icesk8mom

I must say, hearing the lack of matzah in college towns took me back.... when I was a grad student at IU, lo those many years ago, the one week they served bagels (can you imagine?) was Pesach! And, by the way...no matzah in sight.

nyumom

Sorry I didn't make it clear that S is only in Bangor temporarily for a week or so, and unfortunately, it just happened that it's over the Passover holiday.

mommusic

DH, who travels a lot, is fortunately in town for all of the holiday. Some years he has to travel with a couple of pieces of matzah slipped into his briefcase.

snowball

Finding matzo in Madrid was an interesting adventure for my daughter. We had found an old website that mentioned that the large department store in Madrid sold Kosher products, so off she went to buy matzo. When she arrive all that the store had was a 5 lb. box and she bought it!! It didn't cross her mind to ask if they could break the package and sell her just one box. I told her to ask her other jewish friends if they might like a box. For 35EUR my daughter is the proud owner of more matzo that she could possibly eat!!

nyumom

D didn't have any trouble finding matzoh in Paris - apparently easier than Bangor. I think in the case of my S, he was there just at the time when the stores probably ran out of it.

worrywart

p3t, I'm about to put a batch of your quick muffins into the oven. Thanks for sharing! Signed, formerly p2t but have recently mailed the eldest's final payment!

paying3tuitions

Ah, worrywart, you've reached dry land without drowning! This is truly the season of your liberation. Bring out the tambourines and start dancing with Miriam!!!

VeryHappy

Just like there used to be (maybe still are??) mortgage burning parties, we need to have tuition bill burning parties!! Hooray, hooray!!

jym626

Ahhh yes--- the feel of $$ staying in the wallet. What a pleasant form of weight gain!!

OK-- between commercials of Amercan Idol- the passsover roll recipe (similar to p3t's but different..if that makes any sense..)

Passover rolls

They come out like a brioche or a hearty cream-puff shell:
2 cups matzoh meal
1 tsp salt
1 tbl sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup peanut oil
4 eggs

Combine matzoh meal with salt and sugar. Set aside. Bring water and oil to a boil. Then add matzoh mixture and mix well. Beat in eggs thoroughly, one at a time. Allow to stand for 15 minutes. With oiled hands, shape rolls into balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 50 minutes or until golden brown. Makes a dozen.

jym626

we should start a separate thread about tuition burning!! Oldest s is graduating, and younger s's tuition will be less than his HS tuition (assuming he doesn't lose the scholarship! )

worrywart

Thanks for partying with me! It's a funny thing how we were never wealthy before the kids left for college but now that we're no longer staring down those monstrous payments for S1, it seems like we should be rolling in the dough. (If you'll pardon the expression during Pesach.)

paying3tuitions

All this newfound $$ from lower tuition bills will buy us a lot of matza farfel, and also many tam-tams.

Of course we feel wealthy! Like the story, "It could always be worse" where the guy feels like his house is really noisy and crowded because of all the kids fighting. The rabbi advises him to bring in a cow. Same thing, more complaints, rabbi says: "so bring in a mule and some chickens.." He can't STAND the noise, goes back, and this time the rabbi says, "send away the cow, mule and chickens." Once back to the usual, the man feels really freed up from the pressure and is very, very happy with his noisy, raucous children.

nyumom

jym, in your opinion do you think that the Passover rolls are any more fattening with the peanut oil vs. using another kind of oil - the recipe sounds delicious, so I must try making them, although I was just wondering about the oil. On the other hand, I shouldn't be worrying about one recipe - let's see what I've been eating so far - kugel, stuffing, gefilte fish, brisket, etc. -

worrywart

So does everyone stick with this diet for 8 nights, resuming normalcy on sundown of the 9th day? That's the way I was raised but not sure if it's the norm.

jym626

nyumom-
True confessions-- this is my late mo-in-law's recipe. She was more "religious" and used stuff that was all officially kosher for passover. I use whatever cooking oil is in the pantry! (I hope she isn't looking down on me and shaking her finger! I love the recipe!!)

** edit** oh-- and I spray my hands with cooking spray (like pam) when I am rolling the rolls. Be sure to take off your rings or they get really gooky.

Also, after the water and oil boil, take them off the stove to add the other ingredients. No more cooking required til they go in the oven.