Passover\'s Coming

Amy...thanks for the link--looks good and real easy! I don't think DH would go for it for the Seders but I'll try it during the week.

Speaking of Passover, does anyone have a good TNT recipe for a cake/torte? It must be easy enough for a 5 1/2 year-old (DS) to make with a rather inept-baker of a Daddy. My birthday falls during Passover and they always make Mommy a birthday cake/treat.

And...anyone want to share what's on their Seder menu? (I haven't made up my mind yet so am looking for ideas.) Thanks!

As for your birthday cake, I think they'd better stick with one of the Passover brownie mixes, LOL. Passover baking can be pretty tricky, even for accomplished bakers. Maybe they could handle this one:

[url="http://www.betterbaking.com/viewRecipe.php?recipe_id=1383"]http://www.betterbaking.com/viewRecipe.php?recipe_id=1383[/url]

I did get a macaroon recipe from the same website, and when I asked for an almond subsitute, she told me to make matzoh butter crunch without the chocolate, grind it up and use the equivalent amount:

[url="http://www.betterbaking.com/viewRecipe.php?recipe_id=414"]http://www.betterbaking.com/viewRecipe.php?recipe_id=414[/url]

I think it's worth a try - I really miss a good macaroon.

I was actually thinking of making a cheesecake, using a sweetened matzoh meal crust. I just haven't figured out how to do it yet. I guess by melting butter, adding sugar and pressing it into a pie plate? Or maybe just do a crustless one.

I'll post my menu when I figure it out - I guess it depends on how many people end up coming.

Amy

[This message has been edited by Going Nuts (edited March 22, 2004).]

I have a few passover recipes that i know are nut free and great tasting. I just have to find that cookbook and i will get back to you.

God... Whenever Passover rolls around (no pun intended), I'm almost forced to eat the rolls my mom makes... She IS a good cook, but the rolls.. They just sit in my stomach for months, like bowling balls.

Ah.. the memories... bring an egg and a roll into school for lunch... and the matzah with cream cheese/jelly...

Forgive the thread.. please continue on! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

Jason

Amy...here's my own recipe for cheesecake that I use to make--use to because now DH has to keep to a low saturated fat diet. Maybe I'll try revamping it for him. Anyway, I created this recipe ah so many Passovers ago. It was always a hit and so pretty if served on a tall cake stand. If you try it, let me know what you think. (I'm still going to write a cookbook someday!) Thanks!

Chocolate Matzo Crust

1 cup matzoh meal
10 oz margarine, melted
2 Tbs cocoa
2 Tbs sugar

Thoroughly mix all ingredients. Firmly press into the bottom and sides of a 10-inch deep-dish pie plate.

Marbled Cheesecake

2 8-oz packages cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
3 Tbs milk
3/8 cup sugar
1 1/2 Tbs vanilla
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice, fresh
1/2 cup chocolate chip, melted
TOPPING:
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cocoa

Place all ingredients except chocolate chips and topping in a blender and whirl for 1 minute. Pour into pie shell, leaving 1/2-3/4 cup in blender. Add melted chocolate chips to blender and whirl 30 seconds. Scrape down sides and whirl again for 30 seconds. Drop chocolate mixture by tablespoonfuls in a circle into pie shell. Using a cake tester or knife, start in the center to swirl chocolate in an increasingly wider circle. Bake @ 375

Tahnks, Donni. I think I'll try it this year - looks delicious. I've gotta pull up the Matzah Roca recipe again - (was it yours Amy?) - we've been making it for the last few years. It's soooo much better tasting than the (unsafe) store bought. By the way, I emailed Manischewitz to see if they have any products to add to their nut-free list (on their website), and they said that the fruit gel slices are safe. So is their ketchup. The rep. said to call or email with any other product questions. I stick to their company for any packaged stuff - has anybody had any luck with contacting any of the other companies?

Donni,

That looks fabulous - I'm definitely going to try it this year. I'm blowing you kisses of thanks [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img] .

Yonit, if you can't find the Matzoh Roca recipe, let me know. I'll repost it. What the heck, I just saw it recently - I'll post it now:

[url="http://www.betterbaking.com/viewRecipe.php?recipe_id=978"]http://www.betterbaking.com/viewRecipe.php?recipe_id=978[/url]

Enjoy!

Amy

I hope to try the chocolate matzoh recipe this year.

While we're sharing...anyone interested in a TNT Passover Brownie recipe? My DS loves it even more than regular brownies from Grandmom! When he was in play group, they all--even the moms!--thought the brownies were great!

