Hello again my friend!

With just a few days to go until Pesach, this week I want to focus on the things that people really seem to struggle with. Those seem to be breakfasts, and finding things for Pesach that children will willingly eat.

My response to both of these things is really the same, and that is, do whatever works! There are no 'rules' around what is an acceptable breakfast food and what isn't, or even that you MUST eat breakfast at all. So if you find something that works for you (or your children), just roll with it for a few days until you can eat your regular chametz breakfast again. Same with other meals - avoid the readymade, over-processed foods and offer a variety of different fruits, vegetables, proteins etc. If your kids just eat cucumber and smoked salmon for a week... they'll survive! Chill out, serve what they're prepared to eat, and go back to normal menus after the chag.

Some suggestions for easy Pesach breakfasts:

• Matza with butter, jam, nut butter, cheese etc.
• Omelettes, with or without cheese and/or vegetables
• ​Yogurt, maybe with sliced fruit, nuts, or a coconut macaroon crumbled over the top
• Last night's dinner leftovers (cold or reheated)
• Pesach cake, brownies, cookies etc - not the healthiest but if it fills you up till lunchtime, that's still OK as an occasional choice.

One of our favourite Pesach breakfast recipes is this overnight matza breakfast bake, which is also usually a massive hit with picky children. You can assemble it the night before and then just pop it in to bake in the morning, for a light, sweet, custardy and delicious start to the day.

You'll find my full list of favourite Pesach breakfasts here.

Seder night and beyond

If you're preparing to make a Seder this year, you'll find a handy guide to the seder plate, (plus 40 delicious recipes!) in my Pesach recipe ebook A Delicious Family Pesach.
​Instantly download your copy now, from just £1!​

You might also appreciate this collection of Delicious Charoset recipes from around the world, including nut-free and small-batch recipes.

And for the morning after, my top 10 uses for leftover horseradish root!

Below are links to all of my Pesach guides and recipe collections, so they're easy for you to find. I hope you enjoy using them 😍

• ​List of items that don't need a Pesach hechsher​
• The vegan Pesach survival guide​
• The best Pesach breakfasts​
• Delicious Pesach lunches and terrific Pesach packed lunches/picnics​
• Yummy Passover dinner ideas​
• Family favourite Pesach side dishes and salads​
• Perfect Passover potato recipes​
• The best Pesach cakes, desserts, baked goods and treats​

Or click here to browse all my Pesach recipes in one place.

Pesach meal planning

If you're curious what we'll be eating here at FFF towers during Pesach, here's some idea of what's in store:

Breakfast is everyone for themselves! See list above...

Lunch will be some combination of mixed salad plus cheese, fishballs, smoked salmon, eggs etc + matza and/or potato crisps.

Dinners will be simple, seasonal meals that go heavy on the fresh veg, but will likely include some of the following:

• ​Matza pizza - easy, yummy, and is it really Pesach without it?!
• ​Salmon with sun-dried tomatoes - I spent £7 on a jar of KforP SDTs so this is definitely on the menu!
• ​Potato wedges, probably with a dippy fried egg or two.
• ​Mushroom bourguignon - a delicious and indulgent vegetable-based stew that's pure comfort with some creamy mashed potatoes.

And while I probably won't have the energy to make them, I'm hoping to persuade the resident teenager to cook up a batch of potato gnocchi so we can all get our 'pasta' fix!

Shabbat Shalom

Wishing you a relaxing Shabbat before the final Pesach preparations begin! May we all be blessed with peace, health, happiness, and many reasons to celebrate.

Wishing you and yours a very Good Shabbos - Shabbat Shalom! - and a joyful and delicious Pesach.

With love to everyone,
Helen x.

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