So, who is hosting the seder this year?

[metis]

We're just about there, and you probably know that I've done just about everything myself with no help from my wife, right?

 

[Akivah]

I know. I'm lucky. Our Seder went off without a hitch. My mother hosted the second night. She was upset because she burned her turkey, but it turned out to have many edible bits on it, so it was okay.

 

[metis]

For the first time for our Pesach celebrations, my wife baked salmon, so I already beat you guys to heaven.

 

[Flankerl]

HA HA the Shakshuka was a success!

 

[Tumah]

HA HA the Shakshuka was a success!

I didn't know they had Sephardim in Yekke-ville.

 

[Flankerl]

You don't have to be a Sephard to cook like one.

 

[Akivah]

How bout those leftovers, huh? I'm working my way through the apricot kugel, chicken soup, and matzah. I'm already in Heaven.

I also brought the leftover honey cake to my workplace. This is honey cake that every person attending our seder said tasted just like their grandmother's. It was a hit here. Most had never had honey cake! Oy, that's like saying you never had gefilite fish!

 

[Levite]

I have to say, the charoset I made turned out exceptionally well this year.

I always use a mix of tart and sweet apples, grape juice (I hate sweet wine), ground pistachios and almonds, minced dates and dried figs and raisins and dried apricots and dried peaches and zereshk (dried barberries), rechez temarim (date syrup), rechez rimonim (pomegranate molasses), fresh orange zest and juice, fresh lemon zest, freshly grated ginger, and spices (cinnamon, clove, allspice, cardamom, coriander, black pepper, sumac, ground star anise).

This year I added fresh pomegranate seeds, ground chestnuts, and tamarind essence.

It's really good-- tart, sweet, fragrant, and moist. Great with matzah, great with brisket, great with chicken.

 

[RabbiO]

My wife uses a recipe from Cucina Ebraica: Flavors of the Italian Jewish Kitchen by Joyce Goldstein.

When we went to seder first night at friends, there was a choice between the charoset made by wife and the charoset made by another guest. The other guest got to bring most of hers back home.

 

[metis]

My wife uses a recipe from Cucina Ebraica: Flavors of the Italian Jewish Kitchen by Joyce Goldstein.

When we went to seder first night at friends, there was a choice between the charoset made by wife and the charoset made by another guest. The other guest got to bring most of hers back home.

Hey, we have the same book, although we rarely use it.

My wife was born and raised in Sicily, not very far from the city of Trapani, which used to have a sizable Jewish population at one time. My Catholic mother-in-law used to kasher her meat, which I found rather odd until I realized the what the connection was. Essentially, my wife most of the time cooks Ladino-type food.

Speaking of which, gotta go for dinner.

 

[dantech]

Seder was a success. We had a lamb/truffles dish which was just amazing, and many other dishes. It was great

 

[metis]

Seder was a success. We had a lamb/truffles dish which was just amazing, and many other dishes. It was great

And you didn't invite me over because...

Lamb is the only meat I actually crave once in a while, and I'm especially fond of lamb shanks. Next year, I better get an invite.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

HA HA the Shakshuka was a success!

Did I ever mention how much I like you?

 

[dantech]

Is it a problem that the success of our seders is measured according to food?

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Is it a problem that the success of our seders is measured according to food?

Do you mean as compared to the wine?

 

[Tumah]

Seder was a success. We had a lamb/truffles dish which was just amazing, and many other dishes. It was great

We use Naaman dishes. They're not so nice, but they're cheap. I've never heard of lamb/truffle, is that as fancy as corelle?

 

[dantech]

We use Naaman dishes. They're not so nice, but they're cheap. I've never heard of lamb/truffle, is that as fancy as corelle?

It's as divine as our Torah.

 

[Tarheeler]

Thos was the first time I had seen an orange on the Seder plate; it's a tradition for my rabbi's family, and they incorporated it into our community seder this year.

Interesting story behind that one.

 

[metis]

BTW, I'm curious as to whether there's any more Jewish "heretics" besides myself. Did any of you eat Pesach leftovers? I just finished the last of it (charoset) for lunch today. I know we're supposed to finish it the night of the celebration, but we can't bring ourselves to throw food away.

 

[rosends]

after I drive my kid to the mall, I will be trying to finish the leftover chicken from the 2nd seder. Plus the stuffed mushrooms. Plus some asparagus. And whatever else is in an aluminum pan in the fridge.

My work is never done...