Try them and let me know, ok?

Brownies for Passover

1/2 cup stick margarine
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup matzo cake meal
1/2 cup cocoa
1/3 cup potato starch
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup water
1 tsp vanilla extract

Cream margarine; add sugar; add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla extract. Mix dry ingredients together and add; stir well. Stir in water. Bake in 9 x 13 pan, @ 350

Cool Donni!

All this food talk is actually making me look forward to Passover, my least favorite holiday (from the culinary point of view!).

Amy

And I absolutely love Passover! The food challenges it presents awakes me from a deep cooking sleep!

My challenge this year (on top of the no peanuts, tree nuts, sesame seed, chickpeas, saturated fat) is to feed my picky 5 year old. I sure hope he likes matzoh this year--has every year until last year! Even refused it with tons of jelly on top!

My son (19) goes on and off Matzoh all the time. One year he's OK with it and the next he's on a hunger strike for days.

Peg

I really don't care for it myself, except in cooking (I love matzoh brei, matzoh kugel, etc.). DH's partner sends us big boxes of the handmade schmura (sp?) matzoh; it's much better than the supermarket stuff.

Mmmmm, matzoh kugel. Can't wait!

Amy

Thanks, Amy, for the chocolate matza link. I have one of Marcy Goldman's cookbooks (my non-Jewish mother-in-law actually gave it to me) and everything I've made from it has been wonderful.

So, hate to sound like a broken record, but other than Manischewitz, has anyone contacted any other kosher for Pesach companies about any of their products?

The school seder is coming up next week, hopefully with no-nut haroset . . . it seems like to school food issues are never-ending.

Yonit

The only companies I have contacted this year are Joyva and Boston's. (Guess candy is on my menu...???)

Joyva is peanut free but does make an almond candy on occasion (not always but sometimes but a bit of a worry as my DS is allergic to almonds) and, of course, has sesame seed products (my worry as my DS is sesame seed allergic, too!).

Boston's only makes fruit slices (which are wonderful!) and are peanut and tree nut free.

I tend to stick with only buying the basics from Manischewitz--matzohs, matzoh meal, potato starch, matzoh farfel. I don't use packaged foods. I do buy Passover matzohs from other companies as I feel they are safe by virture of how they must be made for Passover use.

Passover is a bit easier for me as I do not keep a Kosher home. Thus, the foods I use (except for the Seders) do not have to be certified.

Hope this helps, Yonit. And I, too, would be interested in the information others receive on Passover and Kosher approved foods.

Ok, Amy, post your matzoh kugel recipe! (DH loves matzoh kugel. I'm always making it--year round!)

I don't know why I only make this at Passover, because it is really easy and totally delicious. I have to tell you that I usually double it, because it goes fast.

Matzoh Kugel

1 cup diced onion

1 cup diced celery

6 Tbsp. margarine (I used mostly olive oil with a little butter for flavor)

3 1/2 cups matzoh farfel

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

2 tsp. paprika

2 eggs, beaten

1 can condensed clear chicken soup, undiluted

1 1/4 cups hot water
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1. Saute onions and celery in oil until onion is tender.

2. Add matzoh farfel.

3. Combine remaining ingredients, and add to matzoh mixture.

4. Pour into a well greased 1 1/2 qt. baking dish. Bake at 375 for about 1/2 or until firm.

Hints: I like to add sliced mushrooms, and saute them along with the onions and celery. Also, I find it takes more than 30 minutes to be done. After 30 minutes I take it out, cut it into squares, and put in back in the oven until firm.

Enjoy!

OK, what's your recipe? [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

Amy

Amy...your recipe is similar to my "Mushroom Dressing/Stuffing" recipe which I bake as a side dish to roasted turkey or chicken.

This is my family's favorite kugel. We eat it anytime of the day or night--with a meal, after a meal, or in between meals! We eat it at any temperature--hot, warm, room, or cold!

Apple Kugel

1/4 cup pineapple juice
5 cups water
1 cup raisins
6 apples, peeled and cored
6 eggs, well beaten
1/2 cup margarine, melted and cooled
1/2 cup sugar
12 matzos

Mix together the pineapple juice and water in a large bowl. Add the raisins. Slice the apples into the water mixture. Set aside.

Beat the eggs with the margarine and sugar.

Break the matzos into large pieces in another large bowl. Drain the water from the apples and raisins over the matzos. Let soak just a bit. Drain the matzos, discarding the water. Add all mixtures (except the pineapple water!) together and mix well. Although it will be quite loose, it will set upon baking.

