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Atkins Passover 2010?
Hey there. Passover is coming up on March 29 and between my boyfriend's family and mine I know I'll be going to at least three dinners. It is acceptable to bring dishes to these dinners, so that's what I plan to do. Neither of us are really religious, but for family traditions we play our part.
Most of this is easy. Forbidden foodstuffs include levened products like bread, cake, crackers, pasta, beer and whiskey, which we can't have anyway on Atkins. So desserts are easy as we're already used to baking with almond flours and other substitutes. However, there are also traditional foods that are present at every passover I've been to which are ceremonially important, and I imagine some would think we were being rude if we declined them.. UNLESS I had a similar enough food that would work. That's where you can help
The traditional foods:
1. Matzah, the unlevened bread. Maybe flax crackers wouldn't upset the ancestors too much?
2. Charoses, representing the mortar used by slaves, is a sweetly spiced mixture of apples, nuts, honey, cinnamon, and wine. I've heard jicama or chayote can imitate apples, but I don't know where to start with that.
3. Passover wine, which is very sweet. I think traditionally four glasses are drank with dinner.
4. Matzo ball soup, which we can just drink the broth from.
5. Some kind of potatoes, either roasted or in a kugel with matzo meal or brie.
6. Tzimmes, sliced carrots or yams with honey and dried fruit.
7. Macaroons. I know there's gotta be a good and easy low carb macaroon recipe out there. If not, I know Linda Sue's Coconut Crunch Delight is amazingly good, but I'm not sure if that would be too non-traditional to bring.
There is also usually hard-boiled eggs and beef brisket or chicken, which is okay to eat.
Have you had to deal with a kosher low-carb passover before? What do you think? Any recipes or suggestions would be appreciated!
Most of this is easy. Forbidden foodstuffs include levened products like bread, cake, crackers, pasta, beer and whiskey, which we can't have anyway on Atkins. So desserts are easy as we're already used to baking with almond flours and other substitutes. However, there are also traditional foods that are present at every passover I've been to which are ceremonially important, and I imagine some would think we were being rude if we declined them.. UNLESS I had a similar enough food that would work. That's where you can help
The traditional foods:
1. Matzah, the unlevened bread. Maybe flax crackers wouldn't upset the ancestors too much?
2. Charoses, representing the mortar used by slaves, is a sweetly spiced mixture of apples, nuts, honey, cinnamon, and wine. I've heard jicama or chayote can imitate apples, but I don't know where to start with that.
3. Passover wine, which is very sweet. I think traditionally four glasses are drank with dinner.
4. Matzo ball soup, which we can just drink the broth from.
5. Some kind of potatoes, either roasted or in a kugel with matzo meal or brie.
6. Tzimmes, sliced carrots or yams with honey and dried fruit.
7. Macaroons. I know there's gotta be a good and easy low carb macaroon recipe out there. If not, I know Linda Sue's Coconut Crunch Delight is amazingly good, but I'm not sure if that would be too non-traditional to bring.
There is also usually hard-boiled eggs and beef brisket or chicken, which is okay to eat.
Have you had to deal with a kosher low-carb passover before? What do you think? Any recipes or suggestions would be appreciated!
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