For Passover or Not -Take your pick: Mexican or Morrocan Gefilte Fish


If you’ve been reading my blog devotedly, you’ll know that I’m not a big fan of “potchke” cookery, that is dishes are unnecessarily complicated. In this spirit, I’d like to introduce Mexican or Morrocan Gefilte fish. The two disparate nationalities aren’t indications of identity confusion but simply variations on the same dish which is itself … Continue reading

Apricot Prune Hamentaschen


Full disclosure: I’m not a fan of poppy seeds. Oh, I like them as a topping, that is sprinkled over a challah or a Kaiser roll but poppy-seed fillings don’t do it for me. My favorite hamentasch filling is lekvar, either prune or apricot. Until I read Matthew Goldman’s remarkable cookbook, “Jewish Food, the World … Continue reading