Mary Anne here. Ah…the holidays are upon us once again, and this year Passover and Easter arrive within a week of each other. As I’ve written in the past, when my mom married my step-dad, George, the Ellicott brood donned both Easter bonnets on Sunday and Yarmulkes on Friday night (the boys, of course!). And[…]
Passover Pot Roast
Mariel here. When my mom called me on Friday and asked me to put together a pot roast for Passover, I was, at first, pretty confused. “Ummm, mom, we’re not Jewish.” But after a moment’s pause, I realized, I’m not not Jewish either. As my mother mentioned in previous posts, her own upbringing represented a[…]
Hanukkah Potato Latkes
Mary Anne here. My mom was raised in a southern Presbyterian home during the Great Depression, and as I’ve mentioned in the past, she comes from a long line of quasi-professional home chefs. In 1966, she remarried, and in the process of “adopting” an incredibly warm-hearted, hysterically funny step-dad, we also embraced his Judaic culture[…]
Passover: Matzo Ball Soup and Matzo-Choco Cake
Mary Anne here. Celebrating the holidays without blowing your grocery budget is truly a challenge. This week we have a two-fer with Passover starting at sundown on Wednesday and ending with Easter on Sunday. Tonight, I’m focusing on Passover and will offer some Easter favorites in a day or two. My family was blessed when[…]