Is there anything so majestic, so amazing, as a popover?

Just five simple ingredients – flour, salt, milk, butter, and eggs – create a steam-filled wonder that magically bakes up to nearly triple its original size.

POP. You can actually see it happening before your eyes – if your oven has a window and you’re patient enough to stand and watch for 5 minutes or so. (more…)

What’s the first food you think of when you hear the word “Passover?”

Matzo, for sure. Charoset. Horseradish. Parsley. Eggs. Matzo ball soup. And for me, popovers.

Doesn’t everyone associate popovers with Passover?  Well, apparently not.  But at the Silver family seders, popovers were always the star, thanks to my grandmother. (more…)