It was wonderful having the second night of Passover at my house, except for part of my family’s absence. But no matter how much time passes, I will never get over missing my mother and father. Especially on occasions like these, they kvelled from their kishkas over their children and grandkids, and no one ever loved my food as much as they did- not even my kids, I think.

I’m glad the food was appreciated and yummy.

Here’s the menu:

• • homemade chicken soup with matzo balls and soup nuts
  • homemade chopped liver with Passover Tam Tams
  • not homemade, but just fine gefilte fish with chraine (horseradish)
  • Ashkenazi charoset
  • brisket
  • roast chicken
  • steamed asparagus
  • Aunt  Florence’s cucumber salad
  • Ellen’s pineapple Passover kugel

• Judy’s and Shirley’s twice baked potatoes
• homemade cranberry sauce
• Passover apple crisp (warm) with vanilla ice cream
• Judy’s Passover brownies