Preparing for Passover

Passover is my favorite time of year. There are loads of spring traditions that tie in with Passover, from spring cleaning to serving spring foods.

My mom used to use Passover as her reason for cleaning EVERYTHING in the house.  And nobody got out of helping her with those chores!

Passover also means that there’s sure to be lots of fresh spring produce for our holiday meals. My family’s favorite is spring asparagus. And then there’s the Homemade Horseradish. Mmm mmm! My mom used to grate it by hand and we’d all nearly pass out from the strong fumes, but boy, was that ever good! There’s nothing like it! Fortunately, these days we have food processors to help us with this chore, so we can still enjoy the great tangy taste of fresh horseradish with all our Passover specialties and all our beef and other dishes year-round, too.

Passover is also a holiday that calls for lots of eggs. Eggs are in almost everything we make for Passover, from the fluffy matzo balls that float in our homemade chicken soup to our traditional Passover desserts like macaroons and, a new dessert we’ve been serving in the past few years, Flourless Chocolate Cake.

Gotta go help out with the spring cleaning and start on the horseradish, chicken soup and matzo balls. Hope you enjoy all the Passover recipes we have here for you, and please share some of your family’s favorites with us.