Holiday recipes

Passover 2023

Wishing you and your family a happy, healthy and meaningful Passover! Here are some resources for the holiday. 

Other Holiday Content

The first Passover seder is on Wednesday, April 5. My Jewish Learning provides an overview of the holiday here

’10 Ways to Gamify Your Passover Seder’: Aish offers activity ideas to keep guests engaged in your seder. 

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. 

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Maakouda

A Moroccan potato dish.

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Matzah Croutons

A little garlicy crunch for your salad.

Time for dessert

Sweet treats

Coconut Macaroons

Chef Melinda shares her recipe for coconut macaroons. 

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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.