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Recipes

'Trifling' With Matzah

By:

Steven Cook

Noted restaurateur discusses his dual strategy of eating as little matzah as possible — and creating some real delicacies from this humble foodstuff.

Passover

Quinoa May, or May Not, Be KFP

By:

Chavie Lieber, JTA

The Orthodox Union announced last year that it would not certify quinoa as kosher for Passover out of concern that it falls into the category of kitniyot, a group of legumes forbidden because they look similar to grains.

Passover

Chocolate Shakes Up the Seder

By:

Deborah Prinz, JTA

Chocolate has stirred up the Passover rituals by adding surprise and sweetness.

Recipes

The Flavor of Jewish History

By:

Linda Morel, JE Feature

At Passover, this cook serves 12 different kinds of charoset, mostly from countries in the Sephardi world.

Passover

On Kibbutzim, Secular Seders Stray From Tradition

By:

Ben Sales, JTA

Several of Israel’s oldest kibbutzim depart from tradition and conduct secular seders according to their own sensibilities rather than the dictates of the traditional Haggadah.