Have you ever had that naked girl dream nightmare? The one where you’re standing there in the flesh under fluorescent lights while everyone around you is decked out in haute couture laughing at your post-preggo arse?
It can’t be just me whose psyche effs with her that way…putting me in a Stella McCartney dressing room thinking I have the go-ahead for a long overdue shopping spree only to make me the Glamour Don’t girl for exposing too much skin?
You know what I mean, don’t you? If not, play along (and I hope your psyche makes you blush tonight!).
Anyway, I woke up feeling raw, exposed…and just not myself. I felt around quickly–yup, fully clothed–so that wasn’t it. After being sidetracked for awhile caring for everything with a pulse in this household, it dawned on me. My Mom is in Costa Rica visiting my brother, and I am left here, alone, to cook our dishes on Passover and Easter. That’s it.I am totally naked. Stop gawking looking.
Miss you much today, Mom. It really doesn’t feel like a holiday without you here rolling your eyes at me for taking up too much counter space. ; ) Get back here already so I can cover up, please. Geesh.
Happy Passover to all those who celebrate. In honor of my Mom, the recipe for her tzimmes dish is below (adults, teens, and toddlers alike love it because it’s sweet!).
Ingredients
1 and 1/2 pounds baby carrots
3 yams or sweet potatoes peeled and cut into larger chunks
6 tablespoons butter
1 cup water
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup orange juice
8 ounces dried apricots
8 ounces prunes
1 tablespoon cinnamon
In a large saucepan, melt the butter. Add the carrots and yams and cook for 5 minutes. Add the brown sugar, water, and orange juice. Bring to a boil.
Add the rest of the ingredients and lower the heat. Let simmer on low heat for about an hour. (I remove the cover and move the carrots and yams around a few times during the cooking being careful to replace the cover after basting). At the end of the hour, remove the cover and cook for 20 minutes longer.
***If you like the juices thicker, remove the cooked yams, carrots and fruit and allow the sauce to reduce a little longer then add the juice back to the potato mixture.*** Enjoy!
Nice post. Hate the naked dream! I’ve had it many times usually when I’m uncertain about something, I read that’s what it means somewhere. Happy passover!
My mom dirves me insane too, but I still enjoy cooking with her. Gotta love the mother daughter relationship!
HI Honey….YOU MUST HAVE FELT MY VIBE FROM ACROSS THE MILES. I WAS UP VERY EARLY THIS MORNING WATCHING BIRDS AND THINKING ABOUT ONE LITTLE BIRD THAT WAS MISSING FROM THE NEST TODAY. AS I LEANED OVER THE RAILING I WAS LOST IN THOUGHT ABOUT IT BEING THE EASTER/PASSOVER HOLIDAY. I WAS THINKING ABOUT NOT MAKING DINNER WITH YOU, AS WELL AND FELT A CERTAIN SADNESS THAT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE. BITTERSWEET BEING HERE IN COSTA RICA. LOVING SPENDING TIME WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER, SON AND HIS LOVELY WIFE BUT MISSING THE TRADITION, SHARED COOKING AND MOST OF ALL MY DAUGHTER. IT’S STRANGE BEING HERE AND WONDERING WHAT YOU’RE MAKING..HOPING IT’S AS WONDERFUL AS YOU ARE AND JUST REMEMBERING ALL OUR SHARED HOLIDAY EXPERIENCES. SOMETIMES ALL WE HAVE OUR THE MEMORIES..AND IT’S GOOD THAT WE HAVE THEM TO TAKE OUT AND COMFORT OURSELVES WHEN WE’RE FAR AWAY. I MISS YOU, TOO..YOUR POST BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES AND YET IT MADE ME HAPPY. I GUESS THE LOVE DID FIND YOU ALL THOSE MILES AWAY.. HAPPY HOLIDAY..HAPPY EVERY DAY… XXOO OH, AND YOU CHOSE MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE DISH