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PASSOVER CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE A LA HERSHEY

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PASSOVER CHOCOLATE BANANA CAKE A LA HERSHEY

Posted on March 26, 2012

6 eggs, separated 2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar, divided 1/2 cup potato starch 1/4 cup Hershey’s cocoa 1 cup mashed banana 1/2 cup sliced almonds Heat oven to 350F. Lightly grease 13x9x2 inch baking pan. In small mixer bowl, beat egg yolks with 2/3 cup sugar until thick and light in color. Combine potato Continue Reading »

TAKING IT TO AN EXTREME

Posted on March 23, 2012

Recently, a friend came back from the holy city of Brooklyn and reported that she had seen a store selling drain strainers in three packs. One was for dairy, one was for meat, and one was for pareve. Come on! Drain strainers??? Those things that sit in the bottom of the sink and keep stuff Continue Reading »

CHOCOLATE MATZA BRITTLE

Posted on March 22, 2012

Matzo 2 sticks of parve margarine 1 cup of brown sugar 1 bag of chocholate chips *HINT: Cover a cookie pan with foil, I found it makes cleanup easier. Line the cookie pan with matzos, it is ok if they overlap a little. Melt the margarine with the brown sugar until it starts to boil. Continue Reading »

OUR POSITION ON KITNIYOT DERIVATIVES

Posted on March 21, 2012

KITNIYOT Perhaps no issue stirs as much debate as the debate swirling around kitniyot- generally translated as legumes. According to Ashenazi custom and law, we are not allowed to eat kitniyot on Pesach. Rabbi Yosef Karo, the creator of the Shulchan Aruch called the custom of not eating kitniyot a “foolish custom.” Rav Yaakov Emden Continue Reading »

KOSHER FOR PASSOVER BIGELOW TEAS

Posted on March 20, 2012

Bigelow Tea Look for select Bigelow® Teas Kosher for Passover in your local supermarket. Perfect to enjoy while relaxing with family and friends during the holiday. Cinnamon Stick “Constant Comment” “Constant Comment” Green Cozy Chamomile Darjeeling Earl Grey Earl Grey Green English Breakfast English Teatime Green Tea Green Decaffeinated Green with Mint Jasmine Green Mint Continue Reading »

THE STAR-K, QUINOA AND PESACH

Posted on March 15, 2012

Recently the Star-K issued this statement about Quinoa and Pesach. Kosher for Passover Status: Quinoa was determined to be Kosher L’Pesach. It is not related to the chameishes minei dagan-five types of grain products, nor to millet or rice. Quinoa is a member of the “goose foot” family, which includes sugar beets and beet root. Continue Reading »

PESACH FROM NORMAN’S (JERUSALEM)

Posted on March 14, 2012

Shalom, Here is our Pessach menu. If there is anything that is not here that you would like please let me know and we will be glad to do it. Norman ‘s Pesach Take Out Menu Soup Chicken soup…just like your Bubbie used to make 70NIS per liter Meat soup…chunks of meat with potatoes & Continue Reading »

R’ MOSHE FEINSTEIN ON PEANUTS ON PASSOVER

Posted on March 13, 2012

FOR OUR ANNUAL FAQ FOR PESACH, SEE THE MENU LIST BELOW RIGHT………… “Concerning peanuts, which were called stashkes in Europe—they have been accepted as being permitted on Pesach and are not considered kitniyos (legumes that are forbidden on Pesach) because all the reasons for the prohibition of kitniyos do not apply to peanuts. Peanuts are Continue Reading »

OPERATION PESACH ON LINE

Posted on March 11, 2012

Have questions about any aspect of Pesach? Don’t know where to get an authoritative answer, one without “politics” intervening? Want the pure, unvarnished actual halachic answers to your questions? Send your questions to: Operationpassover@utj.org Operationpesach@utj.org OP@utj.org Questions will be answered as quickly as possible. OUR PASSOVER FAQ IS NOW ONLINE. NEW ARTICLES APPEAR BELOW THIS Continue Reading »

WEIGHT WATECHERS PESACH LUNCH IDEAS

Posted on April 21, 2011

Passover Lunch Ideas Frittatas — baked Italian omelets made with eggs, vegetables and parmesan cheese — are packed with flavor, and particularly delicious at room temperature. Make one the night before (or, if you’re an early riser, in the morning before work) and portion it out. Use mostly egg whites to save on fat and Continue Reading »