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Improvised from limited materials, scattered and separated, in a time of plague, living under an evil pharaoh, deciding whether to go with the word or the spirit of the law: this is going to be the most Jewish Passover ever.
I'm doing mine myself for the first time, over Zoom with the friends whose home I would normally be at. I'm not very observant, so I am not being strict AT ALL. Here's my plans and thoughts - please feel free to make suggestions.
I've emailed a neighbor to see if she can give me a bottle of wine, as I only have whiskey, beer, and sake.
I do not have matzo. I'm planning to make my own. In 18 minutes, just to see how that works out.
I have chicken broth and vegetables, but only AP and bread flour. I have eggs and also noodles. Should I attempt to make matzo balls from flour, or do noodles instead? (I think I'd lose my mind making enough matzo to grind into flour, especially as I have neither a food processor nor a mortar.)
I have apples and pistachios, from which I plan to make charoset.
I think I have horseradish sauce somewhere in the fridge. If I don't, what's a good substitute? I have fresh garlic, lots of fresh herbs, and powdered spices.
I have eggs. Has anyone ever tried roasting rather than boiling them?
I have a confit duck leg that I'm going to use for both my main dish and the shank bone. Or I could roast a carrot for the shank bone.
I have parsley and many other herbs.
Please feel free to make suggestions in comments. I'd also love to hear your plans and thoughts on your own Passovers!
ETA: Neighbor is buying me wine (she's hitting Trader Joe's tomorrow morning anyway) and is also leaving me a jar of homemade chicken stock she made yesterday!
I'm doing mine myself for the first time, over Zoom with the friends whose home I would normally be at. I'm not very observant, so I am not being strict AT ALL. Here's my plans and thoughts - please feel free to make suggestions.
I've emailed a neighbor to see if she can give me a bottle of wine, as I only have whiskey, beer, and sake.
I do not have matzo. I'm planning to make my own. In 18 minutes, just to see how that works out.
I have chicken broth and vegetables, but only AP and bread flour. I have eggs and also noodles. Should I attempt to make matzo balls from flour, or do noodles instead? (I think I'd lose my mind making enough matzo to grind into flour, especially as I have neither a food processor nor a mortar.)
I have apples and pistachios, from which I plan to make charoset.
I think I have horseradish sauce somewhere in the fridge. If I don't, what's a good substitute? I have fresh garlic, lots of fresh herbs, and powdered spices.
I have eggs. Has anyone ever tried roasting rather than boiling them?
I have a confit duck leg that I'm going to use for both my main dish and the shank bone. Or I could roast a carrot for the shank bone.
I have parsley and many other herbs.
Please feel free to make suggestions in comments. I'd also love to hear your plans and thoughts on your own Passovers!
ETA: Neighbor is buying me wine (she's hitting Trader Joe's tomorrow morning anyway) and is also leaving me a jar of homemade chicken stock she made yesterday!
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Someone on the chat thread on one of my Ravelry groups was bemoaning the fact that she hadn't been able to obtain shmurah matzoh. I was very tempted to suggest that she just substitute cardboard, since no one would be likely to notice (but I refrained).
I will be trying to attend a Zoom seder with relatives in Florida and Chicago, but at this point I think my Seder plate is going to be a virtual one.