What's in my Fridge for Pesach

The laws and stringiness of Pesach may limit our choice of ingredients, but that need not limit our menu. Not only is Pesach a festival, but my kids are home from school. That means more mouths asking for food and less time to prepare meals. Therefore, I like to spend a day or two before the holiday packing my fridge with basics that make throwing a meal or snack together easy.

This year I've already cleaned out a corner of one bedroom and set up a table for some Pesach prep. Last Friday I started basic sauerkraut, sriracha, and pickled kohlerabi, and on Saturday night I plan to get some pickled cucumbers going.

Below is a list of things I prepared last year. I hope it will inspire you!

• Strawberry banana sorbet (Like banana ice cream, but with strawberries, or peaches, or whatever you have in season.)
• homemade gefilte fish
• frozen bananas on sticks
• frozen strawberries, cut up
• brownies
• almond macaroons
• tzimmes
• icepops from homemade fruit juice 
• Fresh Norwegian Salmon, rinsed, in sauce, frozen - one meals-worth with lemon pepper, one basil pesto
• roasted bell peppers
• roasted onions
• tomato sauce - a great base for shakshuka
• pesto herb sauce
• chocolate syrup (I used Alton Brown's recipe, but with honey instead of corn syrup and homemade vanilla sugar.)
• fresh squeezed orange juice
• fresh squeezed lemon juice
• chili sauce - from roasted chili peppers
• iced tea
• horsradish sauce with about 75% beets
• fruit compote (great in crepes!)
• haroset (chopped apples, walnuts, and a little sweet wine.
• Chocolate Walnut Cookies
• Crepes - can be used for sandwich wraps, or as noodles, like for lasagna.
• chicken or vegetable stock, to start tasty soups
• cauliflower tabouli
• quinoa tabouli
• sweet quinoa salad (Something like at the end of Ari's post here.)
• potato kugel
• roasted vegetable salad with fresh herbs, olive oil, and lemon juice 

Crepe made with fresh herbs, filled with roasted red peppers, Roasted onion, lettuce, and feta cheese