These luscious chocolate custards, spiked with Baileys, are a fabulous way to end any meal. They're perfect for St. Patrick's Day but would be as equally welcome on Valentine's Day, or anytime you're craving a chocolate dessert.
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How to make Irish cream liqueur - This DIY Irish cream recipe is a perfect copy cat of Bailey's Irish Cream. It’s dangerously delicious, and ridiculously easy to make in just 5 minutes.
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These "matzah balls" look so real your guests may just fall off their chairs in shock! They don't taste like matzah but they sure do the trick for those who want a matzah-less "matzah" ball.
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This dish is a nice compliment to your Easter or holiday meal, or any special gathering. Au gratin potatoes pair perfectly with ham, but also go well with chicken, pork and steak.
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Rum-soaked raisins add terrific flavor with a little punch, and the orange zest in the accompanying cream cheese frosting is a nice touch. This cake would be perfect for an Easter gathering or really just about any time. It's a classic.
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This colorful bread is a fun and festive way to celebrate Easter, and makes a beautiful centerpiece to your holiday table.
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Myrna Ossin's book "What to Do with Your Leftover Matzah, the Fifth Question," compiles recipes for using up the unleavened bread. Here's her recipe for sugar cookies made with matzah cake flour, delicately flavored with Earl Grey tea.
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This kugel becomes an instant favorite of everyone who tastes it. I was first given the recipe long ago by a dear friend, who'd just received it from her sister and was raving about how wonderful it was. I started making it every week, and even included it in a book I wrote about Shabbat.
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British Jewish cookery doyenne Evelyn Rose explains that this rich dairy kugel recipe was given to her by a Russian cook whose family used to make it before World War II, and represents a culinary link with the past.
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When fresh figs are ripe and rich with honeyed flavor, spend just a few minutes in the kitchen to prepare for the holiday season ahead by making Fig Brandy and Brandied Figs.
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This recipe makes a delicate cake baked in a tube pan, with alternating layers of sliced apples and cake. Cinnamon adds a a bit of sweetness and spice while orange juice gives it a bright flavor.
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You can make this dessert with any flavor jam you like. Paula suggests spreading red jam on half the crust and apricot jam on the other half. The crust requires 3 cups of three different kinds of ground nuts; if you do not have enough of one type, you can substitute another.
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If you enjoy your fresh tuna on the raw side, this delicious entree cooks in minutes. If cooking this meal for Passover, double check that the capers you've purchased are certified for Passover.
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This is Paula Shoyer's version of a French niçoise salad with lamb instead of tuna. It contains the ritual components of the seder plate and table. The dressing is made from kosher sweet wine and maror (the bitter herb, in this case, white horseradish), creating a creamy pink dressing.
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Charoset is a mix of apples, walnuts and honey and is one of the symbolic foods of the Seder plate. This dish symbolizes the mortar used by the Israelite slaves as they built the Pharaoh’s monuments.
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Hearty beef short ribs are stewed in a rich gravy of tomato, garlic, herbs and broth until they are fall-off-the-bone tender. This recipe makes for a delectable Passover entree.
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Rhubarb appears for a short season every spring, between April and June in the United States. Rhubarb's short season usually coincides with Passover, making it the perfect ingredient for a delicious Passover fruit crisp.
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Asparagus is the emblematic spring vegetable, and Passover is the spring holiday. Eggs are another seasonal symbol, so combine them all and get a tasty meal from the obvious, delicious mix in this Asparagus-Feta Frittata.
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You'll want to make this Passover dessert all year long. Delicate cake made with almond flour and lemon zest is topped with a rich sabayon, a sauce made from egg yolks, sugar and wine.
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Dried apple brings an intensity of the fruit flavor that can stand up to the cheddar and gives nice little nuggets of chew. A glaze made with hard cider and apple butter enhances the apple flavor, with a tiny splash of Irish whiskey for a little extra punch.
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It may be the middle of March and summer is months away, but that doesn't mean you can't celebrate with a bright, lemony cocktail. Vodka provides a festive punch and muddled cucumber and matcha lend a lucky green vibe.
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Chartreuse is a French liqueur distilled by monks and is made from 130 different plants and flowers, which impart a distinctive green hue. It lends a festive color to this herbaceous, balanced cocktail.
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Want to bake something special that's not Irish soda bread? We dug into our recipe box for a delicious bread you can make at home in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.
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Make this soda bread either sweet or savory by including currants, raisins, or carroway seeds. Carroway seeds gives the bread a savory flavor profile, which pairs nicely with corned beef and cabbage.
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If you want to embrace this holiday, consider incorporating some real Chinese traditions into your home, such as these
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Green sanding sugar and gold Sixlets become edible pots of gold with a little help from a homemade stencil. Try these fun brownies for St. Patrick's Day.
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Chef Ji Hye Kim of Ann Arbor’s Miss Kim restaurant shares her memories of Korean lunar new year in Seoul, plus a special recipe for a versatile marinade
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