Southern Seder

A Passover menu with Southern flair.

Mississippi Praline Macaroons

A favorite dessert of Southern Passover seders.

Simmered Black-Eyed Peas with Tomatoes

Simmered in onions, thyme, and tomatoes— Jewish soul food at its best.

"Dirty Matzoh" Dressing

A country Jewish recipe to be served at Passover.

Holiday Honey Chicken with Fruit

Serve with fluffy white rice to soak up all the juice.

Hosting Your First Passover

Because your ancestors had it harder than you, so honor them.

live in North OC and he lives in the Riverside area, but we’re more than willing to drive anywhere within the Southern California area to get some real good Jewish eats. I know there are many delis in West LA and I would...

So I’m starting to plan my Passover Seder and since it will be my first one living in NOLA, I thought it would be appropriate to add some Creole and Cajun flavor to the meal...I have a recipe for Creole Matzoh Ball Soup...

Sources needed for “Passover” (i.e., not necessarily kosher) catered/take-out foods for seder for 10. Many thanks in advance for last minute assistance.

I attended a vegan seder in college. Behold, the Pascal zucchini!

next year. And it’s hard to reconcile “absolutely must have it” with Coca Cola! :) I don’t remember where that fits in on the traditional seder plate... I need to check my Southern Haggadah. But I get your...

for latkes, or a seder, or lox & whitefish brunch.

In the first of what might be many questions about preparing for next week’s Seder: I’m making my first brisket. Should I go for the Niman Ranch brisket (sold in SF by Bi-Rite at $9/lb)? Or will the Whole Foods brisket...

Well, actually that is a typical North American seder of Eastern European origin. I know German and Austrian Jews, and except for central symbolic or mandatory foods such as matza, their meal is rather different. See Claudia...

Most Indian food in India is not spicy hot. There are exceptions – the southern state of Andhra Pradesh (think Hyderabad) cooks its food hotter than most – but most local restaurants will not prepare food to burn your...