Chag Kasher v’Sameach Pesach!
Happy Passover!
Every few years, I host a Seder and invite folks to join us instead of cooking only for the three of us. So, I’ve been busy the past week preparing for the second night seder, and then cleaning up afterwards. In total there were seven of us.
Unfortunately very few photos this year, as my timing was seriously late and we sat to table for second night Seder about an hour later than I told our guests. But, here’s what I served:
Appetizer served while guests arrived and I finished up what was needed to sit at table:
Homemade chopped liver with chopped eggs and TamTams
Ritual foods:
Parsley, arugula and romaine lettuce, horseradish, roasted egg, both Sefardi and Ashkenazi charoses, roasted shank bone, Shmurah matzah, salt water, various K4P wine and sparkling grape juice
Main meal first course:
Hard cooked egg in salt water
Main meal salad course:
Gefilte fish with horseradish
Cauliflower Tabbouleh-style salad
Main meal soup course:
Matzah ball soup with carrots, parsnip, and celery
Main meal entree:
Roasted turkey and a turkey breast roast for extra white meat
Gravy made from giblets and turkey drippings using chef Alex Guarnaschelli’s recipe for thickening with roasted onions and garlic
Garlic mashed potatoes
Matzah farfel crockpot stuffing
Cauliflower tabbouleh-style salad for those who wanted more
Roasted asparagus
Hollandaise sauce
Grandma Bessie’s matzah meal rolls
Beverages offered in addition to wines and sparkling grape juice:
Water
Iced tea
Mexican Coke (I couldn’t find yellow capped K4P Coke anywhere, so Mexican made only with natural cane sugar had to suffice)
Dessert:
Dark chocolate dipped coconut macaroons
Matzah Caramel Crunch
I had planned to make an adapted for Passover version of Pressure Luck Cooking’s noodle kugel, but ran out of time. I did make it last night, so I’ll share photos of it once we cut into it.
Eggs, onions, bell pepper, and potatoes courtesy of both International Nutritional Sustainability Partners and Hopelink, gathered over multiple weeks.
Except for the matzah, TamTams, Ashkenazi charoses, and the roasted asparagus, I made all of the food. Even the iced tea was brewed in the Instant Pot! The Askenazi charoses was made by a couple of guests, and my landlord made the asparagus, as he does that really well.
The only photos I took were of the desserts. I just ran out of time to get photos once everything was staged.
#MatzahChallenge
Dark chocolate dipped Coconut Macaroons
Matzah Caramel Crunch
