Ok, almost Wordless Wednesday. You all know I can’t REALLY be quiet.
I spent the past two nights at two different family Passover celebrations! Monday night, I went with Adam to his family’s seder, and didn’t quite feel right taking photos. Tuesday though, at my mom’s, I took advantage of the situation to take some great photos of the amazing eats and just a few of the people. My mom had 23 people at her house last night!
The gorgeous table
Fun and games with my mom (that’s my stepdad’s niece, and I didn’t have permission to blog her face!)
Peas anyone?
Gefilte fish, made by Aunt Dori
Mock chopped liver, made out of lentils! (I’ll blog this soon)
Matzo ball soup!
“Cement”, a dish made out of potatoes and hard boiled eggs
Charoset, in our family, a salad of chopped apples, toasted walnuts, dried apricots, fresh orange juice, and LOTS of cinnamon
Orange and onion salad made by Eo… amazing!
Jared and the brisket
Leigh and her friend Annalisa
And then dessert. I made a macaroon-crust lemon cheesecake…and it was an epic fail. The edges were fine, but the middle got weird. Then, according to my mom, by this morning, it had completely disintegrated and turned into soup. So I remade it tonight and it failed again, so I give up… but Leigh and Aunt Dori brought truly amazing desserts…
Chocolate mousse sponge cake by Aunt Dori
French macarons made by Leigh. I love them.
I love taking pictures of them.
And apparently, I like to play with them too…
(that’s my new tiny casserole dish…thanks mom!)
Peep-aron? Macapeep?
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So not a wordless post ;P hehe …and I can’t believe your Mom hosted 23 ?! I would be totally overwhelmed. She’s the hostess with the mostess
Mary (What’s Cookin’ with Mary)´s last [type] ..How to Chop a Mango
Yes, yes she is
And she makes the best brisket EVER!
What a beautiful seder! I can’t wait for that mock chopped liver recipe.
Amy @ What Jew Wanna Eat´s last [type] ..Charoset
it was so fun!! ..and i am so tired!
What a lovely celebration! The charoset looks delish!
Looks great. Happy Passover! I like the Macapeep.
Cassie´s last [type] ..Literary Lunch- Billys Pan Pizza
That cement sounds like something DIRECTLY up my alley!
Christin@purplebirdblog´s last [type] ..WIAW- Apple-y Cinnamon-y Goodness
Gorgeous, gorgeous table! Sandra Lee (barf) ain’t got nothing on your mama!!
Ohhh I want the recipes for the liver, the cement, and the charoset!
Also, Leigh looks SO much like you in that picture! Definitely can see the sister/family resemblance!
Christina´s last [type] ..House Updates Engagement Pics
Happy Passover Mara. Amazing pics as always!! (PS: LOVE Christina’s engagement shoot) GOOD LUCK for Friday’s auction – so excited to be part of it.
Roz´s last [type] ..New Word Wednesday 36
First off, your mom is amazing!! The whole Passover Seder looks fabulous, especially that charoset.
And, I’m definitely intrigued by the mock chopped liver.
Brittany´s last [type] ..Brown Rice Krispy Treat Yourself
I’m going to be making/blogging it (or a similar version) very soon! I love the stuff!
I would love to see the recipes for the charoset and the cement. I tried to Google it, but all I got was pictures and stuff about the stuff you walk on.
Please share, they look incredible.
Thanks, Susanne
The recipe for cement is a family secret, so much so that my mom won’t even share!