At Your Campus Favorites:
Greek Lady: Grilled chicken plate, hold the pita. While sandwiches and pita bread dominate the Greek Lady menu, Passover is no reason to skip this Penn staple, when the grilled chicken plate provides the perfect alternative. Pair with a Greek Lady shake, because why not?
Favorite Dining Hall: Omelette. It’s the one time a year to suck it up and endure the omelette line. The wide variety of fillings will make your taste buds happy, not to mention, the protein from the eggs will help keep you full and stave off cravings later in the day.
Chipotle: Salad with romaine lettuce, pinto beans, guacamole, salsa, cheese, and freshly made chipotle-honey vinaigrette. With all the fixings of your Mexican favorites, this salad makes you almost forget that you’re eating just that—a salad.
Cosi: Bowl of the tomato soup. Perfect for a rainy day, a bowl of Cosi’s tomato soup is a great comfort food alternative when you can’t turn to carbs.
Penn Hillel: The Penn will be hosting Passover meals and two Seders on Monday, March 25 and Tuesday, March 26. We bet your parents would want you to Bursar it!
DIY: Matzo recipes you can make yourself
Mama-matzo pizza: Whether it’s to satiate 2a.m. drunchies, to fuel a late–night study session or simply stolen from a GBM in Huntsman, pizza is a college classic. Although the fine people at Allegro might miss your regular calls, at least you can satisfy the cravings. How to: spread 1/8 cup of tomato sauce over a piece of shmura matzo. Sprinkle with ¾ cup of the shredded cheese of your choice. Top with 1/4–1/2 cup of chopped vegetables (i.e. onions, garlic, peppers), and add dried basil. Bake on 375ºF for 10 minutes. -Recipe adapted from Nutrilicious
Must–have matzo brittle: Brittle is underrated. Chocolate, peanut, toffee: it’s all good, really, and matzo brittle is no exception. How to: Place aluminum foil over a banking sheet and line with single layers of matzo. Mix 1 cup of packed light brown sugar, 1 ½ teaspoons of fleur de sel (sea salt), ½ teaspoons vanilla extract, and 2 sticks of butter over medium heat and stir for around 5 minutes until the mixture starts to boil and then for 3 minutes after. Pour over the matzo and spread evenly. Bake for ten minutes on 350ºF and then top with chocolate chips and nuts. Refrigerate until hardened.
Sweetgreen (BYOMatzo): The average Penn student goes to Sweetgreen 3.7 times a week. Okay, that statistic was made up. Whatever—it’s a lot. So since you’re going to be there anyway, might as well be a bit festive. How to: in lieu of croutons or warm grains, bring your own matzo to crumble over your salad.
Gimme s’matzo: College is a lot like summer camp. Except in college, you find condom wrappers in the communal showers, most games involve drinking and there are no s’mores. Why are there no s’mores? Wax nostalgic with your friends (who all happened to go to the same Jewish summer camp that you did) by making this Passover–approved variation. How to: Roast marshmallows over a stove and sandwich between two Nutella-slathered pieces of matzo.
