ISO simplest most basic pesach menu

MiracleMama

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 7:51 pm

amother OP wrote:

Ever
Any ideas ?
Also for baking & desserts.
I want to keep it easy & basic but don’t want to disappoint my kids & grandkids coming

Any tips or ideas welcome
Thx

Seder nights if I don't have company and it's just our family I just serve chicken soup. Huge bowls, with lots of chicken and veggies and egg "lokshen". Couldn't be more simple and everyone loves it. We find it too late to eat such heavy foods anyhow.

amother

Iris

Tue, Apr 02 2024, 8:07 pm

We eat gebrokts so I make lots of dips that we eat with matza!!!

Otherwise the usual:
Meatballs, chicken on the bone, shnitzel, chicken stir fries, roast/brisket

Roasted potatoes,sweet potatoes and other veggies.
Potato kugel,brocoli kugel

I like to start the meal with salads:
Cole slaw, cucumbers, shredded carrots, lettuce, pepper salad, red cabbage....

Soups are chicken soup, mushrooms, zuchinis, brocoli, vegetables, minestrone (minus pasta or beans)

amother

Wed, Apr 03 2024, 3:20 am

amother Bisque wrote:

I make mini sweet potato "pies" in little foil ramekins. No crust and they are very popular especially with the kids.

I find that in general anything made in little portion cups or ramekins is more desirable, like mini kugels vs a slice of kugel. So I spend an extra few minutes putting the kugel batter into little foil pans instead of into one big pan. It's also easy to serve or take as a snack.

I also keep a big bag of hard boiled eggs in the fridge for anyone who is hungry.

Like the poster above, I also make ices in mini portion cups. I make lemon italian ices with strong lemonade, grape juice ices (watered down grape juice with sugar added), and frozen applesauce. Having lots of those on hand for whenever anyone needs a snack or treat is great.

Every morning I cut up a few melons or other fruit and leave the chunks in the fridge for people to take.

I make a lot of simple food. We don't use too many ingredients on Pesach so that's what works...

A big pot of chicken soup with tons of vegetables, and sometimes chicken balls (ground dark meat, just make little balls with wet hands and toss into boiling soup) is helpful to have on hand.

I prefer easy salads like cucumber salad, avocado salad.

Fish patties (just make small balls of defrosted fish roll with wet hands and flatten onto parchment paper) are delicious and very popular.

The chicken balls taste good with nothing in them ? How do they stay together ?

amother

Wed, Apr 03 2024, 3:21 am

amother Iris wrote:

Do you have recipes for the marinated salads ?

amother

Lightyellow

Wed, Apr 03 2024, 5:05 am

I am making Pesach this year for the first time and keeping things very simple.
The foods I am making is as follows:

Chrein
eggplant dip
fish (Tilapia, sea bass, Salmon)
chicken soup
cream of chicken soup
chicken on the bone
meat
kugel
roast potatoes
beet salad
cucumber salad
carrot salad
blended fruit sorbet (1/2 ingredients)
apple compote
cholent
liver

Chol H is meatballs, avocado salad, egg salad, omellets, mashed potatoes,chicken schwarma, sweet potato sticks,onion soup, butternut squash soup

Maybe a choc cake and mousse.

Am I missing something?

DVOM

Wed, Apr 03 2024, 5:21 am

This such a good way for me to get my menu organized!

Erev Pesach: French fries, scrambled eggs, beef jerky

sponge cake, chocolate cake, Blondies, crumb cake for noshing and for breakfast

For both seder nights:

Chicken soup with matzo balls (we eat gebruks) and egg noodles
Chulant - meat, potatoes, kishka, net bags of butternut squash, carrots and onions. Yum!
Chocolate mousse
Jello sorbet

Lunch # 1
Flounder or salmon, not sure which yet
Zucchini lasagna
Matzo pizza
Avocado salad
Ice cream for dessert

Lunch #2
Leftover chicken soup
Making a BBQ- hot dogs, chicken cutlets, chicken wings, grilled peppers and onions
mashed potatoes
Cake for dessert

I'm so excited for Pesach ☺️!

amother

Iris

Wed, Apr 03 2024, 5:29 am

amother OP wrote:

Do you have recipes for the marinated salads ?

No recipe
If you like sweet salads: oil, vinegar, sugar and a bit of pepper
If you dont: oil, vinegar,salt ,pepper and a garlic cube.
If you use frozen dill cubes, put some in cucumber salad it's delicious!
If you like mayonnaise (some of my family don't touch it!) For Cole slaw 1c mayonnaise ,1/2c lemon juice and 1/2c sugar

amother

Bisque

Wed, Apr 03 2024, 9:38 am

amother OP wrote:

The chicken balls taste good with nothing in them ? How do they stay together ?

They do taste good. They were not amazing prize winning but my kids (and me) enjoyed them. They absorb salt from the soup so they are not bland.

My guess is that the higher fat content of the dark meat is what keeps them together with nothing added.