Many of our favorite sites have inviting recipes for
Easter and Passover. Just to single out a couple, The New York
Times has a wonderful collection of
Passover recipes and, for Easter, Food 52 has a dream dinner that begins with two
of our favorite vegetables, artichokes followed by asparagus.
Given the bounty of recipes available, we thought we'd take just a slightly different approach and single out two rather quirky, though still proper, dishes for the holidays. Our first, Persian-style Matzo Balls, is from Serious Eats; we loved the idea of a fusion recipe as representing seasonally appropriate cultural goodwill. And this penultimate recipe for deviled eggs from Virginia Willis, a French-trained southern cook, also unites cultures - those deviled eggs lovers who swear by mayonnaise and those who swear by butter. We can't think of a better way to use up those left-over eggs.
Have a wonderful holiday everyone!