We got between five and six inches of snow here yesterday morning.
At times, if you looked outside, it looked like a white sheet was coming down from the sky.
People were inconvenienced, things were postponed--the Yankees' home opener against the Rays, for one--and it was a mess ...
For a little while, because if you blinked, just a little while after the snows came, not only were they gone, but no one who slept through it would know that we had anything.
Today is another day, and later, it is supposed to rain.
Better than snow, but we are supposed to get a lot of rain, and the weather will certainly, once again, impact the Yankees' home opener.
I guess that when it rains, it pours.
And that is my segueway to what I eat for lunch during the eight days of Passover, believe it or not.
I guess I can say that when the matzoh is there, the tuna fish is not far behind.
There are so many things you can eat for lunch with matzoh--eggs (no, I don't like matzoh brie), gefilte fish, peanut butter ... or you can continue to spread butter or cream cheese or white fish salad across it if you like.
But to me, one of the greatest lunches that I can have, and one that I do really enjoy and look forward to, is tuna fish and matzoh.
Tuna fish seems to have been virtually made to be eaten with matzoh, and vice versa.
What I do is that we have some tuna fish already pre-made, with mayo and maybe some other things, like celery, mixed in.
It is in a container, which I bring to work, and when it is lunch time, I get out the matzoh and the tub that the tuna fish is in, and I used the matzoh as sort of a shovel, digging up all the tuna that I can with one piece.
I repeat this action until there is no tuna left, and right there, I have my meal.
There are Kosher for Passover tuna fishes, but this year, I could not find any at the local supermarkets. This leads me to believe that I am not the only one who has a lot of tuna fish with their matzoh, so this time around, I am mixing non-Kosher for Passover tuna fish with Kosher for Passover matzoh.
I do think God will forgive me. I looked, but I simply could not find it, and for that matter, I couldn't find Kosher for Passover Coca-Cola this year either ... but I did have Dr. Brown's Kosher for Passover Black Cherry, which isn't as sweet as it used to be, but it more than sufficed.
Anyhow, I have tuna fish and matzoh for lunch pretty much each and every day of Passover. Maybe once, on the weekend, I will have a bare Hebrew National hot dog with my matzoh, but generally, during the weekdays of Passover, it is tuna fish and matzoh, along with Kosher for Passover potato chips--Lay's and some other manufacturers make a pretty good chip for the holiday--and a banana, along with soda.
It really is the perfect meal, as it fills me up until dinner.
Yesterday, I had eggs for dinner, with two pieces of matzoh--one with Temp Tee Cream Cheese on it, the other with butter that wasn't Kosher for Passover, and some soda.
Again, I don't think that God will strike me down for eating a mixed non-Kosher for Passover/Kosher for Passover meal.
Tonight, who knows? I do know that there is some of my mother's potato kugel in the refrigerator, so that will probably be part of my meal.
The main dish? Right now, let me get through my tuna fish with matzoh, and then I will decide.
Whatever it is, it will certainly be delicious.
"I do think God will forgive me" Have you been forgiven for putting bacon bits on your chili pizza? If so, you are safe.
ReplyDeleteMy family does not keep a Kosher home, so make of that what you want.
ReplyDeleteI am suffering along with you. I don’t keep kosher year-round, but Passover is different. I agree with you on the Temptee (Philly is kosher for Passover but whipped Philly has a different texture than Temptee). But ...peanut butter? In the Ashkenazi tradition, peanuts are not kosher for Passover, and I’ve never seen Passover peanut butter. If you want to follow Sephardic tradition, though, you may eat peanut butter.
ReplyDeleteOh, and my Rabbi says the butter is ok for Passover, even if it wasn’t marked Kosher for Passover.
ReplyDeleteAnd you need to shop in the Shoprite in Bethpage, Commack, or Plainview. Greenfield Shoprites have huge Passover sections.
ReplyDeleteI would not say I am suffering at all. I like Passover foods, but yes, I do miss bread. And as for peanut butter, no, it probably isn't Kosher for Passover per se, but depending on your level of religiousness, some Jews do spread it on their matzoh during the holiday.
ReplyDeleteButter is good, but Temp Tee Cream Cheese is really where it's at, at least for me.
ReplyDeleteYes, some of the Shoprites do have huge sections. The King Kullen by me also had a huge section, but it has since dwindled. King Kullen had a horrible reputation at one time related to their non-carriage of Passover foods, but in recent years, they have turned over a new leaf, and stock just about everything. Unfortunately this year, I got there late, and missed out on the tuna fish and the soda.
ReplyDeleteYes, Passover is different.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, Hebrew National Franks soon after the brand being aquired by Con Agra haven't been Kosher for Passover and that's for many years now. In fact, many who do observe Kashruth year round are unhappy with their certifiation and won't purchase any of the products carrying the Hebrew National brand. Me? It's my favorite frank.
Yes, very true. The overall nature of the "hot dog" doesn't lend itself to being Kosher to begin with, and Kosher for Passover is another ballgame entirely. I still will go with Hebrew National because to me, they are the most Kosher--and best tasting--hot dog on the market. If they aren't really Kosher or Kosher for Passover, heck, I could go really overboard and go for Sabrett, but I choose not to, because it is horrid. Hebrew National is the best hot dog I have eaten, so I will go with that brand whether it is Passover or just another day on the calendar.
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