Category: purim
Venetian Purim Cookies: Impade
February 11, 2019
Given that my blog is called Poppy and Prune, you might assume I am a hamantaschen fan. And you wouldn’t be wrong. But I also love learning about lesser-known Purim delicacies. Like impade, a hard S-shaped cookie filled with almond paste, a traditional Venetian Jewish dolci (sweet) traditionally eaten at Purim, but also enjoyed year […]
Cabbage Varnishkes
March 5, 2018
This recipe was born of necessity, but it turned out to be a happy accident. I was all ready to whip up a batch of that favorite shtetl classic, kasha varnishkes (toasted buckwheat groats with noodles), topped with roasted vegetables. I was especially psyched to have one of my favorite roasting vegetables, cauliflower, on hand—or […]
An Easy Pareve Purim Main: Caveos di Aman
February 27, 2018
You may be familiar with traditional Purim goodies purporting to resemble the villainous Haman’s hat, pockets, and ears, and even depictions of his whole body in gingerbread, but how about his hair? Enter caveos di Aman.
Boyotaschen: The Ashkefardi Purim Mashup You Didn’t Know You Were Missing
February 26, 2018
It seems like savory hamantaschen are all the rage this year, and I’m throwing my hat into the ring with a truly delightful Ashkenazi-Sephardi mashup: the boyotaschen.
Purim 2018 NYC Bakery Hamantaschen Roundup
February 24, 2018
Welcome to my extremely unscientific and incomplete ramble through New York City’s vast and varied hamantaschen offerings. I hit up a few spots in Manhattan, because I live here, and a few more in Brooklyn (Midwood only this year—I had grand ambitions of venturing further afield, but Brooklyn is far and getting around it is […]
Two Purim Breads: Keylitsh and Boyoja Ungola di Purim
February 19, 2018
As a certified carb addict, I’ll never say no to an opportunity to bake some bread. Bread is probably not the first food you think of in association with Purim (or the second, or third), but it turns out there are a wealth of Purim bread-baking traditions in Jewish cultures worldwide.
A Purim Classic: Sugar Cookie Hamantaschen
February 12, 2018
For years, I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect hamantaschen recipe. I like my hamantaschen to have the texture of one of those slightly soft, slightly crumbly frosted grocery store sugar cookies I remember eating as a kid, and while I’ve occasionally found bakeries whose hamantaschen matches my vision of the perfect sugar cookie […]
A Nourishing Purim Breakfast: Poppy and Prune Oatmeal
February 5, 2018
What do you eat for breakfast on Purim? Do you dig into the hamantaschen early? Or do you go for something super healthy to balance out all the sugar that you’ll likely consume later in the day? Today I have a recipe that offers the perfect balance: a delicious, nourishing Purim breakfast oatmeal, inspired by […]
The OG Hamantaschen: Yeast Dough Poppy Seed Triangles
January 29, 2018
I’m back this week with another Purim recipe. But this one isn’t quite as unusual as last week’s artichoke soup. Rather, it’s a classic with a twist—hamantaschen, but (probably) not as you know it: yeast dough hamantaschen!
Something Different for Purim: Queen Esther’s Artichoke Soup
January 22, 2018
I know, I know—it’s more than a month until Purim. But it’s never too early to start planning! Besides, I have a trove of off-the-beaten-track Purim recipes I want to share with you, and there’s no time like the present to get started. Named after Queen Esther, this unusual Italian Jewish artichoke soup takes advantage […]