Passover is just about over. Despite news reports of matzah shortages across the country, our family managed to acquire enough boxes to make it through the holiday, with even a few pieces to spare.

If have noticed that I and a lot of my family and friends who observe the basic rules of Passover are getting quite grumpy and fatigued. Our daily routine of toast or a bagel and coffee for breakfast has been replaced by the mostly colorless, odorless, and tasteless matzah cracker, which must be slathered with butter/margarine, and jam to give it some pizazz.

Making a sandwich with matzah is a lesson in futility. Most of the contents of such a concoction end up in your lap with the first bite. There are two exceptions to these culinary disappointments. The first is matzah brei, a dish of scrambled eggs and matzah. The second is matzah balls, usually served in a chicken…