Holiday recipes
Passover 2024
Wishing you and your family a happy, healthy and meaningful Passover! Here are some resources for the holiday, including several recipes below from Chef Melinda.
Lots and Lots of Matzah – Words of Wisdom with Pam (Audio)
Lots and Lots of Matzah – Words of Wisdom with Pam (Transcript)
Jamie Geller Passover resources and recipes
Other Holiday Content
The first Passover seder is on Monday, April 22. My Jewish Learning provides an overview of the holiday here.
Must-Know Passover Terms: My Jewish Learning shares key words and phrases for Passover.
My Jewish Learning provides a guide to set a Passover Seder Plate.
Recipes
Breakfast
Here’s an alternative to matzah brei or matzah with creamcheese for breakfast.
Matzah Granola
A mix of nuts, seeds, coconut and matzah.
Options for weekday meals
Main Courses & Sides
Passover Quiche
Chef Melinda shares her recipe for Spinach and Feta Matzah Quiche.
Maakouda
A Moroccan potato dish.
Matzah Croutons
A little garlicy crunch for your salad.
Time for dessert
Sweet treats
Coconut Macaroons
Chef Melinda shares her recipe for coconut macaroons.
Pavlova
A meringue-based dessert.
Matzah Brittle
This should please your sweet tooth.
Flourless Chocolate Walnut Torte
This chocolate-y goodness can be made either dairy or pareve.
Meringue
A dessert or candy traditionally made from whipped egg whites and sugar.
Little Chefs series
Recipe for Young Chefs
Do you have a budding chef in your home? Here are recipes for young chefs (adult supervision recommended).
Matzah Pizza
Easy, cheesy pizza recipe for Passover.
About Chef Melinda
Chef Melinda McNeil honed her skills as a chef and baker at the Scottsdale Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School and has worked at the Phoenician Resort, Simply Bread bakery and the Olive & Ivy restaurant. She has baked challah and other baked goods at the East Valley JCC’s Challah Factory since fall 2016.