{"id":2292,"date":"2016-04-18T17:41:10","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T21:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=2292"},"modified":"2019-10-27T15:13:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T19:13:31","slug":"the-equal-opportunity-celebrant-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=2292","title":{"rendered":"The Equal Opportunity Celebrant \u2013 Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring is upon us! You can tell because a few days ago the high was in the 40s and then the day after, it was in the 70s, and the next day we were back to the 40s and\u2026well, you get the idea. I\u2019ve come to accept this convulsive oscillation of the daily temperature as typical of New York City\u2019s signature overture to both Spring and Fall. As a matter of fact, I suspect that if you didn\u2019t actually know the month, you\u2019d be hard pressed to guess which one it was. Over the years, I’ve noticed that we generally unflappable New Yorkers are at sixes and sevens when it comes to determining how to dress on any given day during this period. Recently, while waiting for a particularly recalcitrant traffic light to change, I observed that the individual on my right was decked out in jeans and a fur-collared, heavy leather jacket garnished with a scarf, cap, and gloves while the person on my left was wearing shorts and a tee-shirt. (Both had the foresight to don sunglasses.) Even the flora in tree pits seem confused.<\/p>\n

No matter. As the first season of the year, it heralds a procession of traditional holiday treats that is only enhanced by embracing ethnic foodways from around the world. You may have read some of my stories (check out “The Case of the Uncrackable Case” <\/a>
\nand “From Russia with Plov”<\/a>) and know that I\u2019m a self-described equal opportunity celebrant who lives in hungry anticipation from one delectable holiday to the next.<\/p>\n

You may also know that I\u2019m a cookin\u2019 fool and love to put my own spin on holiday dishes. Here, for example, is how I do deviled eggs for Easter.<\/p>\n

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Anyway, a while back, somebody dared me to come up with an ethnic fusion Passover menu. Well, far be it from me to dodge a culinary challenge! So although obviously inauthentic, but certainly fun and yummy, here\u2019s to a Saz\u00f3n Pesach!<\/p>\n

Picante Gefilte Pescado
\nMasa Ball Posole
\nBrisket Mole
\nPoblano Potato Kugel
\nMaple Chipotle Carrot Tzimmes
\nGuacamole spiked with Horseradish
\nCharoset with Pepitas and Tamarindo<\/p>\n

And, of course, the ever popular Manischewitz Sangria!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hmmm. Wonder if I can make tortillas out of matzo meal? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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