Happy Passover

[Crankin]

Have a great Seder tonight (and tomorrow, for those of you who do two)!
I prepared by going on a 35 mile ride, first time up Oak Hill this year.
Going to friends tonight; I made the most marvelous Passover brownies that actually taste good, as well as sponge cake with orange curd and strawberries.
Tomorrow night... my house, where I can be as non-traditional as I want. DH is making roast chicken with bourbon sauce, I'm doing quinoa with artichokes (quinoa is conveniently a seed, not a grain), carrots, and matzoh ball soup, my only nod to tradition.

[PamNY]

Hope you have a wonderful holiday. I was just reading about the popularity of quinoa for Passover. Your meals sounds yummy.

[bmccasland]

Happy Passover!

There was an article in the paper today on whether or not quinoa is kosher. There was mention that someone was going to Bolivia to check it out.

Botanically all grains are seeds. Doesn't it having something to do with swelling when cooked? That's what I was told once, I think. But what do I know, I'm a Gentile. ;)

[Crankin]

I think there probably would be some argument about the quinoa, especially in Orthodox quarters. But, a good deal of the Jewish population of the world is Sephardic (Mediterranean, Hispanic, African) and they eat rice and legumes during Passover. My guests tonight are nominally Jewish and Catholic, so there will be no arguments.