Riveter Posts » food http://riveterposts.com we can do it Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:58:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Aroma Therapy for the Soul http://riveterposts.com/2009/04/aroma-therapy-for-the-soul/ http://riveterposts.com/2009/04/aroma-therapy-for-the-soul/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:48:03 +0000 ruthie http://riveterposts.com/?p=736 This year, with the economy in a tail spin, my travel funds have been depleted and I am unable to make the exodus out of California to the promised land of the midwest for my usual seder with my family, only the second time in my life – the first time I was in my last month of pregnancy with my son. For the first time, I am hosting a seder at my house, with not one single family member present other than my husband and my kids. I must admit, I am out of my element here. I don’t even own a hagaddah – the book that tells the story of Passover. I have invited a couple of families from my community and will hope to find the order in the chaos of hosting. This will be a passover meal without gefilte fish – again a first – we’re spoiled,  we’ve had homemade gefilte fish at every seder – can’t even think of buying some. This morning, I got up early to start the chicken soup, and as the morning went on my house started to fill with smell of soup slowly simmering on the stove. And while I will miss my family dearly, this morning I feel more connected to my family both alive and dead as the smells of passover begin to fill my home.  Ahhhh – Aroma Therapy for the Soul.

]]> http://riveterposts.com/2009/04/aroma-therapy-for-the-soul/feed/ 0 Baking Bread http://riveterposts.com/2009/02/baking-bread/ http://riveterposts.com/2009/02/baking-bread/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:48:21 +0000 Tori http://riveterposts.com/?p=728 Just like myself, my friend Christina is not a very enthusiastic cook. We are firm believers in cooking Dutch style: bread with cheese or jam for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and a simple hot meal for dinner.

Not bread, pancakes!

Not bread, pancakes!

Christina loved her Iranian in-laws dearly and was happy when they came to visit her in Holland for a month, but cooking for them drove her crazy. At that time, the older generation in Iran used to eat two hot meals a day, which meant that elderly housewives spent most of their time in the kitchen. This was one aspect of grandpa and grandma’s visit that Christina was not too happy about. Moreover, she was quickly running out of ideas as to what to cook for them. One bright morning, she decided to make pancakes for lunch. She was sure grandpa and grandma would like them. Grandma was curious to see how they were made and sat in the kitchen to observe the whole procedure. As the baking got along, grandma started to look more and more concerned and finally could not stop herself from blurting out: “The next time you want to bake bread, I’ll do it because you just don’t know how.”

After 20 years, Christina still gets upset when we laugh about this episode.

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