Passover 2013 (5773)

I didn't realize how hard it is to scare up enough Jews to have a Seder.  Everyone gets into their own family thing and doesn't want to do something different.  Mostly, they have fears that it is going to be a very long service.  I've been stuck at a couple of those.  Then there are the folks that skip too much and miss the key elements.

A few years ago, I wrote my own Passover Haggadah.  It's color-coded.  If you only do the essential elements in black print, and it's not Shabbat or Havdalah, the whole pre-meal clocks in at about half an hour, with ten minutes after dinner.

For the most part, I recycled recipes that are already on the blog.  If you know something works, there's no reason to change when it comes to traditional meals.

• Coq au Vin (using leftover duck stock and fat and no flour or butter)
• Kale & Quinoa Salad (with a little parsley thrown in and oven-dried tomatoes)
• Asparagus with balsamic vinaigrette
• Plantain Latkes
• Chocolate Walnut Torte

The amount of time until my next post will depend on the amount of leftovers.