remember that time i decided to be all planner-y and made the matzah balls for passover like more than a week ahead of time? (i say more than a week because we’re hosting our seder on friday night…i never claimed to be traditional).  anyway, you might not remember because i’m just telling you about it for the first time now.  but that’s how i spent my morning – putting together the menu, organizing a shopping list and preparing the matzah balls (yes, i’m using the three boxes of mix that i have left over, unopened from last year).  the matzah balls are supposed to sit in a covered simmering pot for 30 minutes, so i noted the time and plopped down in front of an episode of SVU circa 2002 that i had somehow never seen (i know!).  well, it wasn’t until those 30 minutes had passed me by, plus an additional 15 that i jumped from the couch and ran to the stove.  turns out when matzah balls over cook, they sink.  happens to be my preferred type of matzah ball but i know that others prefer the floaters, so now as this next batch simmers, i’m watching the clock a bit more closely.  i mean i guess better the matzah balls than the brisket…am i right?

we’re back from a long weekend in chicago where we ran between friends, hotdogs, family, a wedding – with israeli dancing AND an hour and 15 minute hora AMAZING, and more friends.  there was also snow, which was just…strange.

oh and i sorta started a new project while on the plane….stay tuned