A staple in my cupboard is matzo ball mix. I buy it in threes and when I only have one box left I buy three more. I know you can make matzo balls from scratch pretty easily but I like the mix. Dinner once a month in the winter time is matzo ball soup (sometimes with pastina added). A quart of broth (boxed or homemade), some chopped carrots and celery , fluffy-yummy matzo balls, and a sprinkling of dill.
Sometimes, you just need this.
just curious...What is a matzo ball??? is it kinda like a dumpling?
Posted by: may | February 08, 2007 at 08:35 PM
My husband asked his Jewish grandmother once for some Jewish recipes and she told him she has always followed the recipes on the back of the Manischevitz boxes. So there you go.
(Actually we're big fans of Joan Nathan's Jewish and Israeli cookbooks, but yes, sometimes you just need matzoh ball and thus, the mix. Here in Israel, we're having trouble finding matzoh mix... I'm really afraid it only comes out for Passover.)
Posted by: Courtney | February 09, 2007 at 07:30 AM
I forgot - do you prefer sinkers or swimmers? It appears from your photo that it's the latter.
Posted by: Courtney | February 09, 2007 at 07:32 AM
I'm with May. I've heard of Matzo Balls alla my life but I have no clue what they really are!!!
Posted by: Velvet Voice | February 09, 2007 at 01:56 PM
Matzo balls:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matzah_balls
Posted by: CityMama | February 09, 2007 at 02:02 PM
matzo ball soup is one of my favorite foods! this looks like a good one.
Posted by: amyd | February 09, 2007 at 02:12 PM
I'm a fan of Streiz, personally. Any time I cook matzah balls I make two boxes, so I always buy them in twos.
Posted by: Green | February 11, 2007 at 09:20 AM