Comments on: Matzo Ball Soup and Cooking for Passover

By: tracy

tracy — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:00:54 +0000

yay schmaltzy matzo balls! who doesn’t love matzo ball soup? i believe if we sat our world leaders down at a table and served them some, we’d have world peace.

By: Marc @ NoRecipes

Marc @ NoRecipes — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:52:47 +0000

I love learning about other cultures’ holidays. That’s for the rundown. That chicken stock looks rich and delicious and I loooove matzo ball soup.

By: My Passover Seder « West of the Loop

My Passover Seder « West of the Loop — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:07:35 +0000

[...] addition to my matzo ball soup, which you can read more about here, I will be making my mother-in-law’s charoset. For those of you unfamiliar with the elements of [...]

By: Once Upon A Chef

Once Upon A Chef — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:26:54 +0000

this looks just like my mother’s…thanks for sharing

By: Phoo-D

Phoo-D — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:44:08 +0000

What a beautiful matzo soup. I have never tried to make this, but would really enjoy giving it a try!

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:52:43 +0000

Fran, these leans chickens today are such a bummer, aren’t they? I recently bought a package of chicken backs to make broth with and there was lots of visible fat on the pieces, so I trimmed it off and rendered it the old-fashioned way: in a skillet with some water and chopped onion. Now I have a gorgeous jar of schmaltz in my fridge. I feel like a real Jewish mother!

By: bunkycooks

bunkycooks — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:24:43 +0000

This soup looks wonderful! There is nothing better than chicken soup or matzo ball soup made in the traditional way.

By: Fran

Fran — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:42:43 +0000

Emily’s soup looks great! I made a pot of soup this week and much to my disappointment, the bird had no fat — I mean none. I put it in the fridge overnight and there was nothing to scoop up and put aside for my matzo balls.

Now I have to decide whether to go out and buy more chicken to cook up one small pot to get the fat or see if I can buy some jarred schmaltz. Not likely here in Northern Virginia.

What a shame.

Looks like your Passover is off to a good start. Have a happy one!

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:37:56 +0000

i’ve been looking for a straight forward and relatively authentic Matzo ball recipe and yay! of course you come through with one
can’t wait to surprise my Jewish friend stuck here in Australia with no Bubbe, with this at Passover!

Thank you! and thanks Emily!

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:34:46 +0000

This is officially what I am doing Sunday into Monday. I’ve wanted to make matzo ball soup for awhile now and it’s the perfect time and now I have a recipe that sounds wonderful to follow!