Giving salad an inferiority complex since 1993. Fruit Of The Vine Ann Arbor chavurah samples kosher-for-Passover wines. KAREN SCHWARTZ Special to the Jewish News Arbor, who used old family recipes and ones she'd found online to make Passover dishes that complemented the wines. "We started eating and drinking together a week ago [in 'preparation] because you have to try new recipes and see if they're going to work or not," Wiss said. Ann Arbor oel and Sally Goldberg want people to know they have choices when it comes to kosher-for-Passover wine, that their options extend far beyond the traditional bottle of Photos by Karen Schwartz Manishewitz. The wine aficiona- dos invited 16 peo- ple to their home March 27 to take part in an evening of sampling wines and carefully selected Passover cuisine as part of an Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Havurah event, also coordinated by Lia Wiss and Steve Merritt. "It's not just about Manishewitz any- more; you can get lots of really good wine from around the world that hap- pens to be kosher- for-Passover," Sally Goldberg said. There was a wait- Lia Wiss shares some of her favorite Passover desserts with ing list to participate guests at an Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Havurah event. in the evening, which presented 15 wines from seven She said they worked on the menu to different countries and an array of emphasize the kosher wines, planning foods prepared by Wiss of Ann the food choices around the wine and not the other way around. "You taste a wine and say What would you serve with this,"' said Wiss, who has a degree in culinary arts and catered for many years. "I created a couple of pages of possibilities. Then we went jr FRUIT on page 88 Joel Goldberg explains the finer points ofkosher-for- Passover wine to guests at his home. 17905 Haggerty Rd. • Northville Township • 248-675-0066 The Somerset Collection • Troy • 248-816-8000 pfchangs.com EverWood® X-tra They look like shutters. Work like blinds. To look at them you'd swear they're real wood shutters. Buy you can open and close the slats, or raise and lower them, just like a blind. Best of all, they're EverWood®, an alternative wood blind with the character and warmth of real wood. Which means they won't crack, peel, warp or fade. Even in humid areas like the kitchen or bathroom. Free In-Home Service • Free Professional Measure At No Obligation Th ci, qua/J.4 ilUND SPOT d visit our website www. B I i ndSpotDecor.com Call today for a free in-home presentation Southfield • 248-352-8622 Canton • 734-692-5002 21728 W. Eleven Mile Rd. • Harvard Row Mall • Southfield, MI 48076 CALLTHAiFORASUBSCRIPTION 248.351.5174 4/ 2 2004 87