Good morning, faithful friends. As I peruse your messages on this Passover and Easter week, I note themes: easy recipes … healthful ideas … and, as always, helpfulness that reaches into others’ kitchens, onto neighbors’ dining tables. So here goes.
As we speak of celebrations, might they continue across the necessary distance? I have a dream of Easter dinner with a family across the ocean, with whom we have celebrated the past two Easters. Two tables would become one, thanks to Facetime, and that common table will have the same menu … if lamb and potatoes and asparagus are available in two countries. (A two-egg omelet and a slice of tomato would be an Easter feast, however.) The dinner-table narrative will include such comforting requests as, “Pass the riced potatoes, please.”
So, how are you celebrating anything in your life? You must pass that idea on, please.
On a Zoom conference call this week, a participant talked about her granddaughters’ favorite cookie, “Brookies.” Can any of you supply that recipe?
Here’s a specific request for stewed tomatoes “made with day-old bread torn, and I believe a little sugar.” The anonymous requester reported that this is a long-ago comfort food that would be welcome in April 2020.