Don't Pass Over These Great Passover Recipes

Passover—and the symbolism of the food on the Passover Seder plate—is explained in more detail at the Judaism 101 website.

A synagogue serving Paulding County is Congregation Ner Tamid, 176 West Sandtown Road, Marietta. Their second-annual Community Passover Seder Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, the first night of Passover, which concludes before nightfall on Monday, April 25. 

Price: $12 per adult, $8 per child for the Seder dinner, which includes matzoh ball soup, chicken and sides. 

What to bring: BYOP—bring your own pillow. Also, each family or couple should bring a box of matzoh. 

Contact: Advance reservations and payment are required by Thursday, April 14. RSVP by sending an email to rsvp@mynertamid.org. Check payments, made to Congregation Ner Tamid, should be mailed to Ner Tamid, P.O. Box 795, Marietta, GA 30060.

1. Charoset

This fruit, nut and wine relish is eaten during the Seder to remind the Jewish people of the mortar used by them for construction during their period of slavery.

Charoset should have a coarse texture. Other fruits or nuts may be used. Grape juice can be substituted for the wine.

• 4 medium apples, 2 tart and 2 sweet
• 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
• 1/4 cup sweet wine
• 1/4 cup dry wine
• 1 Tbs. cinnamon

Shred the apples. Add all other ingredients. Allow to sit for 3 to 6 hours until the wine or juice is absorbed by the other ingredients.

Serve with horseradish or on matzah (flat cracker-like bread found in your grocery store—symbolic of the Jewish people having to leave Egypt in such a hurry that they had no time to use yeast in their bread). 

The following recipes come from an article titled "Recipes for a Passover Feast" that were published in Food Network Magazine. Now the recipes can be found on the Food Network website.

For instance, Food Network has their own variation for Charoset, also known as Haroset—a mixture of chopped apples, pistachios and dates. "After pulsing in a food processor with a splash of kosher wine, add honey, sugar, cinnamon and salt to taste. Stir in lemon zest and juice."

2. Roast Turkey Breast with Glazed Vegetables

This recipe from Food Network Magazine should take 1 hour 45 minutes to cook. The level is easy for the six-serving dish. "Sweet potatoes, turnips, fennel and onions are coated in a sweet honey mixture and roasted along with the turkey."

3. Spiced Tea Punch

This easy recipe takes 10 minutes to prepare for six servings of "cinnamon-spiced iced apple tea."

4. Flourless Walnut-Date Cake

Another easy recipe, the rich, moist cake—with a chocolate glaze—should take 25 minutes to bake and yield 6 to 8 servings.

5. Lemon Sponge Cake with Glazed Strawberries

This recipe is ranked a little more difficult to prepare—at the "intermediate" level. Cook time is 40 minutes, and the yield is 10 to 12 servings. Matzo cake meal and ground almonds are among the ingredients.