Easiest Passover Ever!

Janknitz · 04-06-2012, 11:16 AM

Not only am I low carb, but I don't eat grains anymore (kind of Paleo), so I don't really have to change my WOE at all this Passover, except for the token tastes of Matzah which are part of the Seder!

It was the easiest time I ever had ridding the house of Hametz (leavened products) because aside from some baking staples and cereal for my DH and daughters, there was very little in the pantry, fridge, and freezer.

My girls might actually like to try MIM's when they get sick of matzah.

And I made real chopped liver with real schmaltz--it's good for me and it's "on my diet"

How great is that???

I think I'm actually going to enjoy it this year. Usually I dread Passover--the cooking, the cleaning, the restricted food choices. This year, No Big Deal.

LiterateGriffin · 04-06-2012, 11:57 AM

That is AWESOME!

flatferenghi · 04-09-2012, 04:39 PM

i also just did token tastes this weekend. i appreciated it all the more because there was so much less of it. I am hoping that next year, I will have progressed to the point that I can make matzoh brei. I make one great matzoh brei. If my weight goes down considerably, and my eating behaviors improve...it will be possible. (last year, i thought that would happen this year). Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

Atkins Chick · 04-09-2012, 09:02 PM

can you private message me the recipe for chopped liver with schmalz? I love that stuff!

saltnpepper · 04-10-2012, 04:05 AM

Glad it turned out so well for you. You put a new "light" on passover.

What are MIM's?

We did a small sedar when the kids were home this week-end.......just token bites for me too. Soooooo much easier.

Thanks for sharing.

creseis · 04-10-2012, 05:27 AM

I've never liked anything matzoh or KP bready things, so I had a great excuse this year not to eat that stuff. I'm the only Jew who won't eat chopped liver because someone told me where it came from when I was a kid and it turned me away for life.

leeloo · 04-10-2012, 08:31 AM

Mmmmm, chopped liver........

Did you have schmalz on hand, or did you buy it? I've heard rumors that you can buy it at a deli across the lake, but I've never trekked out there to get it. I'm not Jewish, so I just use butter

. (It's really good.

)

Hard boil 2 eggs. Slice up a yellow onion and cook in butter over low heat until very soft, but don't let the onion brown at all. This takes 30 minutes or more. Meanwhile, rinse a pound of chicken livers and pat dry, then saute them quickly in butter, letting them stay a bit pink in side. Run the eggs, livers, and onions (with the butter they are cooked in) through a coarse grinder, or use a food processor to chop everything up. Not too smooth! Mix well, add salt to taste. Serve at room temperature. So good.

To be authentic, everywhere I said "butter", use schmaltz (rendered chicken fat) instead. It will be even better.

04-06-2012, 11:16 AM	#1
Janknitz Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,775 Gallery: Janknitz Stats: 254/190/150 WOE: Low Carb High Fat, Primal Start Date: June 16, 2011	Easiest Passover Ever! Not only am I low carb, but I don't eat grains anymore (kind of Paleo), so I don't really have to change my WOE at all this Passover, except for the token tastes of Matzah which are part of the Seder! It was the easiest time I ever had ridding the house of Hametz (leavened products) because aside from some baking staples and cereal for my DH and daughters, there was very little in the pantry, fridge, and freezer. My girls might actually like to try MIM's when they get sick of matzah. And I made real chopped liver with real schmaltz--it's good for me and it's "on my diet" How great is that??? I think I'm actually going to enjoy it this year. Usually I dread Passover--the cooking, the cleaning, the restricted food choices. This year, No Big Deal.

04-09-2012, 04:39 PM	#3
flatferenghi Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13,871 Gallery: flatferenghi	ditto i also just did token tastes this weekend. i appreciated it all the more because there was so much less of it. I am hoping that next year, I will have progressed to the point that I can make matzoh brei. I make one great matzoh brei. If my weight goes down considerably, and my eating behaviors improve...it will be possible. (last year, i thought that would happen this year). Love & Profits: FLATFERENGHI

04-10-2012, 08:31 AM	#7
leeloo Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fhloston Paradise Posts: 898 Gallery: leeloo Stats: 210/210/140 WOE: Atkins/whole foods/KISS Start Date: 1/06/2013 (this time)	Mmmmm, chopped liver........ Did you have schmalz on hand, or did you buy it? I've heard rumors that you can buy it at a deli across the lake, but I've never trekked out there to get it. I'm not Jewish, so I just use butter . (It's really good.) Hard boil 2 eggs. Slice up a yellow onion and cook in butter over low heat until very soft, but don't let the onion brown at all. This takes 30 minutes or more. Meanwhile, rinse a pound of chicken livers and pat dry, then saute them quickly in butter, letting them stay a bit pink in side. Run the eggs, livers, and onions (with the butter they are cooked in) through a coarse grinder, or use a food processor to chop everything up. Not too smooth! Mix well, add salt to taste. Serve at room temperature. So good. To be authentic, everywhere I said "butter", use schmaltz (rendered chicken fat) instead. It will be even better. __________________ *-----------------------* *One day at a time.*

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04-06-2012, 11:57 AM	#2
LiterateGriffin Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,700 Gallery: LiterateGriffin Stats: 236.5 start (Jan 2012) /194.0150 goal 5'9", 42 yr WOE: Atkins (though I think a fairly early version) Start Date: Jan 6 2012	That is AWESOME!

04-09-2012, 09:02 PM	#4
Atkins Chick Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,159 Gallery: Atkins Chick Stats: I weigh only 1x a month on the 16th WOE: Atkins/Induction till the last 20 lbs Start Date: Restarted 1/1/13	can you private message me the recipe for chopped liver with schmalz? I love that stuff!

04-10-2012, 04:05 AM	#5
saltnpepper Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: deep in the heat Posts: 622 Gallery: saltnpepper Stats: 117/104/103 5' Start Date: long ago restart 06/11	Glad it turned out so well for you. You put a new "light" on passover. What are MIM's? We did a small sedar when the kids were home this week-end.......just token bites for me too. Soooooo much easier. Thanks for sharing.

04-10-2012, 05:27 AM	#6
creseis Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Troy, NY Posts: 897 Gallery: creseis Stats: 163/152/135 WOE: Atkins/Eades's/Volek and Phinney/Attia.. Ketogenic Start Date: Jan 10.2013	I've never liked anything matzoh or KP bready things, so I had a great excuse this year not to eat that stuff. I'm the only Jew who won't eat chopped liver because someone told me where it came from when I was a kid and it turned me away for life.