Chag Kasher V'Sameach!

We’re coming down the home-stretch now. The shopping is done, the produce ordered, and except for a corner of the kitchen, the house is ready for Passover. Just a quick change of dishes, a few more leftovers in the refrigerator, kashering the stove and counter tops, and we'll be ready to go.

I’d like to be finished with my baking before our friends arrive from America on Wednesday night. Then I’ll start cooking on Thursday, hopefully before our son comes home from his army base, exhausted and hungry for “normal” food. By then, it will most likely be pizza and take-out noodles eaten in the garden.

Most of us have plenty to do during the next few days. So this will be my last Passover post.

I wish all of you a Chag Kasher V’sameach -

A Happy, Kosher and Healthy Passover.

And just one more Passover recipe – our favorite Sephardi-style Charoset. In fact, my husband is making it now.

We prepare a double batch and spread it on matzah or eat it “as is” during the week. For a delicious breakfast, try it with plain low-fat yogurt.

Rubin Family Charoset

Ingredients:

1 seedless orange, peeled and cut into eighths
1 apple, peeled, cored and cut into eighths
1 cup dates, pitted and halved

1 cup raisins
½ cup walnut pieces or halves
½ cup almonds
2 tablespoons orange juice

Method:

Put all of the ingredients into the bowl of a food processor. Process until the
mixture becomes a soft and rather coarse paste. Add more juice if necessary.
Refrigerate to blend the flavors.

Yields: 3 cups