Matzo (or matzah) brei, a fried egg and matzo scramble, is a Passover breakfast favorite. And, while there are endless variations on this beloved dish, Michelle Streit Heilbrun (heiress to the Streit Matzos empire) outdoes them all with this lox and onion version from her outstanding Matzo: 35 Recipes for Passover and All Year Long: A Cookbook.

Jews spend the holiday of Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement) praying, meditating, and abstaining from both food and liquid. At sunset, most people are so hungry they'd happily sit down to a nice bowl of carrots. But no Jewish mother would put up with that.

You can still be a great cook during this difficult time, even though some items are hard to come by. I was able to order veal shanks from my local meat market.

In spite of the miraculous and awe-inspiring story it serves to remind us of, the novelty of matzah does tend to wear off pretty quickly. Luckily, thousands of years of Jewish culinary experimentation has culminated in the invention of this time-honored Passover-workaround—the Kosher for Passover dinner roll.

There is so much to be grateful for during the holiday season. But what can compare with the fact that chocolate is Kosher for Passover?