Saturday, February 27, 2010

PASSOVER 2010

PASSOVER 2010 …………………………..

The preparations for Passover always seem to be an endless task. But in fact, it can be easy. Just work it out with a time tables, buy early, prepare ahead, and have all the gifts and little items ready for your guests.

You need to work out who is coming, when do they arrive, are they sleeping over, are you fetching them. And how many adults and kiddies are there altogether. Have the chairs and tables ready a few days before. Make sure you have toiletries, towels, cushions and sheets ready. Buy a few extra toothbrushes and toothpastes, shampoos and easy wipes.

Have lots of extra plastic glasses, straws, paper plates, tablecloths, containers for left over foods. You need lots of kitchen towels and a few trays for arranging dishes on for desserts and teas. If these are ready and covered, they make the last courses easier to serve.

I have three good sources of information and recipes from the following dates……………….24th March 2009
And on 29th March 2009
And one on 4th April 2009. This one has cake and cookie recipes. Look at these and here are a few more ideas.

CARROT KUGEL.

Cream 3/4 cup of butter and 10 tablespoons of matzo meal. Dissolve 1/2 cup potato flour in 1 cup sweet red wine.
Mix these together.
Add : 4 cups grated raw carrots. 1/2 cup raisins .
1 cup chopped dates. 1/2 cup of brown sugar
1 teaspoon of cinnamon and grate a rind of the lemon for a lovely flavor.

Mix all and place in an oiled baking dish, Bake 30 minutes. Ideal to serve with a yogurt sauce

VEGETABLE TZIMMES.

2 cups of sweet potatoes, 2 cups of cut up carrots, 2 cups of peeled diced apples.
1 cup of brown sugar. 1 teaspoon of salt. 1 cup of matzo meal.
1/2 cup oil. 2/3 cup od sultanas. Oil a baking dish or casserole dish. Layer all the ingredients, and squeeze over juice of two oranges, mix in 1 teaspoon cinnamon and a few chopped almonds. Bake in a medium to high oven for 40 minutes. Uncovered, but check and stir once. Serve hot with a sprinkle of grated walnuts on top.

MUSHROOM MEDLEY.

I fry one sliced onion, two cloves of garlic, one diced rep pepper and 2 sliced zucchinis in a little olive oil in a large pan. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt , a little pepper, and a little thyme. When this looks fried, remove from the pan and leave aside. Them add a little oil and a tablespoon of parsely and four peeled, diced tomatoes to the pan and sauté. Use salt, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon dried basil. Saute and add three cups of rinsed and cut up mushrooms. I use all kinds. When these are sautéed , mix all in a baking dish and bake in the oven for 10 minutes at 180. Serve with baked potatoes, cut in half. A fresh salad and a good dressing on the side , makes a lovely meal. .

STRAWBERRY TREAT.

Wash and arrange the strawberries in a dish. Grate a chocolate over this and squeeze juice of two oranges over all of it. Then serve with cut up balls of melon. Take large glasses, pour in the melon balls, pomegranate pips and the strawberry mix. Serve with a long spoon and some ice cream on top. A lovely dessert..


WORK AHEAD, PLAN AND DO THE SIMPLE THINGS NOW. LEAVE TIME TO TRAVEL IN THE COUNTRY AND SEE THE BLOSSOMS, TREES, FLOWERS AND LOVELY VIEWS OF OUR LAND IN SPRING

LOVE AND LIGHT

RONA



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