Tag: Passover

The Real Afikomen – Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies

The Real Afikomen – Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies

At some point during the Passover Seder – the spring meal celebrating the Jewish exodus from slavery in Egypt – a piece of matzo is broken in half and hidden. The children in attendance search for this afikomen, the finder receiving a prize. Seder guests 

Our Family Seder – Passover Fruit Kugel

Our Family Seder – Passover Fruit Kugel

Growing up, my family did not invest vast effort in celebrating holidays. We didn’t have a barbeque on the 4th of July and my father was usually asleep by 9:00 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. We weren’t pious by any stretch, so holidays having to