Passover Recipes

What is Passover?

The festivals of Pesach (Passover), Shavuot and Succot are known as the Pilgrim Festivals - "Shalosh Regalim" - when the Israelites went in a joyous procession to Jerusalem. Pesach celebrates the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. The festival lasts eight days, from the 15th to the 22nd of Nissan. During the Seder celebration we read the Haggadah which tells the story of the Exodus.

During Pesach only unleavened bread called Matza is eaten. This is a reminder of the time the Israelites escaped from slavery in Egypt. They left in such a hurry that there was no time for the dough to rise. The youngest person present asks four questions starting with: why is this night different from all other nights? The questions are answered in the Haggadah.

This holiday begins on the night of the fifteenth day of Nissan and lasts for eight days. The highlight of this holiday, which commemorates the departure of the nation of Israel from Egypt, is the observance of the Seder, a ceremony performed on the first evenings of Passover.

Recipes

• Flourless Passover Chocolate Pecan Cake

• Orange Tomato Soup

• Flourless Chocolate Cookies

• Passover Coconut Cookies

• Layered Matzo and Peach Pudding

• Matzo Bread and Butter Pudding

• Matzo

• Potato Kugel

• Passover Haroset

• Carrot-Apple Kugel

• Pareve (Jewish Apple Cake)

• Passover Brownie Cake

• Passover Sponge Cake (Plava)

• Apricot Chicken

• Artichoke Supreme