Closed Loop Cooking Weekly Newsletter 4.3.20

April 3rd, 2020

Hi fam,

Welcome to April, isolation style. Last year we were putting on a zero waste Passover seder with our nearest and dearest, breaking matzo together and eyeballing the kosher wine. This year I’ll still be taking part in the *traditional* four cups but can Elijah make an appearance over Zoom? How do we maintain tradition in a state of total isolation? Creating new rituals can help us make sense of this unprecedented space and allow us to appreciate what’s come before.

Passover is one of my favorite holidays, a time for good food and good mood. To create some new traditions this year I’ll be:

• Trying out Passover adjacent recipes with the foods we have access to

• Documenting and sharing my cooking process for y’all to join in at home

• Lighting candles, whatever we have on hand (no one has to know about that pumpkin spice scented number)

• Acknowledging the difficult histories of all marginalized folx and taking time to appreciate the sacrifice of all essential workers during these times

If you have an essential worker in your life, let them know their presence makes the difference.

If you’re interested in a virtual Passover celebration, follow me this week and let’s connect. New year, new traditions.

Appreciate you all.

Stay hungry,Hawnuh Lee | Founder, Closed Loop Cooking

R E S O U R C E S

A Haggadah of Our Own

Host your own virtual Passover seder this year with some conscious literature. Thursday Bram put together a radically inclusive Haggadah, available for download right this minute. The best accompaniment I’ve ever seen to any Passover dinner.

A T T E N D

Virtual Dumpling Workshop

Join one of our favorite conscious cooks, Christine Wong, for an online dumpling workshop (only $15 y’all!), making filling with whatever you have on hand! A portion of the proceeds will go to Frontline Foods and World Central Kitchens to support workers on the frontline. 

R E C I P E S

Package-free matzo

You can make this delicious, perfectly crisp flatbread aka package-free matzo with just flour, olive oil, salt, and water. Seriously easy and won’t require a trip to the grocery store. Share this recipe with anyone you know celebrating Passover in isolation this year!

W A T C H

Cooking Q&A with Chef Educator Lauren Chandler

Lauren is a well versed chef with over 20 years of experience. She partnered with the Portland Underground Graduate School (PUGS) for a food focused webinar, answering all your kitchen questions and sharing techniques, recipe and template ideas, meal planning tips and more! Definitely worth a watch.

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