Holidays

Passover, Press

Passover Press

Excerpted from an article by Norene Gilletz: http://www.cjnews.com/food/pan-pals-offer-holiday-favourites. This article was written in 2012. Since then Kosher Cookbook has become Kosherbygloria.com and Twitter has become Twitter.com/kosherbygloria/. The recipe, to which Norene refers, can be found on Kosherbygloria.com “I first “met” Gloria Kobrin of New York on Facebook where we quickly […]

Swiss Meringue Vacherins
Dessert, Parve, Passover

Swiss Meringue Vacherins

Swiss Meringue Vacherins are much sturdier than their French counterparts. There are basically three different methods to prepare meringue: French, Swiss and Italian. Up until last week, I had been making French Meringues as beautifully explained by Jacques Pepin in his book La Technique. I’ve been making meringue kisses, meringue […]

Purim

Hamantaschen Fillings

Hamantaschen fillings can take many forms. My favorites are the traditional poppy seed, apricot and prune. I confess, I use a prepared Poppyseed filling. Sometimes I grate a little orange zest into it and sometimes I don’t. It’s delicious if you like mohn and don’t obsess about all the little […]

Hamantaschen Dough
Dessert, Parve, Purim

Hamantaschen Dough

I only make Hamantaschen Dough once a year. I roll it out; cut it into circles and fill them with mohn (poppyseed) or a thick fruit purée. We love the traditional apricot and prune; but you can use any thick fruit flavored jam you choose. They can be iced and […]