Pour into a lightly greased 9" x 13" baking dish. Bake @ 350

Hi - I don't celebrate Passover, but I'm really enjoying these recipes. Could you tell me where I could find matzhol farfel and what brand, too? I'm not exactly sure what the farfel part is. Thank you!

OMG Donni, I just slobbered all over my keyboard. That sounds too yummy for words. It will be a definite this year!

Cooper - Matzoh farfel is really just broken up matzoh. Streits and Manischewitz both make it, but if you can't find it just break up plain (not egg or grape juice) matzoh into little pieces. I prefer the farfel because the stuff my DH brings home crumbles too much when broken. Anyway, 3 1/2 cups of farfel = 6 sheets of standard boxed matzoh.

Warning: If you are planning to indulge in any significant quantity of matzoh, eat plenty of fruits and veggies with it. It turns into cement once eaten! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/wink.gif[/img]

Amy

Many thanks for the info - and the warning, Amy. Looking forward to trying some new recipes!!

OK, I'm ready to post my menu.

Monday will just be a small dinner for our family, my girlfriend and her DD:
Assorted hors d'oevres - chopped liver, veggies, etc.
Chicken soup, matzoh balls
Gefilte Fish
Charoset
Chicken Tagine with yams, prunes, apricots (sort of like tzimmes with chicken)
Salad
Matzoh Kugel
Homemade macaroons, matzoh roca

Tuesday - real seder with our extended families:
Same appetizers, soup, fish, charoset
Hard boiled eggs w/ salt water
Brisket and Turkey Breast
Matzoh Kugel
Oven roasted asparagus
Sponge Cake, Brownies, Matzoh Roca

I've already made the brisket, chicken and soup. Only leaving the matzoh kugel, turkey, salad and vegetables until the last minute.

What are you serving?

Amy

[This message has been edited by Going Nuts (edited April 02, 2004).]

We're leaving tomorrow for Michigan to have our seders at my mother's and grandmother's house (four generations). So . . . I will be mostly computerless for a week, and I would like to wish all of you a Chag Sameach - have a Happy and Healthy Pesach!

Yonit

Ok...this week has been rough...DH has slept 1 1/2 hours in 3 days, I've had about twice that much, and I've had 2 cancellations for the 1st Sedar (understandable reasons but...???) and a possible third! As it now stands, it will be us, DSS and one of my close friends with her DH and her daugher (my DS's closest playmate) so I've changed the theme and have opted for a children-centered Seder. The menu is also geared towards our kids' tastes:

Symbolic salad (each ingredient represents something appropriate to the Seder, Spring, or Tradition)
Chicken Soup with Matzo Balls
Marmalade Baked Chicken
Steamed Broccoli
Potato Kugel
Brownies
Vanilla Ice Cream (homemade, low fat)
Candy (Joyva? am I taking a chance here with my DS's sesame allergy??? Still thinking...)

The second Sedar has become "ours" only since the year that I became so ill while preparing for the Sedar that I had to call all the guests and CANCEL--is that unthinkable or what? I managed to pull together what had already been prepared and laid on the floor while DS & DH ate. We watched a Sesame Street Passover Tape. To this day, my DS remembers it and always says that's how Passover is observed. So...that's what we do on the second night--eat leftovers while "reclining" and sharing the telling of the "story."

The second batch of chicken soup is now cooling (yes, I make at least 2 batches--no one can get enough!). The chicken is chopped and will be bagged/frozen for meals during the week. All veggies are cleaned. Now, tomorrow, I begin the real work...haroset, ice cream, brownies, etc.

Ah...how I love, love Passover--keeps me in the kitchen for days! (I'm serious--I'd rather be cooking than doing most anything else...unless it's stress-free playing with my DS!) I can't wait to set the table!

[This message has been edited by Donni (edited April 02, 2004).]

Quote:

The second Sedar has become "ours" only since the year that I became so ill while preparing for the Sedar that I had to call all the guests and CANCEL--is that unthinkable or what? I managed to pull together what had already been prepared and laid on the floor while DS & DH ate. We watched a Sesame Street Passover Tape. To this day, my DS remembers it and always says that's how Passover is observed. So...that's what we do on the second night--eat leftovers while "reclining" and sharing the telling of the "story."

Too funny! When life gives you lemons...

A Ziesen Pesach to all!

Amy

Gosh I wish I were so organized this year.

