March 29 2010
Passover 2010
Ok so I am as the kids say “hanging” with Jacob today. He is keeping me company on the sofa while Gerty cooks up a storm in the kitchen. He says I should “live tweet” from the Sedar table. I don’t know how God will feel about this one but I am going to do it. He is going to sit next to me with his iphone and we are going to use “Tweetie” so everyone can be…
March 29 2010
Gertys in the Kitchen with Matzo Balls
Lucky for me I have a clear line of sight into the kitchen from my recovery couch. I can see my beautiful Gerty cooking up the matzo balls for tonight’s Sedar. She really does know how to cook up a nice fluffy matzo balls. I can’t wait to sick my teeth into them. The best way to ensure your matzo balls are cooked to perfection is to use a tablespoon and carefully place them in rapidly boiling water. DO NOT…
March 26 2010
God is On Twitter
I read an article last week in the Wall Street Journal: How to Perk Up Passover’s Plagues? Twitter, Charades and ‘Jewpardy.’ Seems I am not the only one who uses Twitter to talk about Pesach. Luckily Jacob came by today for a delish Shabbat dinner that Gerty is cooking up in the kitchen. He just showed me how to “talk” to other tweeters. I just talked to God! If…
March 26 2010
My Aching Hip
I wasn’t sure if I was going to be up to writing this Pesach but Gerty has urged me to try to give it the best that I can. It hasn’t been an easy couple of months for good ole Bernie. At the beginning of February I had hip-replacement surgery. I have been at home recovering slowly but Gerty has been by my side every step of the way. She has been waiting on me hand and foot and I…
September 19 2009
Oy Vey
Oy Vey… I am so tired from cooking and eating all night. Just about to hit the hay. More about what we ate tomorrow. Delish of course. Full as can be. Dirty dishes everywhere!
September 18 2009
Happy New Year To You and Yours
Hello out there in technology land! I just arrived at my daughter-in-law Sharon’s home in Westchester. Jacob has been on my you know what for the past hour about my lack of what he calls “web presence” since Pesach. After I figured out exactly what he was talking about I decided I better get my ol’ keester up to the computer room to wish everyone a Happy New Year.
Rosh Hashonah marks the Jewish New Year. It is when…
April 16 2009
Passover 2009 is Now a Memory
Passover has once again come and gone. We take away fond memories of Seders, afikomen hunts and overall quality family togetherness. While Passover has come to a close as it does every year we all most likely have boxes of leftover matzo. You might even be compelled to buy a value pack of matzo on sale at your local supermarket. I do understand that some of you out there may want to take a break from matzo until Passover 2010.…
April 13 2009
Hang in There
I know, I know, I’ve heard it all before: “I just can’t eat one more piece of matzo.” Usually when someone makes this announcement they have spent the last five days or so eating matzo with tuna, jelly or peanut butter on it. They have not yet discovered how glorious it can be. So I beg you.. please don’t give up on matzo just yet. You have to use it to the best of its abilities, not just as a…
April 12 2009
Second Night of Passover 2009
I spent the second night of Passover at my daughter Frieda’s house. As per usual it was comfort food in all its glory. All the regulars were there: brisket, turkey, mashed potatoes, and of course Frieda’s Famous Matzo Ball Soup. I made Butternut Squash Lasagna and I put Jacob to work fixing up a batch of Chocolate Peanut Butter Matzo “Pretzels” with semi-sweet chocolate. What a hit… so creamy, so peanut buttery… with matzo…
April 09 2009
First Seder 2009
Last night my granddaughter Rachel hosted her first Seder in her new home on Long Island. Wait till you hear about the spread she put out… rosemary chicken; roasted asparagus, string beans and fennel; and lamb that she roasted for SIX hours. What a cook… what a spread! I was so proud and wish everyone in the world could have tasted her lamb… unbelievable. My daughter Frieda made my Butternut Squash Matzo Lasagna recipe… you really can’t tell that there…
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Before Passover begins you are supposed to remove all of the leavening from your home.