
1/2 c. whole milk
3 T. butter
1 T. salt
Cover the cubed potatoes with cold water in a medium pot. Salt the water if that’s your thing. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and [...]
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Mashed Potatoes
Posted in Side Dishes, tagged Passover, potatoes, seder on April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Huevos Haminados
Posted in Side Dishes, tagged eggs, Passover, seder on April 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Huevos haminados are a Spanish/Middle Eastern tradition of uncertain origin. They cook slowly in simmering water with onion skins, which creates this wonderfully rich, red color on the shells. Depending on how long you cook them, the insides can also acquire a brown color. I served them as the first course of the meal, which [...]
Steamed Artichokes
Posted in Side Dishes, tagged Passover, seder on April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The seder last night was wonderful. We had a great mix of people that allowed for great conversation about the rituals of the seder, and a lot of other things, too. The surprising cooking success for me was the steamed artichokes we had on the table as a snack before the meal was served.
I like [...]
Traditional Haroset
Posted in Side Dishes on April 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is the more traditional style of Haroset eaten at Eastern European seders. It’s adapted from a recipe my mom uses. Makes about 4 cups of Haroset (plenty for a small seder of 8, which is what we’ll be on Sunday).
Haroset
Ingredients
4 apples (red delicious, braeburn, any kind of crisp apple), unpeeled
2/3 c. walnuts
4 big spoonfuls [...]
Egyptian Style Haroset
Posted in Side Dishes on April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I checked out this webpage, which features all kinds of Haroset recipes from around the world, for inspiration for an additional kind of Haroset to serve on Sunday. I have a lot of raisins, so I was looking for something that used raisins as a key ingredient. I ended up modifying Joan Nathan’s recipe for [...]
Passover
Posted in Dessert, Main dishes, Side Dishes, tagged Passover on April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Jewish holiday of Passover begins at sundown on Saturday. Jews in America typically celebrate with two seders, one each of the first two nights of the eight-day holiday. The seder is an elaborate and lengthy meal accompanied by a special prayer book, the Haggadah, that contains prayers, blessings and readings associated with the ritual [...]
Saffron-ish Rice
Posted in Side Dishes on April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In my quest for recipes that use up rice, I decided at the suggestion of my friend Julia to expriment with saffron. My mom brought me some ground saffron from Spain this summer, so this seemed like a good opportunity to try it out. I looked at a recipe in Rodale’s Natural Foods Cookbook for [...]
Rice!
Posted in Main dishes, Side Dishes on April 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
My roommate recently departed for a job in Liberia, bequeathing me his collection of various kinds of rice. My new roommate moved in this week, so I’ve been reshuffling the pantry and contemplating how I’m going to eat all that rice in the next two months. I’m heading out of town in late May for [...]