Our family is split due to a crazy cousin making trouble. Our only relative unfortunately. And thank goodness I stayed on the high road, this is all her, not me.

MIL is full into senile dementia and just hateful hateful lately. Last night she blew a whistle all night in her room trying to call the police. That whistle is going to be history today!

DS cannot come home from school because he has too much work. The only bright spot is DD coming home today for Spring Break.

I tried to invite some friends to our seder but no one can come and who would want to with MIL sitting there talking nasty?

I have not been able to get out to shop because I am alone with MIL during the day and cannot leave her.

Our food stores just recently settled a LONG strike and the passover foods have just not been featured like they usually are. Today I'll make a LONG drive to a better store to find what I need. The only day I can get out all week.

Plus I developed lactose intolerance this year and will not be able to eat most of my favorite recipes. I also seem to be allergic to Lactaid......

So I'll make the best of it I can. I just feel sad with so much chaos around me that is not of my doing.

Happy Pesach to you all!

On a bright note DD is in the running for a Summer internship at a very prestigious studio here in LA!

Peggy

[This message has been edited by Peg541 (edited April 03, 2004).]

Aw Peg, that just all so rotten! The situation with your MIL really seems impossible - how are you keeping your sanity? Can you get any help, like a HHA?

How about if I set a place for you at my table? [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/wink.gif[/img]

I'm off to finish my shopping - just realized I left something off my list.

Amy

Thanks Amy, I realize I was really whining there.

My DH for some reason thinks MIL cannot go on much longer and I think I cannot go on muc longsr. A Home health aide is a good idea but MIL reacts so badly to people in the house that it is almost not worth the effort.

I am watching and waiting. Much longer and I get help no matter what.

Peg

Peg...a glass will be raised in your honor! It takes a lot of sheer will power to take care of one who no longer is capable of understanding and is nasty to boot! Better days will come...but get someone to help out even if MIL doesn't like it! If you collapse, then who will take care of MIL, not to mention your family???

Enjoy the time with your daughter! I'm sure your son will miss being with you!

Just a little kvetch - I was almost done making my nut-free charoset, when I saw (not near the ingredients, mind you) some printing on the package my dates came in - may contain nuts or traces of nuts. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/mad.gif[/img]

I had to dump it all out, scrub the bowl and utensils, go out and buy all new ingredients. Man, did that make me cranky.

And this morning I check this site and see a post saying that Sixlets are no longer safe. Now I'm even crankier.

But man, does my house smell good right now! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/wink.gif[/img]

Amy

Hi Amy,

CAdbury mini-eggs are safe, and I saw them for sale at Duane Reede in NYC, so go try them [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img] Then you won't be cranky anymore! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

Becca tried some and said she loved them! I am sure you'll like them too. MUCH better than Sixlets!

Great idea Erik - I'm off to CVS this morning, so I think I'll give them a try!

Amy

Our Seder was wonderful--really a good time! We had a couple join us at the last minute (not even enough time to run and get another bottle of wine so ran just a bit shy there)...I added the Apple Kugel to the menu...only one serving of each item left!

Normally I have leftovers for our "Seder on the Floor" (which is what I call the one my DS loves so much) so now I'm trying to get a meal planned without having to go to the store. Um...

Our seder turned out pretty decent too despite my depressed ramblings of above.

MIL missed her sleeping sedative Sunday night and had an entirely sane day Monday. I'll bet the medication is making her nuts. She had it last night and woke up talking to me in German. So we'll cut it out and see what happens! Her sanity helped make the Seder peaceful.

DD is home for Spring break and is such a big help that I am already sad she is leaving on Saturday.

DH was in good form last night and the Hebrew flowed, even my half-Hebrew sounded good.

My chicken soup was amazing. I think I finally learned. My Matzo balls floated like we all want them to do.

I spent all day making some sort of Matzo Kugel concoction that was amazingly good and will be good for days since I had to make a 9X12 pan of it. I used this Pesach cookbook called Matzo 101 and it was a lot of trouble but good.

My brisket was as tough as leather when I sliced it, I put it in it's broth in the oven to keep warm and behold! it got so soft even MIL had to compliment me. A true miracle.

So we had fun. We missed DS but he is so busy at school the 80 mile trip on four
freeways was not worth it.

I hope every one has a wonderful second night seder.

Peggy

We had a wonderful 2 nights, although I'm glad it's done with - simply exhausting!

