Passover is right around the corner. This year Passover will start on the evening of Monday April 22 and end on Tuesday April 30. It’s a great time to sit down with family and friends and celebrate. First Seder is April 22 and the second Seder is April 23. This also happens to be a Jewish leap year which must be the reason for the latesness of Passover this year. Because the lunar year is about 11 days shorter than the solar year, so an extra month is added to certain years to make up the difference. Seven leap years will happen in a 19 year cycle, and it can cause passover to start after the second full moon, the last time this happened was in 2016 , and since the dates are determined by the Hebrew calendar which is based on lunar cycles it is pretty late this year. It’s a holiday commemorating the emancipation of Jewish people from slavery in ancient Egypt.
There are many traditional foods during Passover and I will share my recipes with you. Everyone has special foods and traditions that they like to follow. Certain foods are always expected on the table along with a new one here and there. Traditionally Charoset, Gefilte Fish, and Matzo Ball Soup are on the table . Brisket or Chicken with a multitude of side dishes.
If you do observe Passover, I hope you have a wonderful Holiday and I hope you enjoy these recipes.
I will be posting my favorite tried and true recipes for the rest of the week — any questions you can email me or DM me on Instagram or FB. I will be as helpful as I can be.
Enjoy and Happy Pesach!
This is a list of some of the recipes I will be posting. If you’re interested in any of them you can go to cookingwithcandi.com and put the name of the recipe in the search box. You can also just google the recipe along with Cooking with Candi that always works. As I said starting tomorrow I will be posting some of these wonderful recipes.
These are some of my go-to’s and all recipes are on my website @cookingwithcandi
Homemade Chicken Soup with not Homemade Matzoh Balls
Traditional Ashkenazi Charoset
Passover Popovers
Slow Cooked Brisket
Happy New Year Brisket
Un-Stuffed Cabbage — one of my personal favorites in place of Sweet and Sour Meatballs and it cooks on the stovetop so it frees up the oven !
Grandma Regina’s Farfel–My Grandma Regina lives on through this recipe and it is always on our Seder Table — it’s a little tricky to make but totally worth the effort
Honey Roasted Chicken
Chicken Marbella-– we love this Silver Palate staple and it is almost always on our seder table
Old School Meatballs–Sweet and Sour and delicious also made on the stovetop so frees up the oven
Apricot Honey Mustard Chicken
Peach Farfel-– a must — just ask anyone who’s ever made it
Bree’s slow cooked skirt steaks— I sometimes make this in place of Brisket– using the slow cooker for the steak or the brisket frees up your oven for other items
Karyn’s Cranberry Apple Crisp for Passover — a must have for every table — made especially for Passover and you can make it for dessert if you prefer!
Judy’s Apple Matzoh Kugel for Passover
Sweet Matzoh Pudding
Spinach Soufflé for Passover–so very easy and it’s vegetarian but it contains dairy so if you’re kosher this won’t work for you
Passover Cobbler
My Favorite Macaroons — Traditional Style for Passover and always on my table
Julie’s Brownies for Passover
Chocolate Bark Surprise
Marcy’s Matzoh Crunch Candy— super delicious and easy to make and very addictive — a most amazing Passover Dessert
Meringue Cookies
Ellen’s Passover Apple Cake
Matzoh Brei
Enjoy! and watch for my recipes but feel free to peek ahead and look at them.
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