Tag Archives: Passover

Lemon Pudding Adapted for Passover

Posted on April 2, 2018 by heritagerecipebox

If you’re keeping Kosher for Passover, you already trotted out your standard recipes at the seder. Now comes the drudgery of making lunch with matza and boiled eggs, then dinner with leftover brisket. That’s why I looked through my family … Continue reading →

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In My April Kitchen

Posted on April 6, 2015 by heritagerecipebox

Let’s start this month’s post, hosted by the inimitable Celia at Fig Jam and Lime Cordial, outside with the welcome sight of crocuses pushing up through a soggy but snow-free lawn! My chives and rhubarb are sprouting (though neither is too photogenic yet). … Continue reading →

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Matzo in the Mountains in Charleston, West Virginia

Posted on April 13, 2014 by heritagerecipebox

My great-grandfather, A.P. Silverstein, an immigrant from Lithuania, traveled through the central United States as a peddler in the 1890s. As family legend goes, his horse dropped dead and he couldn’t afford another, so he stayed in West Virginia. He … Continue reading →

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