Everything was delicious - the brisket was fork-tender, the turkey perfect (no oven disasters this year!), the kugel divine. Now we get to eat left-overs for a few days.

Erik, I couldn't get any Cadbury Mini-Eggs (I don't like milk chocolate much anyway) but did find Whopper's Robin Eggs. Just looking at those pretty pastel colors brightened my mood. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img] Thanks for the suggestion.

Amy

Quote:Originally posted by Going Nuts:
[b]Erik, I couldn't get any Cadbury Mini-Eggs (I don't like milk chocolate much anyway) but did find Whopper's Robin Eggs. Just looking at those pretty pastel colors brightened my mood. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img] Thanks for the suggestion.[/b]

Hi Amy,

I'm glad you had a wonderful two nights.

NYC has run out of Cadbury mini-eggs? Now you know how good they must be since everyone bought them. haha Even if you don't like milk chocolate that much, I think you'd still like the mini-eggs.. really good [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

Do you prefer dark chocolate? You should try the Hersheys dark chocolate kisses - they are really good! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/biggrin.gif[/img]

I bought Nancy a small carton of Hershey Robin's eggs yesterday [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]

[This message has been edited by erik (edited April 07, 2004).]

We had two very nice seders, too, here in Michigan. My almost 10-yr-old daughter (non-PA) made an Israeli charoset that was delicious (in addition to the obvious ingredients it also had bananas, lemon and orange zest, and matzah meal in it). Her school - where my PA son is in kindergarten - had made all no-nut charosets, and her fourth grade class had tried three recipes. She is also old enough now to really appreciate and contribute to our seders - it was really nice. My son could sing the four quesions and lots of the songs, too. My non-Jewish in-laws come to our seder, also, which is nice for the kids.

When we stay here at my grandmother/ mother's house, it's also totally nut-safe, so that helps. The only problem is that our totally decadent matzah roca (six batches of it) totally hypes up my six-year-old. Do your little ones seem sensitive to chocolate? I really think he reacts to the caffeine in it.

Tomorrow is our 14th anniversary, so my husband and I are going for a night at a hotel. Can't wait. Happy Pesach!

I'm tired, too! Finally, I have more than a brief moment to write...

Our first Seder was so nice--although we knew everyone, the other two couples did not...but hit it off wonderfully! It was a great time. I was also a very proud Mommy when my 5-year-old wanted to participate and read. He did so well and never gave up even when a word or two was hard. The food sat a little too long waiting to be served but no one minded, I think. At least, there wasn't much left!

The second Seder "on the floor" was also wonderful. My son participated in everything except eating the parsley and horseradish. It really was a great family time...so relaxing. I made a Spinach Matzo Pie for dinner to go with the leftover Potato Kugel. Worked well for just us.

Tonight will be the last of our leftovers. I'll make a Matzo Meat dish for Shabbat dinner. I'll use chicken this time since I have so much from making the soup. I also need to make more soup as my son wants "orange" (his favorite color) matzo balls after seeing a cooking segment on TV. Ummm...

Amy, I forgot to mention--I can totally relate to your haroset disaster! I was in a panic state just prior to Passover--I could not find safe dates!!!! Finally, on the last shopping trip before Passover, I did--and they were 1/2 price! (I bought 6 containers--the limit on 1/2 price items. Sure wish I had had the time to go back for more before the sale ended as we eat dates year round.)

I could not access the recipe. Could you post the recipe for a nut-free charoset?

THANKS

I just came looking for the Matzah Roca recipe which we make every year. I'm so not ready for Pesach. We're going to Michigan, but will return home on Sunday, so I need to clean anyway -- at least a little!

Interesting tidbit -- in searching for recipes, I dicovered that Marci Goldman - the creator of Matzha roca - now has a child with nut allergies! See the following link for a mention of this and a nut-free haroset recipe.

[url="http://clabbergirl.com/recipe-display.php?mode=recipe&recipe_id=485"]http://clabbergirl.com/recipe-display.php?mode=recipe&recipe_id=485[/url]

I also wanted to post recent replies from my queries to Manischewitz. If anybody has new info on safe Passover products, please post!! And have a Happy and healthy Pesach!
from Manischewitz:

Mayonnaise and Ketchup are both peanut and nut free and produced in peanut nut free plants.

From: "Deborah Ross"

The Muffin Mixes are made in the same plant as the cake mixes, pancake mix, brownie mix and are peanut & nut free.

The Passover Noodles, Fruit Slices, Grape Juice, Apple Butter, Apple Sauce, Apple Juice and Marshmallows are still fine. The preserves are made on a separate floor than products with nuts and they are nut free but they are made in the same plant.

