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Seder Seder Seder, I Made it out of Matzo
Apr. 28th, 2009 09:10 amSo I wasn't a domestic goddess so much this year, as I was feeling less ambitious, but I still managed to put two chickens, matzo ball soup, homemade strawberry ice cream, charoset, and all the stuff for the Sedar plate on the table. It tasted good, we had leftovers... I did my job. Plus, I led the ceremony, so... Domestic demigoddess?
I won't mention the cilantro on the Seder plate instead of parsley. Okay, yes I will. We had cilantro on the Sedar Plate, because I'm an idiot and completely forgot about the parsley, and so had to run off to Trader Joe's to pick some up. The thing is, they hadn't ordered extra for Passover, and couldn't figure out why they had a run on the stuff.
Fish: Do you have any parsley? I see your rack is empty.
Store Clerk: No, I just don't get it, it's been selling like hotcakes.
Fish: It's Seder tonight.
Store Clerk: What now?
Fish: Grrr, the Passover meal.
Store Clerk: What does that have to do with parsley?
Rose, my Intrepid Fellow Traveler and Dinner Guest: Oh look at the billions and billions of white eggs in the dairy rack!
This is not half so bad as the fact that my local Whole Foods didn't carry kosher chicken this year because they had so many complaints last year from ladies having Christian Seder that it was too salty. Erm... You have to wash it and soak the salt out. I managed.
The Haggadah we used this year was lovely, and full of quotes by Thomas Paine, and about remembering and helping the people throughout the world still in chains, feeling the yoke of political oppression. I have finally found my Haggadah. For those interested, we sprawled in the chairs like overfull teenaged boys to meet the reclining requirement.
Rose: I'm going to fall out of my chair.
Ziggy: Oh look, there's a gap between her and the back of the chair. No one will notice me if I slip in.
Rose: Dog pillow...
Ziggy: Chicken!
Chicken: *Disappears*
Fish: No, get down!
Ziggy: *Jumps up behind Mom*
Fish: Gahhh!
Kneidlach (Matzo Balls)
4 eggs (err, actually 4 egg whites, one egg yoke)
1/2 stick butter (there is no way that the chicken in my broth was the baby of the cow that gave me that milk, I don't care what your rabbi says) or 1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup matzo meal
salt
Separate the eggs and whip the whites until stiff. Add one yoke to the oil (or melted butter), and blend thoroughly. Add the matzo meal, yoke and oil mix, and salt and mix until of even consistency. Dough should be fairly salty since a lot of the salt boils out. Leave covered in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, make into small balls, and drop into salted boiling water. Drain when fully cooked and soft and fluffy inside. DON'T COOK THEM IN THE SOUP OR THEY WILL SUCK AWAY ALL OF YOUR BROTH. Erm yes, that is experience talking, why do you ask?
I won't mention the cilantro on the Seder plate instead of parsley. Okay, yes I will. We had cilantro on the Sedar Plate, because I'm an idiot and completely forgot about the parsley, and so had to run off to Trader Joe's to pick some up. The thing is, they hadn't ordered extra for Passover, and couldn't figure out why they had a run on the stuff.
Fish: Do you have any parsley? I see your rack is empty.
Store Clerk: No, I just don't get it, it's been selling like hotcakes.
Fish: It's Seder tonight.
Store Clerk: What now?
Fish: Grrr, the Passover meal.
Store Clerk: What does that have to do with parsley?
Rose, my Intrepid Fellow Traveler and Dinner Guest: Oh look at the billions and billions of white eggs in the dairy rack!
This is not half so bad as the fact that my local Whole Foods didn't carry kosher chicken this year because they had so many complaints last year from ladies having Christian Seder that it was too salty. Erm... You have to wash it and soak the salt out. I managed.
The Haggadah we used this year was lovely, and full of quotes by Thomas Paine, and about remembering and helping the people throughout the world still in chains, feeling the yoke of political oppression. I have finally found my Haggadah. For those interested, we sprawled in the chairs like overfull teenaged boys to meet the reclining requirement.
Rose: I'm going to fall out of my chair.
Ziggy: Oh look, there's a gap between her and the back of the chair. No one will notice me if I slip in.
Rose: Dog pillow...
Ziggy: Chicken!
Chicken: *Disappears*
Fish: No, get down!
Ziggy: *Jumps up behind Mom*
Fish: Gahhh!
Kneidlach (Matzo Balls)
4 eggs (err, actually 4 egg whites, one egg yoke)
1/2 stick butter (there is no way that the chicken in my broth was the baby of the cow that gave me that milk, I don't care what your rabbi says) or 1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup matzo meal
salt
Separate the eggs and whip the whites until stiff. Add one yoke to the oil (or melted butter), and blend thoroughly. Add the matzo meal, yoke and oil mix, and salt and mix until of even consistency. Dough should be fairly salty since a lot of the salt boils out. Leave covered in the refrigerator for 30 minutes, make into small balls, and drop into salted boiling water. Drain when fully cooked and soft and fluffy inside. DON'T COOK THEM IN THE SOUP OR THEY WILL SUCK AWAY ALL OF YOUR BROTH. Erm yes, that is experience talking, why do you ask?
