Seder @ MindSay

 

Huevos Haminados:

in HEAVY pan

caramelize two onions until deep brown

add 1 tab coffee grounds.

add a dozen eggs.

add water to cover eggs.

boil uncovered for 10 minutes.

crackle each egg by tapping it all over with a spoon but leave the shells on and return to the brown liquid

simmer for several hours.

peel and cool.

 

when you remove the shells there will be a brown marbelized pattern and the eggs will be infused with a light onion taste. delicious.

 

 

my charosets recipe (sorry,  I do not measure)

 

combine to taste in a food processor:

dried apricots

dates

prunes

pitted pear

cored apple

pulp from orange

10 ounces almonds

sweet red wine

mix until a chunky paste

add cinnamon, cloves and allspice ---mix again. refrigerate.

 

Horseradish

about four inches of a fresh horseradish- peeled and chopped

one beet washed and peeled

chop both fine in food processor.

add one tab balsamic vinegar

add one tsp lemon juice

refrigerate until ready to use.

 

 

 

why is this night different than all other nights?

 

on this night we gather and make a raucaus group singing and praying and eating with our hands and telling ancient and not so ancient stories about everyone from  moses and miriam to my brother drooling on me as friendly torture. It is my husband's favorite holiday and my second favorite  ( sukkot tops my list) and the tradition brings us closer to the critical things in life like: respect, freedom, tolerance, second chances, helping others and empathy.

 

dinner was orange chicken - wild rice- asparagus - with poached pears for dessert. the huevos haminados were exceptionally good this year. not to mention my horseradish. Plus up here there are so many jews that they sell kosher lamb bones in the store so I didn't have to butterfly a leg of lamb in order to get a leg shank. Good thinking portland grocers !!!

 

Eliahu Hanavi

Were in New Jersey now -- and about to leave for the first night's Passover Seder at my brother's home a few miles away.  It'll be a small one -- Av, socKs, me, my Dad, my brother, his wife and their three kids.  It's a rare opportunity for a very informal Seder which will really be for the kids -- rather than for the adults.  The mitzvah (commandment) of the Seder is one to "tell the story to your children" -- something which can get cloudy when it's in a room of adults who are more concerned about making impressions.  This is going to be casual dress and casual attitude for the four kids in attendance, ages 9, 5, 4 and 2.

Tomorrow night will be the synagogue Seder, attendance of almost 100. 'Twill be a tad different.

Oh -- and the three of us all got haircuts yesterday before the holiday. Ironically we all got them at different places.  Mine was the most drastic, I think...

Chag Sameach, everyone...

My feet are sore, I'm hoarse, and I could use a nap.

Yep, it was another successful presentation of a Messianic Seder ceremonial meal.  I was surprised to have a full house in Sunday School this morning, but it turned out well, I think. 

I do not do this in my home, so it wasn't the full-on meal with all the responsive readings and recitations of scriptures and blessings, but it was instructional.  At least, I hope it was.   What was rather amusing for me is that there I was, talking about food for an hour, but I didn't get to eat until everyone had finished and was leaving!

I am thankful there was just enough to serve everyone who came -- even those who were unexpected (we had two people in class who had never been there before).  God truly provided.  And so I'll pack my Seder plate away for another year.

Later.  Right now, I think I'll get that nap....

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