tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post234144985028617639..comments2023-09-25T02:17:01.787-07:00Comments on Bar Mitzvahzilla: Shopping Like an Eastern EuropeanLinda Pressmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-71134471104730141482010-04-07T14:16:33.180-07:002010-04-07T14:16:33.180-07:00Mark, having all the stores be closed when you nee...Mark, having all the stores be closed when you need them to be open is definitely a worse scavenger hunt than the one I was on! It can be disconcerting, when we've come to expect a kind of 24-hour world (or at least an 18-hour world) and find things shuttered.Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-15123949567217846552010-04-07T11:05:43.473-07:002010-04-07T11:05:43.473-07:00Had a new natural foods store open by us this week...Had a new natural foods store open by us this week, on Easter Sunday after driving home 8+ hours and visiting with the in-laws thought we would get some groceries for the week. Bad decision as they decided to close at 5pm because of the holiday....never really heard of anyone needing the night of Easter off before, I thought the usual activities of church, egg hunts etc were held in the morning.Mark's Wine Clubshttp://www.uncorkedventures.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-72786714752387917342010-04-01T00:30:16.303-07:002010-04-01T00:30:16.303-07:00Charlotte, here's my new rule of thumb when I&...Charlotte, here's my new rule of thumb when I'm cooking for Passover (since you brought up the egg issue): just buy two more dozen than I think I'll need. Every recipe needs eggs, and I mean like six of them! And we're not even painting them or hunting them!<br /><br />And so funny about the aisles of the grocery store you never have to worry about!Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-55939267563272777332010-04-01T00:27:39.545-07:002010-04-01T00:27:39.545-07:00Maria, that is so beautiful, the 40 days of Lent a...Maria, that is so beautiful, the 40 days of Lent as a preparation, or spiritual scavenger hunt, for the ultimate gift, of Easter, right?<br /><br />Really lovely.Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-56413478147331591852010-04-01T00:25:57.805-07:002010-04-01T00:25:57.805-07:00Nicki, I do love when the kids go off helping me a...Nicki, I do love when the kids go off helping me at the grocery store, especially instead of fighting there!<br /><br />And the seder is so beautiful! My favorite part: the part that starts with "We were once slaves in Egypt." I love reading the story of Joseph.Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-77256644469711443052010-04-01T00:24:14.563-07:002010-04-01T00:24:14.563-07:00Robin, it is so funny how we can drive our friends...Robin, it is so funny how we can drive our friends crazy! We have several dietary laws that we follow and just not eating pork in a pork-eating world can be a big problem. If you don't, you suddenly realize everything has pork in it! I can relate to the organic.Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-52987723770638726072010-04-01T00:21:36.450-07:002010-04-01T00:21:36.450-07:00Well, Amber, I'm not Christian or anything, bu...Well, Amber, I'm not Christian or anything, but I'd certainly be getting my darling daughter one of those cute little Easter dresses!Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-71240196381216936832010-04-01T00:20:03.270-07:002010-04-01T00:20:03.270-07:00Maureen, funny about the Cadbury eggs! And funny h...Maureen, funny about the Cadbury eggs! And funny how growing up with so many Jewish kids can make you familiar with the holiday!Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-74212187257674379472010-04-01T00:17:51.781-07:002010-04-01T00:17:51.781-07:00BLW, here's my new ugh: Linda can't be tru...BLW, here's my new ugh: Linda can't be trusted around walnuts and they're in the charoset and the noodle kugel. My poor family. This year I deleted the sugar from all the recipes, next year will it be the nuts? After two nights of eating, ugh!Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-78441879793916979112010-04-01T00:16:09.173-07:002010-04-01T00:16:09.173-07:00Chris, most Jewish holidays are pretty serious (th...Chris, most Jewish holidays are pretty serious (the exception would be Purim, but when I read the Megillah, I think it's a pretty alarming holiday myself). The problem is, Jews just stop celebrating the holidays because there's no "lite" version. I love it myself. I do think the seder has a lot to say to all people about freedom and what we are enslaved to.Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-8256076180102482792010-04-01T00:13:50.015-07:002010-04-01T00:13:50.015-07:00Jennifer, I could see how okra and England wouldn&...Jennifer, I could see how okra and England wouldn't be a match. But, then again, they eat blood pudding, so what do they know? ha ha.Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-26422173297813953542010-04-01T00:12:05.397-07:002010-04-01T00:12:05.397-07:00Hey Yossi, thanks for visiting the blog. And wrong...Hey Yossi, thanks for visiting the blog. And wrong about the grandmother - she would have had the shochet come to the house to slaughter an animal. Remember, immigrant family! And don't worry, I went to the Chabad Kosher Store several times in my wanderings.Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-44215016343028397012010-04-01T00:09:12.124-07:002010-04-01T00:09:12.124-07:00Karen at Waisting Time, thanks for the Passover wi...Karen at Waisting Time, thanks for the Passover wishes! And, trust me, I'm definitely culinarily challenged as well! But once a year, no restaurants, no take out, no husband cooking! Just me and the dreaded kitchen!Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-7619564404383809792010-04-01T00:07:32.742-07:002010-04-01T00:07:32.742-07:00Hi Ellen, Happy Passover to you too! This has beco...Hi Ellen, Happy Passover to you too! This has become one of my great ways of reclaiming Judaism for my family (the Holocaust, not surprisingly, nearly knocked that out). But cooking nonstop with my daughter for days I think leaves an impression of some type with her. Hopefully not of dread!Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-80534162048051576442010-03-30T19:56:17.613-07:002010-03-30T19:56:17.613-07:00Luckily there is no "traditional" meals ...Luckily there is no "traditional" meals I need to make as a Mormon (unless you count odd jello concoctions). In fact we have things in the grocery store we never need to look for. Wine, tea, coffee.<br /><br />I need to get everything in place for Easter this week. I'm running a little late and with my family I have to boil 4-5 dozen eggs.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349403417525132723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-75301640300375941872010-03-30T19:00:36.963-07:002010-03-30T19:00:36.963-07:00Linda,
