tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post1842335492330689587..comments2024-02-23T04:39:49.329-05:00Comments on Conversations in Klal: Dining Like a KingProfKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-73859846353811703902009-04-03T16:17:00.000-04:002009-04-03T16:17:00.000-04:00Growing up, I used to hate passover food. My famil...Growing up, I used to hate passover food. My family did not keep kosher during the rest of the year, but we did keep passover. We didn't have any passover cooking implements, so our food was either stuff from the kosher caterer (which did have good latkes) or matzah with cream cheese or butter or jam.<BR/><BR/>Then I got to college. Passover freshman year I stayed with the family of one of my friends who lived in the area. And the food was amazing. Of course, the rest of passover was spent on campus where the dining hall food was decent but had little variety. Only the meat kitchen was open, so no matzah and cream cheese.<BR/><BR/>One of my housemates has a wheat gluten allergy, so her diet is pretty much the same for passover as it is during the year except for kitniyot. But she's a really good cook. Sometimes she will make glutenous recipes into gluten-free ones and sometimes she will make things that are inherently gluten-free. I do agree that in general it's better to just eat things that would never have chametz in them to begin with. There are still endless possibilities.Knitter of shiny thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10495339297497300925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-22159311751953135062009-04-03T16:05:00.000-04:002009-04-03T16:05:00.000-04:00You've been posting an awful lot this week for its...You've been posting an awful lot this week for its being this close to Pesach. Not complaining, just saying. So are you avoiding Pesach preparation? Or are you that far ahead that you can afford the time to sit and post?Evanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-84330503422977457002009-04-03T14:09:00.000-04:002009-04-03T14:09:00.000-04:00Personally, my family doesn't try to make chametzd...Personally, my family doesn't try to make chametzdik recipes kosher l'Pesach. However, most of the food my mother serves for yom tov meals on Pesach is food she could have served any other Shabbos or yom tov throughout the year. For that matter, she tries to make mostly "normal" food during chol hamoed Pesach, too. We eat just fine. :)Scrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911315552965685448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-63368025910527303312009-04-03T12:45:00.000-04:002009-04-03T12:45:00.000-04:00It's not that Pesach foods aren't tasty, it's that...It's not that Pesach foods aren't tasty, it's that our diet is so different than the rest of the year that it's hard to adapt quickly. During the year my family constantly eats pasta, homemade pizza and bread, cereals such as Cheerios and Rice Krispies, and Pesach is just *very* different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-28536066706024478022009-04-03T11:08:00.000-04:002009-04-03T11:08:00.000-04:00I like the food we eat during Pesach.I like the food we eat during Pesach.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-45489417923944326662009-04-03T10:17:00.000-04:002009-04-03T10:17:00.000-04:00That's why I don't buy into the fake food game. N...That's why I don't buy into the fake food game. No fake bread no fake bagels, no fake donuts... just real food that wasn't intended to be chametz in the first place!miriamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339767447913960853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-48277710733809371032009-04-03T08:43:00.000-04:002009-04-03T08:43:00.000-04:00I know my reason for hating cooking on Pesach. I'm...I know my reason for hating cooking on Pesach. I'm more exhausted going into Pesach then with any other Yom Tov. The shopping and preparing the house is way harder. And then there's the kitchen. Nothing is where it's supposed to be so it takes more time to find what I'm looking for. I only empty a few cabinets to use on Pesach and there's no room for all the items I use in cooking a whole year. Instead of a real heavy mixer I have a hand mixer. I don't have a food processor for Pesach so I'm stuck grating and chopping everything by hand. Our microwave can't be kashered so I've got one stove to work with. I don't have space in the apartment to store too much for Pesach. I don't experiment on Pesach because of no time, no space and no strength left. I'd love to have more exciting food for Pesach--let someone invite me over for a meal!Siminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-29917711745592452012009-04-03T03:39:00.000-04:002009-04-03T03:39:00.000-04:00Well, some people insist on making the recipes tha...Well, some people insist on making the recipes that have been used for generations- despite the fact that they tasted horrible then. <BR/>But most of my Pesach food is delicious! I actually love Pesach food- much more vegetables and fresh items are used!nmf #7https://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-57836421346222195572009-04-03T02:37:00.000-04:002009-04-03T02:37:00.000-04:00...I still can't tell if you're a Touro proffesor ......I still can't tell if you're a Touro proffesor or a Brooklyn Colege proffesor (I'm in Touro, so I would consider the former a little funny)! : ).