Comments on: Quesadillas, No Thanks http://chickinthekitchen.com/2009/04/06/quesadillas-no-thanks/ Thu, 17 May 2012 11:58:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: chickinthekitchen.com » Search for Chometz http://chickinthekitchen.com/2009/04/06/quesadillas-no-thanks/#comment-2954 chickinthekitchen.com » Search for Chometz Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:51:35 +0000 http://chickinthekitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-2954 [...] asked what happens to the chometz we haven’t eaten by the time the holiday starts. I answered in the comments on that post. Here’s how I conduct the search for chometz: Once the kitchen is completely turned over and [...] [...] asked what happens to the chometz we haven’t eaten by the time the holiday starts. I answered in the comments on that post. Here’s how I conduct the search for chometz: Once the kitchen is completely turned over and [...]

]]> By: Sharon http://chickinthekitchen.com/2009/04/06/quesadillas-no-thanks/#comment-2952 Sharon Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:47:47 +0000 http://chickinthekitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-2952 Just as an FYI - if you ever have any extra cheese and bean quesadillas hanging around, call my kids over -- they LOVE them! Just as an FYI – if you ever have any extra cheese and bean quesadillas hanging around, call my kids over — they LOVE them!

]]> By: Jodi http://chickinthekitchen.com/2009/04/06/quesadillas-no-thanks/#comment-2951 Jodi Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:16:50 +0000 http://chickinthekitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-2951 It's almost a quesadilla star! It’s almost a quesadilla star!

]]> By: Jodi http://chickinthekitchen.com/2009/04/06/quesadillas-no-thanks/#comment-2950 Jodi Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:14:36 +0000 http://chickinthekitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-2950 Happy to see the Booty in there!;) Happy to see the Booty in there!;)

]]> By: Carol http://chickinthekitchen.com/2009/04/06/quesadillas-no-thanks/#comment-2949 Carol Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:13:37 +0000 http://chickinthekitchen.com/?p=1333#comment-2949 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? <strong>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</strong> 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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