The Barefoot Contessa is one of the most talked about chefs nowadays. Her recipes are easy to do, and the end result looks as if you were slaving away in the kitchen. While many of her recipes mix dairy and meat, they can be adapted to fit our kosher lifestyle.

Rack of Lamb Persillade

Adapted from Barefoot in Paris

Persillade refers to a combination of minced fresh parsley and garlic that’s added to a dish near the end of the cooking.

Serves 4

2 racks of Lamb, Frenched

Good Olive Oil

2 teaspoons Kosher Salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 cups loosely packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, rinsed well and dried

1 tablespoon chopped garlic (about 3 cloves)

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted margarine, melted

1 cup matzoh meal crumbs

2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (2 lemons)

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees

1. Place both racks of lamb in a roasting pan, fat side up. Rub the tops with the olive oil and sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Roast the lamb for ten minutes.

2. Meanwhile, place the parsley, garlic, and margarine in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade and process until finely minced. Add the matzoh meal and lemon zest and process for a second until combined. Taste mixture and adjust seasoning if necessary.

3. Take the lamb out of the oven and quickly press the parsley mixture on top of the meat. Return immediately to the

oven and roast for another 15-20 minutes.

4. Remove lamb out of the oven and cover with aluminum foil. Allow it to rest for 15 minutes, cut in double chops, and serve.

Garnish the wine with a cinnamon stick and an orange slice

Before you start stocking you liquor cabinet with kosher for Passover wines, get rid of what you have with this great recipe for mulled wine. Mulled wine is wine that is heated with sugar and spices, and often citrus fruit. Instead of throwing out your leftover wine from last night’s dinner party, consider trying this simple and tasty recipe. (Courtesy of Justine Sterling.)

Recipe Ingredients

1 Bottle of dark red wine like a Cabernet Sauvignon or a Syrah

4 Dashes of Orange Bitters (or Aromatic Bitters like Angostura)

8 Cloves

1 Cinnamon stick

1/2 Cup of honey

Pinch of nutmeg

Pinch of allspice

4-6 Orange peels *optional

Place the cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice in a piece of cheese cloth and tie into a bundle. Pour the wine and honey into a large pot. Add the spices and bitters. Bring to a simmer and let cook for fifteen minutes. Ladle into mugs or glasses, garnish with an optional orange peel. Serves 4-6.