Silan Date Honey: A charoset for all year-round?
Yesterday I was reviewing my Passover food interviews from Iraqi Jews, and found it interesting that in all of them ...
The Holiest of Matzahs Found Near Mexico? Let the harvesting begin!
Believe it or not folks, the wheat harvesting season for 2014's Passover matzah has already begun! On June 28th an ...
Afgani Proverb: “Be Content with Such Things as You Have.”
During my ongoing research into the Central Asian Jewish community I came across this supposedly well-known Afghani proverb mentioned in ...
Chapter by Chapter: The Jews of Bukharia and Afghanistan
In this week's Passover chapter, I am focusing on the Jewish community from Afghanistan and Bukharia (located today in the ...
Iraqi Meatballs with Apricots and Tomatoes
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com Even though this may be a dish served for an Iraqi Passover Seder meal, it is ...
Minas, Meginas, and Maienas: The Quintessential Sephardic Dish?
Through my Passover research I came across the concept of a layered matzah pie that is very popular in the ...
Now that Passover has Passed Over…
Other than Chanukah, Passover is without a doubt the busiest time of year for me professionally. During the month and ...
Round vs. Square: How do you take your matzah?
An interesting article was written Passover week in The New Yorker about Manischewitz and how they turned commercially made matzah ...
Cigares aux Amandes: Moroccan Phyllo “Cigars” with Almonds and Honeyed Orange-Blossom Syrup
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com Passover has passed over and we are now back to eating our favorite breads, cakes, cookies, ...
The Moroccan Mimounah Celebration: The final night of Passover
Celebrated at sundown on the eighth or final day of the Passover holiday (the seventh day for Reform Jews and ...
The Sacrificial Egg and the Paschal Lamb: When Passover and Easter Cross Paths
According to the Torah, the Paschal (or Passover) lamb (also known as the Korban) was first sacrificed and then offered ...
Last Search for Chametz: Feather, Wooden Spoon, or Knife?
As the first Seder approaches tomorrow night at sundown, it is the tradition in many homes to follow the ritual ...
Egyptian Take-Out: The Seder ceremonial plate (for those on the go…)
The story goes that while fleeing the land of Egypt, the ancient Israelites didn't have time to wait for their ...
Koula’s Greek Matzah Meal Spinach and Dill Pie
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com Several years ago I was invited down to a Passover demo at Kehila Kedosha Janina, a ...
Lenore’s Pre-Passover Seder on St. Patty’s Day: Four leaf clovers instead of parsley?
Passover orders are rolling in and I wonder (as I do every year) how I will manage to do all ...
Chummus or Chametz?
Many ingredients that are innately kosher the rest of the year, may not be considered kosher during Passover week. While ...
Matzolah and Gefilte Fish Gummies?
I know that none of these Passover-friendly products are traditional in any way, much less Sephardic, but in the weeks ...
Syrian Haroset with Apricots, Orange Blossom Water and Almonds
©Jennifer Felicia Abadi: www.JenniferAbadi.com One of the most popular dishes on the Seder table is charoset, the fruity spread used ...
Purim is over and the countdown has begun: Time to start that spring cleaning!
Now that Purim has ended the official countdown to Passover has begun folks! This is the time when many Jews ...
Streit’s matzah factory preparing six months before Passover!
On February 12th I gave one of my Jewish food tours of the Lower East Side. I had three people ...
My Passover blog is finally up and running!
I have to be honest and say that for a full two years I have been wanting to write a ...
