A Seder During a Time of Uncertainty and Fear. Again
THE PASSOVER STORY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF REMEMBERING Since the horrible October 7th attack on Israel and the subsequent rise ...
A Sephardic/Judeo-Arabic Seder
With the majority of Jews in the United States being of Ashkenazic or Eastern European descent, there is a specific ...
Albóndigas and the Sephardic Meatball
Meatball dishes are popular in many cuisines around the world and some of the earliest recordings of meatball recipes can ...
Χανουκά or Hanukkah: It’s All Greek To Me!
Hanukkah (from the old Hebrew verb khanakh meaning “to dedicate/consecrate”) is an annual Jewish celebration that commemorates the time when ...
Kéik Krasioú me Eleólatho: Hanukkah Wine Cake with Olive Oil, Cinnamon and Cloves
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com Hanukkah (from the old Hebrew verb khanakh meaning “to dedicate/consecrate”) is an annual Jewish celebration that ...
Helwat al Yaktin: Libyan Butternut Squash “Pudding” with Cinnamon, Ginger, and Vanilla
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com If you’ve always liked the idea of traditional American pumpkin pie, but simply never became much ...
A Seder Plate for Rosh HaShannah? (It’s not just for Passover!)
Did you know that in some Sephardic homes there is the custom of presenting a special Seder plate before the Rosh HaShanna meal, just like one ...
It’s Recipe Testing Time! A dinner party where everyone else does the cooking.
It's the season for recipe testing for my Passover cookbook, and as I did with my first cookbook (A Fistful ...
Four Generations Come Together for Algerian Boulettes with Green Peas
Each spring, Ginette Cohen would pack her suitcase with quatre épices and a box of Spigol spice packets, and fly ...
The End of an Era: Streit’s Matzo Factory To Leave the Lower East Side
After nearly 100 years, Streit's Matzo Factory on the Lower East Side will be moving out. It's especially sad to me ...
Henna: Hametz for Passover?
Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Noam Sienna about his research and discoveries regarding henna in the Middle East and ...
Chewy Matzah Granola with Almonds, Pistachios, Dried Apricots, and Vanilla-Honey
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com The kosher food industry is getting more and more creative with their Passover food products, making ...
Passover images from around the world: Charoset Ice Cream in Israel
Photo by Alan Caplan: "Ben & Jerry's Charoset Ice Cream," Israel ...
Silan / Ha’lek: Baghdadi Date Syrup
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com Silan (also known as Ha'lek) is an an ancient Babylonian date honey or syrup that many Iraqi Jews ...
Passover images from around the world: Dutch Matze
My friend Sarah Abrams just returned from a trip to Holland and sent me this photo of matze in the supermarket ...
Yhafeseca Kit’ta: Soft Ethiopian Passover Matzah
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com One cold January morning, I ran down to meet with Shmuel Legesse and learn how to ...
Huevos Haminados: Browned Eggs with Onion Skins, Olive Oil and Coffee Grinds
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com Two months before Passover, Deanna Marcus starts saving her onion skins (yellow, white, and red), while June Hersh ...
Kairi Chi Koshimbir: Green Mango Salad with Green Chilies, Mint, Coriander, and Dates
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com Passover is almost synonymous with spring, and in Indian Jewish cooking all herbs, vegetables and fruits used ...
Cleansing your sins for Passover? It’s time to start preparing.
"My mother never wanted a cleaning lady to help (for Passover) because she believed that wherever you were cleaning your chametz, you ...
A Tu b’Shevat Seder: Time to Honor Israel’s 7 Fruits
Today is Tu B'shevat, the Jewish holiday celebrating the new year of the tree in Israel, marking the beginning of its fruit ...
Passover Cooking in December: Finding time to write and test the recipes.
As I complete the interview portion of my cookbook (with a total of nearly 85 interviews of individuals from 18 ...
Are we ready for a Thanksgiving Seder plate?
As I continue to work on my Passover cookbook, I am struck by certain parallels between Passover and Thanksgiving. Just as Thanksgiving ...
Little Georgia at the Crossroads of Rego Park and Forest Hills, Queens
This past April it dawned on me that I hadn't even thought of creating a chapter on Georgian Jews for my ...
Pepitada: Melon Seed Milk with Rose Water, Vanilla, and Cinnamon
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com I had heard and read about a drink made from melon seeds, and it had always ...
