Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 18, 2024
Many are surprised to learn that the menus for traditional Passover meals vary widely within the Jewish world.
For example, the traditional Sephardic Passover dishes might include Kodrero con Ajo Fresco (lamb with green garlic), Berenjena (savory...
Submitted by Arleen Kerman Ingredients for crust: 1 cup cake meal ¼ cup ground walnuts 1/3 cup sugar ½ cup room temperature butter Ingredients for filling: 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 1/3 cup white sugar 2 beaten eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 2 tbsps. cake...
Submitted by Jackie Gerson Ingredients: 3 cups sugar 1-1/3 cup oil 6 eggs 1 cup cocoa 1-1/3 cup potato starch 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 2. Cream sugar and oil. 3. Blend in remaining ingredients in order...
Submitted by Shelley Edwards 1 cup oil 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 4 eggs 2 3/4 cup cake meal 1 cup chopped nuts (I use pecans) Directions: 1. Combine oil and sugar. 2. Add vanilla. 3. Add eggs, one at a time and blend. 4. Stir in cake meal and nuts....
Submitted by Adinah Raskas Ingredients: ¾ cup oil 2 cups sugar 1 cup potato starch ¼ cup cocoa 1 tsp. vanilla 4 eggs dash of salt 1 cup chopped pecans Directions: 1. Preheat over to 350 degrees. 2. Grease a 9x 13 pan. 3. 2. Mix ingredients, as listed....
Submitted by Evelyn Bernstein This recipe won 2nd place in the Jewish Light 2011 Passover dessert recipe contest. Ingredients: 1 cup light brown sugar ¼ cup matzah meal 1 cup finely crushed pecans 10 tbsp. butter 2 eggs beaten Directions: Preheat oven...
Recipe by Jean Millner This recipe won first place in the Jewish Light's 2011 Passover desserts recipe contest: 7 ounces semisweet chocolate, broken into small pieces 7 ounces unsalted butter at room temperature (plus more to grease pan) ½ teaspoon vanilla...
"Flourless Chocolate Cake with Polka Dot Ganache" took top prize honors Sunday in the 2nd Annual St. Louis Jewish Light Cooking Contest, sponsored by the Light and the JCC.
This second installment of the cooking contest featured Passover desserts....