During the year please consider Season Chow Mein Noodles that are made in a peanut & nut free facility.

The Potato Chips are made in a plant that uses expeller pressed walnut oil about 6 weeks before making the Potato Chips so there are 6 cleans before making our products.

Sour Mini Fruit Slices are made in a nut free plant.

Revised information about the Preserves. They are in a nut free plant.

Salad Dressings are nut free and made in a nut free plant.

Chocolate Morsels are nut free but the plant is not nut free. We do not list any chocolate products for this reason.

We do not have the information about the dried fruit at this time.

Honey is nut free and made in a nut free plant.

Sincerely,

Deborah Ross, Consumer Affairs

Forgot to mention that I'm going to use the Kosher for passover chocoalte chips from Paskesz. Their Belgium plant is peanut/nut-free.

don't miss my previous post on the bottom of page one -- I should've just added this info to that post.

[This message has been edited by Yonit (edited April 09, 2006).]

I know that this may seem like an odd question, but my DD is allergic to egg as well as peanut. Does anyone have an egg-free recipe for matzo balls?

Yonit, I emailed Marci Goldman a few years back to get a subsitution for nuts in one of her recipes. She answered me within 10 minutes, and told me one of her kids was TNA. I actually have one of her books - I think it is Jewish Holiday Baking (that's where I got the Matzoh Roca recipe from) - and have made many of the recipes in that book. They've all been fabulous. This year I'm making a Chocolate Orange Torte from that book as well - can't wait to try that one out.

Anyone have any different vegetable suggestions? I'm having brisket and turkey, and just can't decide on a vegetable side dish. Somehow nothing seems appealing to me this year. I was thinking about oven roasted asparagus, but it just isn't turning me on. Hmmm... Funny, I had no trouble figuring out the desserts! [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/wink.gif[/img]

Amy

Have any of you used or called about Mother's margarine? I made a ton of the matzah roca this afternoon. I used Fleischmann's for most, but I ran out and could only find the Mothers Kosher for Passover. Of course, there's no contact information on the package . . . this really annoys me about many Kosher companies.

Donni & Amy:

I was reading through this thread again and saw mention of two delicious-sounding chicken recipes; Tagine Chicken & Marmalade Baked Chicken -- if you see this and still have the recipes, I would love to see them posted. Thanks!

Marmalade Baked Chicken

4 lbs skinned chicken (I use breasts and thighs or a whole chicken. This dish works best when the chicken has bones but not skin!)
1 cup orange marmalade
2 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 1/3 Tbs Old Bay seasoning
2 tsp dried onion (or 2 Tbs. minced onion)
1 Tbs dried parsley (or 3 Tbs chopped fresh parsley*)

Mix all ingredients* except chicken. Spread on chicken. Bake, uncovered, 350

Thanks, Donni - it looks great!

I've been trying to contact Mother's margarine with my allergen questions, but no luck yet. The only number I could find (201-589-4900) gives a weird busy signal.

Finally tracked it down. The Mother's Margarine is produced in California, but distributed by Rokeach in NJ. I got the California number and spoke to someone who said they do not process anything with nuts in the plant and no nuts in the ingredients. Okay, now we can eat the batch of matzah roca I made with it.

Well...guess what's on the Seder menu this year? Yup, Marmalade Baked Chicken. I was going for salmon (too expensive--price rose in just a couple of weeks!, DH doesn't like it, I didn't check with the guests), brisket (can't find one), rib roast (too small), lamb (too boney) so...it's my old standby--mainly because the wine DH bought for the salmon goes with the chicken!

I hadn't checked out Mother's yet when I was in the store so bought Fleishmann's which I always do anyway. Thanks, Yonit, for following through with Mother's.

Well, going off to bed--tomorrow I get up early and begin two solid days of cooking. (Fortunately, two batches of chicken soup were made 2 weeks ago!)

My brisket and chicken soup have been in the freezer since last week. I'm working tomorrow and Wednesday, so I guess tomorrow night will be a cooking/baking marathon. Oy, someone just shoot me! 12 people coming (4 were added yesterday) and the only contributions I'm getting are Matzoh Balls and sponge cake from my aunt and fruit salad from my SIL. HELP!

BTW, I really have to try the Marmalade Chicken - it looks wonderful!

Amy

Amy - was it you that had the Tagine chicken with yams, etc.? If so, can you post?? Thanks.