Flowers and Portraits: Why I Post Flowers
Each local supermarket has flowers that inspire me to draw and paint the bouquets. An attempt at drawing 100 people in a week resulted in a gouache painting of a boy showing a flower to a chicken.
Tag: Pesach
Mushroom Paté — Passover Dip
Mushroom paté (or mushroom dip or spread) recipe is prepared with oyster mushrooms from the Highland Park Farmers Market. Suitable for Pesach (Passover).
Mushroom Paté
Walnuts, mushrooms, onions and spices make a tasty paté. May be eaten on Pesach or all year round.
Spring Brings Striped Purple Crocus
Striped Purple Crocus might be crocus verna. Grows in early spring, right before Passover, called Holiday of Spring or Ḥag HaAviv.
Matza, Nuts and Chocolate
Easy dessert I made with my daughter during Passover – mix chocolate with matza and nuts, serve on plate
Burning Chametz
Before Pesach we have a custom of burning chametz (bread). We also burn lulavim from Sukkot. The burning of chametz got smokey.
Forsythia Spring Symbol
Forsythia is called a harbinger of spring. Passover is called the Festival of Spring.
Post Pesach Pause
Blossoms, books, Baila’s Dad, Raizy’s mom, after Pesach recovery, and mensches
Bitter to Sweet Radish Salad
Radishes are red, beets are pink, spring is here, and eating too much meat can stink. Enjoy a bitter and sweet radish salad.
Pesach Recipes and Musings
Visit the latest Kosher Cooking Carnival, read sponge cake recipe comments that are heartwarming, and enjoy recipes that you can cook or bake for Pesach.