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Apr. 6th, 2004 11:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
heidiAm catching up on LJ.
Haven't really read flist since Saturday. In-laws are still in town, RL projects are still pressing me to finish them, and various fandom projects still need doing. Will try to catch up by the end of the week, ha, but if there's something I need to see on your LJ, please let me know.
Quick thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
isilya for her amazing lamp chop cooking tips, which were used to great success last night, when I made 40 chops, and they turned out perfectly. I also made a wonderful strawberry crumble with matzoh meal, and I'll try to share the recipe here later, too.
I grew up following Sephardic cuisine rules over Passover, and last night, one of the things on our menu was green beans with garlic. My inlaws were *shocked, shocked, shocked* - that's not something allowed under northern European tradition - and were very amused when I told the story about my first Passover while in college, when I wanted to go out for Chinese food, including chicken fried rice. Rice is not barred under Sephardic tradition, so I'd never known that it was verbotten among most Jews, and my college classmates were *shocked, shocked, shocked* that I would suggest such a thing. I also had always enjoyed popcorn during Passover; again, I didn't know it was considered wrong.
With Aaron, I try to keep to the Ashkenazi traditions in the house, but if I need popcorn this week, I'll just go pay a visit on my parents. Keeps the peace; keeps everyone happy.
Haven't really read flist since Saturday. In-laws are still in town, RL projects are still pressing me to finish them, and various fandom projects still need doing. Will try to catch up by the end of the week, ha, but if there's something I need to see on your LJ, please let me know.
Quick thanks to
isilya for her amazing lamp chop cooking tips, which were used to great success last night, when I made 40 chops, and they turned out perfectly. I also made a wonderful strawberry crumble with matzoh meal, and I'll try to share the recipe here later, too. I grew up following Sephardic cuisine rules over Passover, and last night, one of the things on our menu was green beans with garlic. My inlaws were *shocked, shocked, shocked* - that's not something allowed under northern European tradition - and were very amused when I told the story about my first Passover while in college, when I wanted to go out for Chinese food, including chicken fried rice. Rice is not barred under Sephardic tradition, so I'd never known that it was verbotten among most Jews, and my college classmates were *shocked, shocked, shocked* that I would suggest such a thing. I also had always enjoyed popcorn during Passover; again, I didn't know it was considered wrong.
With Aaron, I try to keep to the Ashkenazi traditions in the house, but if I need popcorn this week, I'll just go pay a visit on my parents. Keeps the peace; keeps everyone happy.
