--- title: Blending Traditions description: "Next week is Passover & Easter. This week’s menu reflects recipes from Passover meals I cater each year.\nCooking can blend traditions across oceans & times" image: https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/hubfs/Brisket%20with%20White%20Beans.jpg --- [![Botanical Kitchen](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/hubfs/Botanical-Main-logo.png)](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/) - [RECIPES](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/recipe_category/) - [MEMBERSHIPS](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/about-botanical-kitchen-membership/) - [Chef’s Table](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/patch-to-plate-weekly-menus/) - [Whole Plant Life](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/whole-plant-life/) - [About Memberships](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/about-botanical-kitchen-membership/) - [Free Trial Chefs Table](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/register/patch-to-plate/) - [Free Trial Plant Life](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/register/whole-plant-life/) - [GIft Chef's Table](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/register/gift-patch-to-plate/) - [Gift Whole Plant Life](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/register/gift-whole-plant-life/) - [Membership FAQs](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/membership-faqs/) - PROGRAMS - [ABOUT 14 DAY RESET](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/14-day-reset-program-about/) - [Register Chef Table](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/chefs-table-14-day-food-as-medicine-reset-register/) - [Register Plant Life](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/whole-plant-life-14-day-food-as-medicine-reset-register/) - [Start Reset](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/14-day-reset-program-start/) - [1:1 Private Consultations](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/functional-nutrition-consultation/) - [ABOUT](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/about-company/) - [Botanical Kitchen](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/about-company/) - [Karina Hines](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/about-karina-hines/) - [Kitchen Journal Blog](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/) - [Project Portfolio](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/project-portfolio/) - [CLASSES + EVENTS](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/media-events/) - [SHOP](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/shop-supplements-and-herbals/) - [Supplements](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/shop-supplements-and-herbals/) - [Natural Body & Beauty](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/shop-body-and-beauty/) - CONTACT - [Contact us](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/contact/) - [Media Kit](https://info.botanicalkitchen.com/mediakit-0) - [References](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/bibliography/) - [Login](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/login) ![basket of veg photo finish](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/hs-fs/hubfs/basket%20of%20veg%20photo%20finish.jpg?width=2000&height=1333&name=basket%20of%20veg%20photo%20finish.jpg "basket of veg photo finish") # BOTANICAL KITCHEN BLOG RECIPES + SHOPPING LIST + PREP LIST - Print ## BOTANICAL KITCHEN BLOG # Blending Traditions Authored by: Karina Hines ![](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/hubfs/Brisket%20with%20White%20Beans.jpg) Writing this week's menu made me think about food and traditions and how cooking can blend traditions across oceans and times. Food is a great communicator; it is welcoming and can show sentiment, compassion, love, gratitude and abundance without a single spoken word.   Next week is Passover & Easter ~ two different religious celebrations with solid food traditions and a central theme of rebirth.  I grew up knowing nothing about Passover; I have learned much over years of cooking Passover meals for an extraordinary family; it has become a tradition for me and a cherished event. This week’s menu reflects recipes from the Passover meals I cater each year. I always make brisket and my grandmother’s pavlova or meringues with berries and cream, a blending of traditions! wishing you vibrant health K OUR FOOD AS MEDICINE RECIPES - ## [![Braised Tomato, Zucchini Chard](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Braised%20Tomato%2c%20Zucchini%20Chard.jpg?width=1080&height=810&name=Braised%20Tomato%2c%20Zucchini%20Chard.jpg) Quick Super Veg Breakfast](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/recipes/quick-super-veg-breakfast/) - ## [![Roasted Squash & Chickpea Soup](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Roasted%20Squash%20%26%20Chickpea%20Soup.jpg?width=1080&height=810&name=Roasted%20Squash%20%26%20Chickpea%20Soup.jpg) Roasted Squash & Chickpea Soup](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/recipes/roasted-buttercup-squash-chickpea-soup/) - ## [![Mixed Spring Greens](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mixed%20Spring%20Greens.jpg?width=1080&height=810&name=Mixed%20Spring%20Greens.jpg) Spring Salad Greens](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/recipes/spring-salad-greens/) - ## [![Brisket slices on a board with White Beans, greens + a fork](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Brisket%20with%20White%20Beans.jpg?width=1080&height=810&name=Brisket%20with%20White%20Beans.jpg) Instant Pot Brisket w/ White Beans](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/recipes/instant-pot-brisket-with-white-beans/) - ## [![Potatoes & Yam Roasting](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Potatoes%20%26%20Yam%20Roasting.jpeg?width=1080&height=810&name=Potatoes%20%26%20Yam%20Roasting.jpeg) Roasted Potatoes & Yams](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/recipes/roasted-potatoes-yams/) - ## [![Grandmas Pavlova with cream and berries, kiwi & passionfruit](https://blog.botanicalkitchen.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Grandmas%20Pavalova.jpeg?width=1080&height=810&name=Grandmas%20Pavalova.jpeg) Grandma's Pavlova](https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/recipes/grandmas-pavlova/) SHOPPING LIST AT A GLANCE OUR RECIPES USE SIMILAR INGREDIENTS EACH WEEK TO HELP YOU BUILD A WORKING PANTRY ingredient focus: affordable + sensible + seasonal + sustainable Review each Recipe for Serving Ideas | Swaps & Substitutions + Additions.  Choose what you like! Please support your local farms ~ because nutrition begins in the soil with strength from our farmers. ### FRUIT & VEG HERBS - Fresh Berries - Kiwis -   - Celery - Onion - Garlic - Carrots - Squash - Potato - Sweet Potato - Yams - Swiss Chard - Spring Greens  - Tomatoes - Zucchini - Radish - Parsley - Bay Leaf - Sprouts | Herbs ### NUTS & SEEDS & DRIED FRUITS - Almonds - Pumpkin Seeds -   - Sunflower Seeds ### SPICES + OILS + VINEGAR - Olive Oil - White Vinegar - Sea Salt - Pepper - Cumin Seeds ### PANTRY - Tomato Paste - Chickpeas - Dry White Beans - Broth - White Wine - Sugar - Cornstarch - Vanilla - Honey | Maple ### FRIDGE | FREEZER - Eggs - Cream - Brisket PREP AHEAD OPTIONS Brisket Salad greens + herbs when serving Salad Dressing Soup + herby nuts for soup if using. 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