Smitten Kitchen (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Every year, I see Passover-friendly recipes that frighten me: Brick-like honey cakes; “sponge” cakes that still haunt my mother, who was got these in lieu of birthday cakes most years growing up with the bad luck of an April birthday; dinner rolls that my father likens to “hockey pucks” and macaroons that nobody (besides me) [...]
The Food Section (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Desiring something different than the ubiquitous (but always delicious) flourless chocolate cake, I have been searching for something entirely new to make for Passover dessert this year. I've had some success in Passovers past making Le Pain Quotidien's Belgian Brownies...
Baking Bites (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
Passover starts this weekend and, along with near-continuous TV showings of The Ten Commandments (starring Charlton Heston, of course), those who celebrate the holiday are obligated to abide by some rather strict dietary requirements. There is a fast before the holiday starts, a seder full of symbolic dishes and a ban on leavened bread. That ban on leavened bread generally extends to an almost total...
BlogHer (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
Passover starts this weekend, and Mata has already shared her Passover memories and observations . After some coaching on Passover food restrictions , I realized last year that there was a natural connection between gluten-free cooking and Passover food restrictions, and found a great collection of Gluten Free Passover Recipes for BlogHer readers. This year I'm noticing that flourless desserts for...
yumsugar (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
Alton Brown talks about his next big career move. — Chow Remember the award winning peanut butter cookies? Here they are recreated from scratch . — Baking Bites Or, if you're wondering what it tastes like when you make them exactly like suggested, see what other folks have to say . — Cookie Madness Check out this healthy tip for packing salads for a week . — FitSugar Learn how to effectively warm...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Far Rockaway, Queens--REPRESENT! Resident Joy Devor won the Simply Manishchewitz Cook-Off last night with her recipe for " Fantastic Flounder Rolls " beating out close to 3,000 other entrants in this nationwide competition. Somehow Ms. Devor managed to score some elusive Tam Tams , which might have been the key to setting her recipe above the rest. (The recipe also used Manischewitz Extra Virgin Olive...
