How was the caterer, food and venue? Was the food more modern (sushi) or od fashioned? Would you recommend this venue for 300 people?

Sunday at Moosewood cookbook has a great recipe (p248-249) for a salmon and lox casserole. It has great taste, can be prepared the night before and automatically time baked.

The Holiday Baking Cookbook by Marcy Goldman has wonderful recipes with detailed instructions
Also,check out www.betterbaking.com, Marcy's website

Passover Lemon Mousse (frozen) 6 eggs separated 2TB fresh lemon rind

1 1/2 cup sugar pinch salt 1/2 cup and 2TB lemon

juice from 6 lemons

Whisk egg yolks, add 1/4 sugar,lemon juice and lemon rind. Place in sauce pan and stir until thickened .DO NOT BOIL When thick as pudding cover with nplastic wrap puncture wrap to allow steam to escape. Chill 1 hour, then beat egg whiesi with salt until soft peaks form. Fold in 2 batches to lemon mix and freeze
Get creative when serving.

stir over moderate heat

you can make your mashed potatoes with sauteed onions and place them in pre-greased muffin tins. bake at 350 for 15 minues. before serving, heat for another 15 mintes before removing from pan
p.s., my brother flavors his potatoes with chiken fat or shredded horseradish. YUM

I totally agrre about Friendship whipped. Delicious ,creamy and spreadable. Try it on matzoh with a great jam before speading on the cheese

I make a fantastic refreshing lemon mousse that I do freeze. There are many ways to seve this.
I inflate mini ballons and dip them in melted chocolate. Place on baking sheet lined with waxed paper and freeze, Top with homemade strawberry sauce.
Also crush macaroons and make a pie crust in a springform pan. Fill with lemon mousse and freeze. Serve with a fruit topping. ENJOY

Have you condidered quinoa with chopped rosemary,sauteed onions and chopped carrots? Yum

Try grilled chopped liver sandwiches. Spread liver on plain (kosher) white bread. Cut sandwiches in quarters. Dip in beaten egg yolk thinned with water or non-dairy milk and deep fry.( Or Not) What a treat!

Have they reopened since the fire?

Maybe one of the kids could roast the turkey, wrap well to insulate, and bring to Bubby and Zaddy's. I've done this when my parents could not. There are memories to be made for everyone, including the grandkids. Try it.

My husband and I enjoy turkey quite a bit. Since we are the only two at home, I will buy the smallest one available (usually about 12 pounds) prepare and roast the whole thing and immediately cut it in half. While warm, wrap in double layers of foil and place in a plastic freezer bag. it will keep at least two months. Defrost and enjoy this special meal again.

BTW: we love to roast the turkey on our charcoal grill. Delicious!!!!

Adina,
Please remember that even though the dough will be refrigerated for two nights, it will still be rising ,albeit at a slighty slower rate than if you kept it at room temperature. I am not sure whether a double rise in the fridge would harm the dough. I would bake it and then freeze it until needed.

Yes, Stowe. Thanks

We (all 18 of us) are considering the Passover program at The Topnotch Resort and Spa in Stoxxe, VT.
The info on the internet states that Greenwald Caterers will be providing the food.

Have any of you heard of the hotel or caterer? How about rates for the week?

Thanks for your feedback.

Bubbyrebecka

I'm located in Westport, CT and will be coming to the5 towns this week. Purely by accident,I found a triple cream brie around here by Naturally Good Kosher.. Has anyone heard of this?

Is anyone aware of a source for Good tasting, fresh, Passover cheese
How about a jam without seeds? (Raspbery in particular)

Thanks for your gracious responses.
Bubby rebecka:

does Costco do the butchering and packaging? If not, how long before appearing at Costco were the products packaged? Nicely vacuum packed scares me

Went to Pik-n-Pay two weeks ago. Great prices, but..........the stored smelled less than clean. Advertised frozen chicken cutlets were being sold defrosted! I wasn't happy with the veal chops in the case and asked for thicker ones at the sale price. Only those in case from day before on special. since "we have to get rid of them" And the chickens? Filthiest that I have ever seen. We still went to Lawrence/Cedarhurst to fill in everything not available in Brooklyn. Even with great prices I doubt that we will be going back.

Marty.
Again...thank you so much for your Pik-N-Pay updates. I and many others appreciate your efforts.

I believe my mother used to refer to them as unborn eggs...and to her they were definitely a delicacy.

Marty,
I definitely appreciate you posting Pik-N-Pay prices. I will be coming into Brooklyn next week and hope to have the latest posting of prices with me. Coming from Connecticut, meat shopping is such a chore. You make this shopping journey palateable.Thanks for all your efforts!

DeisCaine,
Thank you so much for all the information. You have helped us understand Budapest a bit better and now we have lots of info to help us with our planning.
Again, thanks
rebecka

DeisCane...Thanks for your advice. Our next question is about hotel location..we want to be centrally located so that we can walk to major attractions. What area (hotel) would you recommend as centrally located? After the Jewish ghetto what would be your "must see' suggestions?
Thank you so much!l

We'll be in Budapest in early October. Any recommendations for great, moderately priced food? Is there any decent kosher food available? Thanks

We'll be traveling to Budapest in early October and would love to try interesting kosher restaurants. Any suggestions?

Mendy's at 72-22 Main Street in Kew Gardens is open. You'lll find it between Mauzones and Meal Mart

Thanks for the info. My son and I, in the pouring rain, found the truck on Monday at 56th and Broadway. They were still passing out "free ball". The falafal sandwiches rate very high on our list of bests!

How about one of the beautiful new cookbooks that are dedicated to Passover? I have a few and love looking at them for more than just the recipes. Photos are very inspiring too.

And avoid Kosher Kingdom. Just returned from there and the prices were crazy!