Elegant Cheesecake
This a decadent, dense cheesecake that can adapt to any occasion.
FILLING:
5 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese
1 3/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
5 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup lemon juice (or lime juice, or flavored liqueurs)
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CRUST:
12 ounces chocolate Oreo cookies or chocolate wafers
1 egg white (reserve the egg yolk for the filling)
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TOPPING:
Sliced fruit and berries, optional, to garnish
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Matzah Spinach Pizza
Try a fast and easy kosher-for-Passover pizza!
2 matzah sheets
Handful fresh steamed spinach
6 tablespoons tomato sauce
Sliced mozzarella cheese or about 1/3 cup shredded
Sliced cheddar cheese or about 4 tablespoons shredded
1-3 teaspoons olive oil
Fresh basil
Chocolate Charoset Truffles
Treat seder guests to decadent chocolate-coated charoset truffles.
1⁄4 cup pistachios
1⁄4 cup pecans
1⁄8 cup almonds
1⁄8 cup pine nuts
1⁄2 tart apple
1⁄4 navel orange, with rind
A few drops of sweet white wine
A few drops of honey
Pinch of fresh or ground ginger (or to taste)
Pinch of ground cinnamon (or to taste)
3 pounds dark or bittersweet good quality chocolate, broken into pieces
Matzah Brei
The traditional favorite for Passover breakfasts, this recipe is quite easy to make with children. It is just hard to describe! Everyone has their own family favorite.
2 sheets of plain matzah (egg matzah may be used, but it falls apart pretty fast)
1 egg
¼ cup milk
¼ teaspoon salt
1–2 teaspoons sugar, according to taste
¼ teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Nona's Sephardic Charoset
This charoset is quick and easy, and the combination of dates and walnuts is especially good.
1 cup pitted dates
½ cup walnuts
1 medium apple, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 or 4 tablespoons sweet Passover wine (Blackberry Manishewitz preferred)
1 teaspoon of unsweetened applesauce