Certain things about Easter are easier than...Linda,<br />Certain things about Easter are easier than others, but the time of Lent, the 40 days of preparation gives us an opportunity to reflect, a spiritual scavenger hunt, to help us prepare for this ultimate gift.<br /><br />Some years ago, while my sister was preparing to be confirmed as an adult, our Parish prepare a Seder during Holy Week. I thought it was a beautiful way to remember Jesus' faith.<br /><br />Hope you have a wonderful Passover!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869747946511793954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-3365537982605902852010-03-30T04:24:16.902-07:002010-03-30T04:24:16.902-07:00When my twins made their first Communion, the clas...When my twins made their first Communion, the class did a Seder. It was the most interesting thing I had ever experienced. I did not grow up Catholic but might as well have and did grow up in a town with plenty of churches but not a synagogue that I recall. Seder was different to me but so meaningful.<br /><br />I go out on the grocery scavenger hunt all the time. I get some list in a magazine and tell the kids - "this is it!" and they run and hide. I love going to the butcher first, then the farmer's market (not all year here), then the grocery.Nickihttp://www.nickisnook.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-31366260427330788512010-03-29T19:52:12.746-07:002010-03-29T19:52:12.746-07:00I went through a period when I wanted to eat total...I went through a period when I wanted to eat totally organically. I still would like to do it, but it is rough (not to mention expensive). So, yeah, I know a little bit how you feel. It was a nightmare just visiting a friend and they would offer up something to eat. I'd catch myself wanting to say, "Well, is it organic?" Odds are it wasn't. Eating out became a thing of the past so it wreaked havoc on my social life. Yah. I started to feel like a freak... but it was healthier!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-8760714830423967822010-03-29T19:11:57.913-07:002010-03-29T19:11:57.913-07:00I totally forgot that Easter is coming up. I gues...I totally forgot that Easter is coming up. I guess I should start planning, huh? ) :amber_mtmchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871256362646081536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-24295639248526984472010-03-29T12:27:03.598-07:002010-03-29T12:27:03.598-07:00Hard to find Cadbury eggs on Martha's Vineyard...Hard to find Cadbury eggs on Martha's Vineyard, but that's hardly medievil, just cruel and unusual. I do go to church but I like my chocolate too; maybe I'm a pagan that way.<br />Growing up in NJ I loved Passover. Friends would share their matzah, and seders were interesting and fun. Happy Passover!Maureen@IslandRoarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17183530593417498063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-26801207118932875752010-03-29T12:09:00.644-07:002010-03-29T12:09:00.644-07:00Ugh,and ugh, and ugh. And as I am kvetching today ...Ugh,and ugh, and ugh. And as I am kvetching today (in a near professional capacity), let's just say that I didn't even mention the requisite visits to emptying aisles at local markets. I was too busy helping Cupid do his thing.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Happy holiday.BigLittleWolfhttp://dailyplateofcrazy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-66115036610193353652010-03-29T08:20:52.198-07:002010-03-29T08:20:52.198-07:00ugh easter.
Don't get me wrong..I like easter....ugh easter.<br />Don't get me wrong..I like easter.<br />BUT, the commercialization makes me ill.<br />It isn't about bunnies.<br />It's about Jesus dying and resurrecting.<br />Not about shoving chocolate in your face or slapping on fake nails that come in tacky prepackaged easter baskets.<br />I am tempted to boycott....<br />personally, since Jesus celebrated passover.<br />And passover is the celebration of the Jews escape from bondage in Egypt, and Jesus death was a means of our escape from hell..one would think we might celebrate passover.<br />Not commercial enough I guess.<br />Have a good passover and Thank goodness they haven't found a way to put blinking lights and pastel colors on it. <br />Grumpy grumperkins out...Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-69349293503818569702010-03-29T08:10:24.462-07:002010-03-29T08:10:24.462-07:00Happy Passover, Linda! The only remote comparison...Happy Passover, Linda! The only remote comparison I have to this is trying to make gumbo when we lived in England. I was looking for okra..... and everyone looked at me like I fell off Mars when I asked for it. I also get funny looks here in the northeast when we have people over for dinner and I serve blackeyed peas. That is a normal staple for us, but apparently everyone here thinks it's weird.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882744458676551462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-1399426527406618862010-03-29T07:56:17.625-07:002010-03-29T07:56:17.625-07:00Not to worry, you didn't become your grandmoth...Not to worry, you didn't become your grandmother. She wouldn't have shopped for meat at "all the grocery stores all over town" - she probably shopped for meat at the local kosher butcher. Have a happy and kosher passover! Yossiyosefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347993166408103794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-38703454500597541682010-03-29T05:21:06.548-07:002010-03-29T05:21:06.548-07:00I am culinarily challenged and have never hosted a...I am culinarily challenged and have never hosted a seder. And I always get assigned to bring things like salad. Happy Passover!WaistingTimehttp://www.waistingtimeblog.comnoreply@blogger.com