Well, the first days are over. Three days without chametz, and I haven't killed anyone yet! However, I was dismayed to realize that we're not even halfway through Pesach yet...
My only good joke so far for the yontif:
Person 1: "The bread of affliction just afflicts you with constipation."
Me: "Maybe this is to show us that true affliction comes from within ourselves."
Person 2: "That's a very Chassidishe interpretation."
But as for the seders, they were wonderful. As someone else said, "I love Pesach once it starts." I always forget how much I love Pesach because I hate all the lead-up to it. During both seders, I just couldn't stop smiling!
And even better, school is effectively over, and the moving madness has begun!
The Curmudgeonly Israeli Giyoret says:
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a good chag. The seder is what we have instead of the Dakota sundance. Shmura matza is, I believe, whole wheat, and therefore less constipating. Eat a lot of vegetables and avoid Pesach desserts besides fruit. The desserts are NEVER as good as they look, and usually fall into the category of a dog walking on its hind legs--"It isn't done well; the marvel is that it's done at all". Although I did have some killer sorbet yeserday.
Raw fennel is particularly good for slowed digestion and very crunchy.
Thankfully, matzah and I are getting along remarkably well this year. I'm even eating it outside of the seders!
ReplyDeleteAs for the desserts, both seders proved you wrong! They were incredible! One was a flourless chocolate cake, and the other was some kind of chocolate mousse. I could eat that mousse all day long.
ha too funny.
ReplyDeleteI didn't buy enough GF matzah so we have nada right now. We had enough for the Seders but that is all. (sederim?) anyhow, I like matzah, but carbs and me don't get along so really either way I don't care much.