הצעיר שלמה בן רפאל לבית שריקי ס"טhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04835340110056405173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-72646613881056579092009-04-03T01:00:00.000-04:002009-04-03T01:00:00.000-04:00I forgot to mention in my previous post that I onc...I forgot to mention in my previous post that I once made the matzah brei sweet, like french toast (same ingredients and process, except replace the salt and pepper with sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon), and it didn't get eaten up (well, not as fast as the usual kind). I haven't made the sweet one again since. Maybe I'll try again this year. I can't wait until it's Pesach!<BR/><BR/>MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-14955582614299016222009-04-03T00:39:00.000-04:002009-04-03T00:39:00.000-04:00I think Pesach food is the best of the entire year...I think Pesach food is the best of the entire year. So does the rest of my family. There are 2 tricks, one, don't try to replicate the exact same foods you make during the rest of the year with chametz ingredients, and two, make liberal use of the things you do have available in interesting ways.<BR/><BR/>One of the things that my family likes best is matzah brei, you wouldn't believe it, but it's considered a wonderful "mychel" in our house. My wife and kids have already started talking about it with their mouths watering, and my wife informed me that she wants me to make it everyday (except shabbat, of course). Here's how I make it -<BR/><BR/>Break a few eggs into a pyrex measuring cup. Add heavy cream. Add salt. Mix well, very well. Break matzah into small pieces (maybe 1/2 inch or so on a side) and put them into the egg mixture. Stir the whole thing around with a fork. Add olive oil and butter, about half of each, into a non-stick pan, and heat at medium. Sprinkle (or grind) some black pepper into the mixture. Stir the mixture some more, you want the matzah to really soak up the egg mixture. Tilt the hot pan in all directions to be sure that the olive oil/butter is spread all around, and even a little up the sides of the pan. Pour the entire matzah/egg mixture into the pan. Sometimes I add the ground black pepper at this point instead. Let it cook for a minute or two to "set", then stir with a plastic or wooden spoon a little while breaking the hardening mixture into pieces. Turn the little pieces over and over as they cook. DON'T OVERCOOK IT, if you like your eggs fully cooked and not at all runny, then it's okay to cook it until some of the pieces are starting to brown, but take it off the heat at that point. Serve. But be ready to prepare another batch right away because it will disappear rapidly :-)<BR/><BR/>You could use milk instead of cream, but it won't be quite as good. But please, please, please, use whole milk rather than the reduced fat versions (or God forbid skim milk) for this particular dish.<BR/><BR/>My kids also love matzah with butter, with cream cheese, with butter and honey, with sliced cheese, with chocolate spread, etc. And not just on Pesach, but for a few months after Pesach as well.<BR/><BR/>Mark [whose wife and kids ate matzah brei in the sukkah this year. More than once, and more than twice!]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-45202156497240606182009-04-02T23:34:00.000-04:002009-04-02T23:34:00.000-04:00I don't cook fancy food, and no one complains over...I don't cook fancy food, and no one complains over here. Fresh herbs and meat that is not overcooked, witha variety of vegetables and salads are the key. Kugels are fattening and too much work--I make one once or twice. Of course, we have a lot less yom tov to worry about. :)<BR/>I don't believe that all the recipes in the world make any difference. Pesach food is Pesach food. It has its own special flavor. Yes, it gets tiresome after a while but it eventually ends.mother in israelhttp://amotherinisrael.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-84215699795727605152009-04-02T22:30:00.000-04:002009-04-02T22:30:00.000-04:00Somebody sounds just a bit cranky--perhaps lack of...Somebody sounds just a bit cranky--perhaps lack of sleep? But I do tend to agree that there is a lot of great food that can be cooked for Pesach if you look at what you can use instead of what you can't use and take it from there.Raenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-10385681408421330372009-04-02T21:35:00.000-04:002009-04-02T21:35:00.000-04:00Well said (if not just a tad bit harshly ;) ).I th...Well said (if not just a tad bit harshly ;) ).<BR/>I think the problem is with people trying to make the food fit the restrictions instead of finding the foods that are permissible and preparing them well.<BR/>Doctoring recipes seldom yields pleasant results.G6https://www.blogger.com/profile/15932781801654313054noreply@blogger.com