Passover Recipes – On the Way – Good for those on Gluten Free Diet

I have finally organized myself and my kitchen to move ahead and start cooking for the holiday of Passover.   I would guess that most Jewish families celebrate this holiday, in some way.  I am Orthodox andwe have a clear and joyous celebration.  We do not eat the five grains, wheat, oat, rye, barley and spelt.  We also do not eat rice and beans.  The Sephardic Jews do eat the rice and beans.

Let me make it clear to you that I am sharing how I observe by the recipes I make.  Others will share differently.  If you read something, in another blog, that is different, they too are sharing their observance.

I am not going to discuss this from a religious point of view,  but I think you might be interested in what we do to our kitchens before we can start to cook.  I have some photos to help.  Basically, we take our kitchen apart.  I have a group of cabinets on one wall where I stuff everything that I am removing from my kitchen.  I also have a closet with shelves to hold these things.  This includes pots and pans, flatware, glassware, baking sheets and pans and dishes.  We reline our shelves.  You will see, I used freezer paper which I will remove after the holiday.  I don’t worry about appearance.  I make do by using tape to hold it in.  Not pretty but it works……. 

  I empty the pantry and cabinets that hold food items such as sugar, flour and all baking items.  I replace these with special food for Passover.  Much of it will look familiar to you but much of it is especially made for Passover.  Some items are good throughout the year and Passover.

I baked my first Passover recipe tonight.  I am going to split the posting of recipes between My Sweet and Savory and here.

Today, I am going to simply show you some photos to set the feeling in my most glamorous kitchen.

We cover the areas behind the counters with aluminum foil.  We cover the counters with various materials.  This is a true but temporary transformation.

Do you think I have too many skillets?  I do.  I am going to keep some to use during the rest of the year.  I had several that did not wear well and I got rid of them.  Each year, I forget that I have replaced them and buy another.  Not this year.  I have this photo to remind me - I do not need any more skillets.  This is an embarrassing moment. 

No, the shelf is not crooked.  It is under the counter and I was crouched down to take the photo.  I guess, I was leaning to the side.

Some casseroles.  I have a matching set of the pumpkin colored ones for during the year.

Speaking of being organized.  Don’t the two below go together?  No?  I have learned to use the space and fit in what is necessary.  Cupcake liners can be squeezed in almost anywhere.

The shelves below usually hold my cookbooks and loose recipes.  For Pesach, I am putting in the vegetables, I can’t fit in the refrigerator.  We buy vegetables in quantity.  Potatoes – 40 pounds, carrots – 10 pounds, onions – 20 pounds – bell peppers – 6 at a time…..I think you get the idea.

One of my favorites by Susie Fishbein, who you have heard of before, at Comfy Cook and My Sweet and Savory.

Yes, it looks battered and beaten.  It has been used so often, it is showing wear and tear.  Luckily, I have an earlier edition, which is not identical but has many of the recipes.  In the meanwhile, this is going strong.  Please, look at that cover and tell me, you don’t want a piece.  I will try to get a  better photo.  I took this one with the book laying down.  For all our Gluten free members, Jewish or not, this is the book for you.  Every single recipe is gluten free.  When Passover is over, I plan to make a list of some of the recipes and if I can get permission from Tamar Ansh, the author, I will also show you a few photos.  I want to make every recipe in the book.

Below are some of by older Passover cookbooks.  I have gotten recipes from all of them, over the years.  Yep, we keep eating Passover food for weeks, after the holiday.  We don’t mind at all.

Happy Passover to all my Jewish readers. 

For those, who are gluten free, there is a gold mine here and I will attempt to share some of it with you here and at My Sweet and Savory.

 

If you are looking for creative gluten free recipes, here is the place to go, Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays.

I have shared this at Tasty Tuesdays.   Balancing Beauty and Bedlam is the place to be on Tuesdays and every day.  Not only, are there exciting new recipes but tips on everything, budgeting, fashion….you name it.  Have some fun and visit and enjoy.

You might enjoy visitin Cooking Thursdays where I submitted this.