Easy and Elegant Herbed Turkey Breast

I was looking for something different for the holidays, when a friend suggested turkey breast. Turkey breast is easy to slice and serve, and leftovers can be stored in small containers for quick leftovers. It tends to dry out, so be careful not to overcook. To keep the turkey moist, I slathered it with a […]

Passover Recipes and Cooking Techniques (2015)

Observing the upcoming Jewish Passover holiday requires a change in cooking style, as many foods are forbidden. You may also have limited equipment, and be cooking for a crowd or hosting for the first time.

Below I’ve collected what I think are the most useful posts and Kosher for Passover recipes from Cooking Manager and my Jewish website, A Mother in Israel. I hope you find them useful whether or not you celebrate.

Note: For Passover, replace flour in recipes with matzah meal. All Passover recipes are gluten-free unless they contain matzah meal.
Passover Recipes:

My Mom, Food Processors, and Norene Gilletz

When Ilana-Davita mentioned Healthy Helpings in her reader interview, author Norene Gilletz came by to comment. She even joined my Facebook fan page. I wrote to Norene to let her know that I would be dedicating today’s post to her.

My mother loved gadgets. She wasn’t the first to get a microwave, but when she did she read every book and article on microwave cooking she could find.

My mother loved food processors best of all. She had three Cuisinarts: One fleishig (meaty), one pareve (neutral) and one for Passover. When she wanted to make cheesecake, she called the rabbi to approve using the pareve one. Her hand movements were so limited that chopping and mixing were painful. Food processors enabled her to continue to cook for the family. If she couldn’t do it in the food processor, she couldn’t do it at all.