Quesadillas, No Thanks
April 6, 2009
With Passover looming and my food supplies for pre-holiday consumption dwindling, I decided to make quesadillas for dinner. I’d bumped them last week and still had the ingredients on hand. I mashed up some black beans, spread them on a multi-grain tortilla, and sprinkled shredded cheddar cheese over the beans. Another tortilla went on top, and I cooked the whole thing in a skillet with a little melted butter over low heat until the cheese melted. I thought it looked delicious, but the boys didn’t even let me get it out of the pan before they politely voiced their disapproval.
Normally my position is simple: tough. This is the dinner I made. But I was feeling generous because they have been so helpful to me in getting ready for Passover; both doing jobs themselves and more importantly being well-behaved enough to happily play independently while I cleaned or painted or whatnot. So they had yogurt and I ate the delicious quesadilla. Everyone was happy.
We are down to barely a bin full of chometz-based food now (my pantry is cleaned out and restocked for Passover already):
Tomorrow evening is the big night — the final push to change everything over to kosher for Passover.
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I'm Dara, the Chick in the Kitchen. Living in the suburbs of Manhattan with my two boys, ages 5 and 7, and husband. Trying to feed my family something more diverse than a different shape of pasta each night. Read more 
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Carol | April 6, 2009 at 6:13 pm
This may sound like a dumb question, but I really don’t know the answer to it: If the food is not consumed, do you need to throw it out, or just remove it from your kitchen until after Passover?
I do use Passover as a time to throw out condiments that have been open for a long time, and I definitely try to use up as much of my pantry, etc. as possible. But no, you do not have to waste anything! In the past I’ve aggregated any chometz that was left on a single shelf and then wrapped it in a tablecloth during the holiday. This year I’m just going to close up that tub and stick it under our piano out of the way (and out of the kitchen).
You are technically supposed to “sell” your chometz to a non-Jew for the duration of the holiday. Usually people do this through their rabbi — you authorize him to sell it for you and you usually give tzedakah (a charitable contribution) along with it. I’ve never done this, but it’s a symbolic gesture.
One of my favorite parts of the holiday comes the night before Passover begins (it will be Tuesday night). At this point your house is all ready for the holiday, and you do a search for chometz that you may have left behind. The next morning (Wednesday), you say a blessing: “All chametz, leaven and leavened bread, that is in my possession which I have not seen, removed or is unknown to me, should be annulled and considered ownerless like the dust of the earth.” I love that! It’s like a big cover-your-ass sentiment. Basically, you do your best and then trust that your heart is in the right place.
That’s the long answer! — Dara
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Jodi | April 6, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Happy to see the Booty in there!;)
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Jodi | April 6, 2009 at 10:16 pm
It’s almost a quesadilla star!
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Sharon | April 7, 2009 at 10:47 am
Just as an FYI – if you ever have any extra cheese and bean quesadillas hanging around, call my kids over — they LOVE them!
5. chickinthekitchen.com &ra&hellip | April 10, 2009 at 12:51 pm
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