For the seventh year in a row, President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, hosted the annual White House Seder.
The Seder provides an opportunity for the First Family to join in retelling the story of Yetzias Mitzrayim. In recounting the story, they joined their guests in performing the Seder rituals and acknowledged how this story has inspired generations of Americans in the struggle for civil rights.
This year’s Seder continued a new tradition of having a guest chef. Susan Barocas, one of the inaugural guest chefs from last year – and Washington-based filmmaker and foodie – returned again this year to assist White House Chef Cris Comerford with the meal and brought new additions to the menu, including Moroccan Charoses Balls and dishes emphasizing seasonal ingredients, including beets, squash, spring onions, radishes, arugula, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. These recipes were combined with family recipes provided by several of the Seder’s attendees.
The full menu for this year, prepared by White House Chef Cris Comerford, White House Pastry Chef Susan Morrison, and Susan Barocas, included:
Gefilte fish
Charoses
Moroccan Charises Balls (
Chicken Soup with Matzoh Balls
Beet and Butternut Squash Salad
Sauté of Green Onions and Radish
Carrot Soufflé
Roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Onion
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Savory Brisket
Seared Salmon with Roasted Artichokes
Chicken with Preserved Lemons and Green Olives
Raspberry Ganache Marjolaine
Triple Layer Chocolate Macaroon Cake
Chocolate Chunk Cinnamon Macaroons
Almond Coconut Macaroons
{Gavriel Sitrit-Matzav.com Newscenter}
People should also know about the Muslim Ramadan break fast meal (as well as other things from the Notzrim and other religions that they do at the White House), to put this in perspective.
what did they use for karpas
What’s his minhag about Gebrokts?
Can anybody explain what is the purpose of this “charade”?
Wow. At Shfoch Chamuschoh they opened the door inwards. What a sight!
……….and no Matza. Was it kosher at leasst?
chometz
Classic for somebody on matzav to criticize him for this also you try to twist every good thing into a bad thing
chochom, rasha, tam, sheineino yodeia lishol.
I guess Obama has garlic on Pesach
We’re celebrating being free from people like him. How ironic
Clear the Table.
Very sad.
Did you notice? The president and his family eat gebrokts!!
Somehow, this menu doesn’t fit Moochelle’s calorie limits.
aza seder
ffeeehhhh
SHIFOCH CHAMOSCHA EL HAGOYIM ASHER LO YIDAUCHA!
very nice absolutely wonderful
Lovely did they serve any Persian food so that we can all get used to Iranian diet
Gebrocks?
I frankly do not understand the point of this.
The kneidlech where from potato starch!
I think that the President takes out the time to do this.
What time was it over? Our Majesty, may he live to host many more sedarim, needs to get his sleep. His Materialisticness needs to have a plan if he doesn’t want a repeat of Jewish history (just this time, there will be an exodus of Jews from HIS country if things don’t start getting better).