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PASSOVER BROWNIES

Posted on March 12, 2013

These are the best brownies! Everyone will be begging for the recipe. No one will believe they are kosher for Pesach! FAMOUS PASSOVER BROWNIES 4 eggs, slightly beaten 2 Cups sugar 1/2 Cup cocoa powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 Cup vegetable oil 1 Cup matzah cake meal 1 Cup chocolate chips Beat eggs, sugar cocoa Continue Reading »

PASSOVER ONION KUGEL

Posted on March 11, 2013

PASSOVER ONION KUGEL 2 large onions, diced 1/4 cup chicken fat or oil 5 eggs, beaten 1/4 cup sugar salt and pepper to taste some diced mushrooms Break the matzah into 8ths (good luck!) Soak in boiling water until soft. Squeeze out excess water. Brown onions in hot fat or oil. Combine all ingredients and Continue Reading »

THE TWO MINUTE HAGADAH

Posted on March 8, 2013

In the spirit of taking time out of our preps in order to laugh a little. The Two-Minute Haggadah A Passover service for the impatient. Opening prayers: Thanks, God, for creating wine. (Drink wine.) Thanks for creating produce. (Eat parsley.) Overview: Once we were slaves in Egypt . Now we’re free. That’s why we’re doing Continue Reading »

PESACH PINEAPPLE KUGEL

Posted on March 7, 2013

FROM JAMIE GELLER Passover Pineapple Kugel Pineapple kugel is sweet and tasty and perfect for Passover or any time. Times Prep Time : 5 min Cook Time : 40 min Ready Time : 45 min Servings 6 Ingredients 4 eggs ½ cup oil ½ cup sugar 4 level tablespoons potato starch 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Continue Reading »

OPERATION PESACH

Posted on March 6, 2013

Once again, it is pleasure to remind you that from now until Pesach ends, we will answer your Pesach (or any other kosher questions as well). Email is answered as promptly as possible. operationpesach@utj.org OP@utj.org operationpassover@utj.org Last year we answered hundreds and hundreds of letters, and we do it with great pleasure. Let us hear Continue Reading »

ONE DAY SHUT DOWN FOR EMPIRE CHICKEN

Posted on March 5, 2013

FROM FAILED MESSIAH BLOG Empire Kosher Poultry Suffers One Day Shutdown Empire logoEmpire Kosher Poultry had to shut down production for (at least) one day Thursday, allegedly because a shipment of chickens that arrived for Thursday’s slaughter were underweight. But because chickens are bred to grow very quickly, holding the chickens over until Monday will Continue Reading »

FIGHT FOR YOUR QUINOA

Posted on March 4, 2013

Fight for Your Quinoa! by. R. Yosef Kanefsky This one is in our hands. Quinoa has been a breath of fresh culinary air in the non-kitniyot Pesach kitchen, and has restored dietary sanity to us Ashkenazim. But the kitniyot zealots are lurking. The OU, for example, is equivocating on quinoa’s non-kitniyot status . The battle Continue Reading »

PESACH VIENNESE CHOCOLATE TORTE

Posted on March 1, 2013

FROM CHEF ANDREA AT THE UTJ SOUTHERN TEST KITCHEN: Viennese Chocolate Torte The cake is very rich. A small piece goes a long way. 10 eggs, separated 10 heaping Tablespoons sugar (about 1 cup) 8 ounces walnuts, finely ground 2-1/2 Tablespoons matzoh meal 6 ounces melted semi-sweet chocolate Combine egg yolks and sugar. Add chocolate Continue Reading »

CRANBERRY FARFEL KUGEL

Posted on February 28, 2013

We have run this recipe in the past, but we love to make this kugel so much, we republish it here. 1 can cranberry sauce (we use whole berry) 4 cups matzo farfel/ferfel 4 eggs 2/3 cup oil 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. cinnamon Pour cold water over farfel, and drain. Mix Continue Reading »

NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY YOUR PESACH MEAT

Posted on February 26, 2013

Yup, we have already seen the letters sent to retailers from kosher meat and chicken purveyors. Fairly large price increases have begun already. The usual reasons are cited- increased cost of grain, increased cost of fuel for transportation, increased need to hire more workers to meet the demand, etc. In fact the only reason the Continue Reading »