PREP and I Don't Mean School...

Ready for Passover, counters cleaned and covered

Escaping the weekend before a holiday especially Passover might not have been the wisest decision but left we did with spring cleaning and food prep  having to be completed upon our return. Truth is timing isn't always perfect. 

We did enjoy our 36 hours of being in Milwaukee for my chicken mole fix at Conejitos, Passover grocery shopping with 3 different stops, jaunt for Natureman to see a car for sale, a Thai dinner with newlywed buds, the Rep's play 5 Presidents, visit to the Domes, and my most anticipated Milwaukee annual event Beauty in Bloom at the Milwaukee Museum of Art. Somehow we were even able to include a new Mexican lunch stop with our overnight hosts before heading home to feed the critters.

We packed a lot in...

I fortunately was able to nap on the way home as Natureman drove. The awaiting Passover cleaning prep is both a humongous chore but also a blessing as it ensures a deep kitchen scouring once a year. 

Shelves to be cleared and cleaned before restocking with the newly acquired holiday supplies. Have you ever noticed how crumbs accumulate in kitchen drawers and shelves? 

Recently cleared freezer space was available for the frozen goods thank goodness but counters still had to be cleared, scrubbed and covered before cooking could begin not to mention tackling  the stove top. As soon as the kitchen area was ready the holiday cooking could begin. Foods that could be frozen/would keep. 

schmaltz (chicken fat)

farfel for sprinkling on soup

Rendering chicken fat, boiling eggs, baking farfel (for the soup) besides  matzoh balls'd be the first endeavors. 

The kitchen here in the End of the Rainbow Valley would look like a tornado hit for a while but it's just part of the process as the holiday prep got into full swing.

 You didn't think I was just playing when you didn't hear from me, did you? TBC...