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Potato, Egg, and Onion Appetizer

photo taken by Linn Gardner, April 1, 2009, CC licensing

Adapted from The Complete Passover Cookbook by Frances R. AvRutick
Makes 8 servings
3 to 4 potatoes
4 hard-cooked eggs
3 tablespoons chicken fat (Ms. AvRutick says you can also use very soft margarine, but I'd suggest sticking to schmaltz here)

salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

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Lithuanian Plum Soup

photo taken by farmanac, on June 23, 2012, CC licensing

Adapted from Yiddish Cuisine:

A Gourmet's Approach to Jewish Cooking by Robert Sternberg

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Although Sternberg removes the pits before cooking, I find this wonderful soup has more flavor depth when I leave the pits in, trapping them in the sieve along with the skins after the soup has cooled.

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