Monday, April 17, 2000
Kosher for Passover Baking Powder???
Several people have questioned whether baking powder can really be kosher for Passover. (See Abe Lebewohl’s matzoh ball recipe – yesterday’s diary item.) Indeed, one listener rather indignantly scolded me for saying so and adamantly denied the possibility. [more]
Sunday, April 16, 2000
Abe Lebewohl's Matzoh Balls
I have always wondered how restaurants and delicatessens make perfectly round matzoh balls. Mine can be very good (or a disaster, I must add), but however they turn out, they are never perfectly round. My dough is too soft for that. It never dawned on me to make a drier mixture and to use baking powder to make them light and well-risen. I suppose that’s because I only make matzoh balls on Passover and baking powder is a forbidden leavener for Passover. That is, until now. [more]
Saturday, April 15, 2000
Go To Italy with Arthur
I have exciting news. Finally, I’m taking a group to Italy. [more]
Wednesday, April 10, 2000
Neapolitan Noodle Kugel -- for Easter Brunch
I often refer to this recipe as Neapolitan noodle kugel, so I wasn’t surprised when some of my friends called it just that when I served it at a party last week. [more]
Wednesday, April 5, 2000
Mysterious Matzoh Buttercrunch
Several weeks ago, a listener wrote and asked me for a Passover candy recipe that she said I gave out on the radio last year. It was from a good friend of yours, she said. I can remember the ingredients, she said – matzoh, butter, sugar, chocolate. But I can’t remember the directions, she said. [more]
