Reunited at last! Mom and daughter are under the same roof for Passover — daughter is FREAKING OUT at the abundance behind the kitchen cabinet doors and mom is a little nervous about the havoc about to unfold. They both know that it will be delicious.
Some of you may be struggling to put together your Passover seder menus, especially if you’re hosting vegetarians. We don’t get it, but we’re happy help with ideas. Passover is our favorite food holiday – its restrictions inspire new techniques and flavors and neither of us are afraid. Mom’s biggest fear is deciding what not to make so we don’t end up with twenty different dishes that none of our seder guests recognize and can’t decide which to try.
This morning, mom and daughter went to yoga together. The instructor encouraged them to tap into their child-like imaginations because grown-ups often neglect their imaginative abilities in exchange for harsh reality. Daughter notes that she does not need to go to yoga to learn this and wonders about the status of her grown-up-ness. Mother notes her appreciation for the reminder.
Imagination. It’s really important for Passover food… for any food… for life. We have a lot of ideas for the upcoming days of redemption. From seder-table staples to luxurious vegan breakfasts, here are some of our Passover plans:
Daughter’s Passover to-concoct list:
- Grilled zucchini quinoa with fresh dill and creamy avocado dressing
- This rosemary almond olive oil cake
- Spicy thai cucumber salad with toasted coconut
- Cashew thai red curry
- Fresh squeezed grape juice
- Creamy amaranth breakfast porridge with coconut milk
- Lots of big kale salads with tahini dressing muled in from Israel
- Spicy Yemeni charozet from Dvora
Mom is sticking mostly to the tried and true classics.
Mom’s Passover classics:
- Bubbe’s Chicken Soup
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Roulage
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Spinach – Mushroom kugel
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Classic Matzoh Farfel with mushrooms, onions, carrots and celery
- Gefilte Fish From Scratch
- Chocolate Bomb
- Vegetable stuffed potato ball knishes inspired by Bubbe
It’s time to get on with the cooking and Passover prep… We’ll be back soon with tales from the shared counters. Best of luck to all those hosting seders, we would love to hear about your menus and beyond!
– mom and daughter
… And in case your imagination needs some inspiration, below are some of our Passover-friendly favorites from the Recipe Index:
Mains:
- Brown Butter Halibut
- Bubbe’s Chicken Burgers
- Curried Quinoa with Peas and Cashews
- Vegetable Tzimmes with Pan Fried Paneer
- Ginger Baked Sweet Potatoes with Garlicky Kale
- Lemon Scented Quinoa with Pesto and Kale
- One Pot Roasted Chicken and Potatoes
- Quinoa with Roasted Carrots and Apple Relish
- Spicy Tuna Salad with Lentils and Arugula
- Easy Chicken Piccata for a Crowd
Salads:
- Charred October Slaw
- French Potato Salad
- Chopped Carrot, Beet and Tahini Salad
- Chunky Zucchini and Tomato Salad
- Curried Egg Salad
- Tomato Cucumber Basil Salad
- Israeli Fennel Salad
- Beet Salad with Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce
- Big Kale Salad
- Chunky Zucchini and Tomato Salad
Soups:
Sides:
- Black Sesame Amaranth Crackers
- Buttery Turnips and Onions
- Coconut Chutney
- Curry Cashew Butter
- David’s Burnt Butter Tomatoes
- Garlic Kale
- Gefilte Fish From Scratch
- Moroccan Spiced Roasted Carrots
- Nutty Sweet Potato and Beet Layers
- Pudina (Mint) Chutney
- Razzle Dazzle Savory Beet Puree
- Roasted Beets
- Roasted and Raw Almond Butter
- Sweet Pomegranate Chutney aka Charozet
- Sweet Potato Hash Browns
- Zatar and Garlic Roasted Turnip Wedges
- Zesty Spinach Puree
Sweets:
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