On Passover, Jews have developed a complicated series of food practices that all stem from remembering the ancient Jews’ hurried exodus from Egypt by eating unleavened bread for a week. Our ancestors had to leave Egypt right away as soon as Pharaoh finally relented to free them from slavery (and in fact, he changed his [...]
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After-party soup
Posted in waste not want not, tagged holidays, leftovers, soup on December 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Farmwives are thrifty. At some point, during the holiday season, you will find yourself in the presence of the leftovers of a party. Don’t throw them away. Look at them with the farmwife’s eye and think about what you can make. Here’s a recipe I concocted looking at some recent leftovers. Take the carrots and [...]