No matter how your family celebrates Passover, pay the time-honored traditions their due with these fun ideas and recipes for the Seder and beyond.
Setting the Table
Teach the kids about Passover Seder by creating tableware fit just for them. Gather up the materials for these place settings from discount, art, and party supply stores and make them a few days beforehand. Painting the elements -- such as the bitter herb and the roasted egg -- on the Seder plate might just be the perfect segue into a mini lesson on the upcoming holiday. Pour four cups' worth of kosher grape juice into these decorative glasses!
Passover Entrées
Many families follow their own traditions during the ceremonial Seder meal that kicks off the Jewish holiday. For the remainder of the eight-day celebration, try adapting these Passover-friendly recipes to suit your customs.
Kosher Salt Encrusted Prime Rib Roast
Roasted Lemon Herb Chicken
Borscht
Potato Latkes
Vegetable and Feta Latkes
Pesach Desserts
Keeping kosher for Passover doesn't mean you have to ignore your sweet cravings. There are plenty of desserts that call for matzo meal and other flour substitutes. When all else fails, there's always fresh fruit!
Passover Chocolate Mandelbrot
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Chip Meringue Drops
Tips
- Look for kosher-for-Passover designations on canned and frozen vegetables, oils (except extra virgin olive oil, which is kosher for Passover), shelled nuts, spices, fruit juice, and other recipe ingredients -- even matzo.
- Check with your rabbi if you are unsure of the foods to avoid while observing Passover.
- For more information on Passover and foods that are kosher for Passover, visit the Orthodox Union.
