Podcast-FeedInterview with Ramble Redhead
This interview was recorded aaaaaaaaaages and ages ago, and I never got around to uploading it. It gives you a little more of a glimpse into my personal life, and that sort of boring stuff. :)
Listen now! (55:00min / 29MB)
Pesach Seder with Dara
This is the second part of the 2-part interview with Dara Lovitz about Passover and the traditions that she follows. It was a lot of fun, and definitely something I’d like to try again some time. Please excuse the horrible audio quality. I was chatting with her over the phone, and was holding up the phone to the microphone. Yes. You now have an idea as to the fancy setup I have going!
Listen now! (81:36min / 37MB)
Kosher for Passover
Dara Lovitz, a vegan from Pennsylvania, graciously agreed to appear on the show and share her tips for keeping Kosher for passover in the Ashkenazi tradition, and still being vegan. Ashkenazi Jewish people avoid legumes as well as wheat, spelt, barley, oats, and rye and a whole host of other stuff. However, she manages to do so with grace and a fair bit of food to.
We’ll be using a couple of terms during the show, and I figured I’d give a run-down so that we’re all on the same page.
Pesach: Also known as Passover. A festival commemorating the final plague sent down on the Egyptians, which lead to the Jews being freed, and fleeing from Egypt. Dara explains that Pesach is meant to be different from any other week of the year, so that you can remember the struggles of your people, and feel connected to the thousands of years of history.
Chometz: Anything containing the five forbidden grains of wheat, spelt, barley, oats and rye. When Pesach begins, you go through the entire house in a ritual to remove every last bit of chometz.
Kitniyot: Anything that can become adulterated easily or mistaken for chometz. This includes rice, corn, soy beans, string beans, peas, lentils, peanuts, mustard, sesame seeds and poppy seeds. Ashkenazi Jews are forbidden from eating kitniyot. Sephardic Jews are allowed to eat kitniyot.
Ashkenazi Jews: Jewish people descended from Eastern Europe.
Sephardic Jews: Jewish people descended from Spain, Africa, and the Middle East.
As we stated in the interview, we are not rabbinical authorities, so your mileage may vary. Please feel free to weigh in on what your Rabbi says, and how you follow the traditions in your own home! It should definitely prove interesting.
I’ve included in the links list a couple of kitniyot lists. If you’re not sure which one to trust, just ask your Rabbi! It shouldn’t be too difficult to get a handle on what’s permissible locally, as the discussions do vary for sure.
Dara also graciously offered to share some of her recipes for Pesach. I’ve included it in the links list. Don’t worry. It’s not a PDF you have to download. It’ll just open up in your web browser, and you can print it directly. She has made notes throughout the document, which is even better, because I find that another cook’s notes are endlessly useful when actually cooking. Take a look!
Listen now! (50:52min / 23MB)
Moving Cooking
Not cooking on the move. More like cooking when you have to move.
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Smoothies
1 handful of almonds
1 handful of rolled oats
3 pieces of frozen bananas
1 cup ice
3 cups water
Grind in a blender until smooth. Adjust water or ice or fruit to your own tastes, as needed.
Listen now! (12:42min / 6MB)