hi everyone!
the other day i asked my son what he’d like for breakfast and he said "matzoh brei!"
matzoh brei is a jewish dish traditionally eaten during passover (when jews are supposed to eat only unleavened bread)… it is made of matzoh, eggs, butter, salt, pepper and/or sugar. some people like their matzoh brei savory (my side of the family) and some people like their matzoh brei sweet (my husband’s side of the family).
regardless of how you like to eat it, it is delicious and simple to make…and can be served as breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack!
here are two boards of matzoh… i use 1 egg/board of matzoh but you can use as much egg (or as little egg) as you’d like depending on how "eggy’ you want your matzoh brei to be!
i break the matzoh into medium size pieces- i used 5 boards (enough for the whole family)
then you pour boiling or super hot water (don’t use tap it may contain lead!) over the matzoh – through a strainer- to presoften it before adding the beaten eggs.
now pour in the already beaten eggs (preseason eggs with salt and pepper).
mix the eggs and matzoh and fry in a buttered pan.
and finished…top with either sugar or jelly or salt and pepper.
listener todd sent me this fabulous vegetarian cassoulet recipe from gourmet.
this is a yummy garlicky french vegetable and bean soup. although the recipe doesn’t call for vegetable stock, i used it to add more flavor.
here are the ingredients…prechopped!
and the vegetables sauteeing. i used dental floss to tie the parsley and thyme together…
these breadcrumbs were made by pulsing a baguette in the food processor, adding garlic and olive oil and then toasting in the oven. SO GOOD!
and the finished cassoulet!
i am so tired today! i am supposed to feel better/thinner/stronger from bootcamp (to read (and see pictures) about bootcamp see last week’s blog!)…hasn’t happened yet! if i could just give up the damn carbs. and i’m SO pms…(tmi? too bad!)
xoxox
jennifer
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OMG! I NEED some of that cassoulet now! NOW I tell you! How could you be so cruel? It looks wonderful. I spit in your general direction… (not).
Hi Jennifer,
My family also loves matzo. We call it fried matzi. I just like salt and pepper on it but others like a soft boiled egg. Passover is in late April this year and we usually stock up on the matzo. I like the unsalted or egg. All the recipes you make look awesomely scrumptious.
jen, do NOT stop working out. Your muscles are not used to being used, hence the pain. Work thru it and give it time. You will soon love it, seriously. And get a massage or two during this beginning period. It’ll help. KEEP IT UP!!
Easter comes early this year – not sure why. Maybe the leap year? Anyway, I haven’t kept up with my lent promise and I feel like a total heel. Maybe I should convert…
Now jennifer, the big question is do you like your Matzoh Brei wet, or dry. That’s the dilemma in my family, (I like it wet!) Sorry, didn’t mean do sound x-rated,
There really is nothing better than Matzoh w/ salted butter. Simply delicious! But the Matzoh=mucho carbs! At least it is only a week (8 days)!
Have your water tested. A simple test can tell you everything you need to know. I have the water checked every place I have lived (Oregon, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, Northern California, and Illinois) and the lead levels have always been 0.
Yummm! That looks sooo good. I haven’t made anything that good since I divorced Mr. Big Jew. I may have to get out the pans. Baptist hubby doesn’t have to know how much I miss those Jewish meals. He won’t have a clue. Muwhaaahaaahaaa.
Hi again, Jenny! I’m too am pms-ing like a muthafucka. I just watched a sad commercial for the Humane Society and cried like a baby. I wish all those sweet dogs would get rescued… Maybe you guys could make it your next call-to-action cause?! You know, like you both did for anysoldier.com? Just a thought…
How much water/eggs in the matzoh? The breadcrumbs look oh so yummy, what a great idea. OK went back and looked and saw eggs are your own preference, what’s the norm? But anyway it looks good.
naw….
looks kinda crackeriosh?
crackerish?
looks like I would not like it for real…
i like plain old almost done eggs