Category Archives: Passover desserts

Talking Rosh Hashana:Wine Poached Fertility Pears

by tzirelchana@kosherhomecooking.com

It feels like the summer has hardly begun but this Shabbat we usher in the month of Elul, the opening act to the High Holiday Season.  Elul is a heavy time for Jews. Since Rosh Hashana is the Yom HaDin, the  Judgment Day, Elul is the time to prepare  for that judgment. The way to do this is … Continue reading »

My favorite Pesach Cookie: Pecan Drops

by tzirelchana@kosherhomecooking.com

I never baked for Pesach. Frankly, the entire subject led me to despair. What can you possibly bake with matzo meal and/or potato starch that justifies the ingestion of hundreds of empty calories?Because of that, my standard Pesach desserts were strawberry fluff(two egg whites, one cup sugar, one bag frozen strawberries, process together and then … Continue reading »