
The results are in! Over the last several weeks, the Jew and the Carrot has been running its first ever Matzah Diorama Contest and a Solar Cooker Recipe Raffle. We appreciate everyone who participated in both contests, but the results are in.
Congratulations to Jaki Levy who, with his “Pluralistic Obama Seder” (pictured above) is the winner of the JDub Records Afikomen Prize Pack! According to Mr. Levy:
The scene is a family portrait of an American Seder. It was inspired by Obama’s first seder at the White House. With such a pluralistic seder, I thought it only appropriate to recreate. Guests at this re-imagined seder include the Obama children, the Bidens, Roger Kamenetz (author of Jew and The Lotus), and many other guests.
The materials used in my art: Matzah. Figurines collected over time, including a mini ballerina I collected when I lived in Wiliamsburg. The silver item used to support the matzah table is a question mark emblem given at my friend’s Bat-Mitzvah in 1991. The opposite side of the metallic item says “What would you do if you knew you could not fail?”
Also congratulations to Diane Vautier the winner of the Solar Cooker Raffle. See her recipe for Solar Chicken Stir-Fry after the jump.
Solar Chicken Stir-Fry (or slow cook)
I made a solar oven about 8 years ago and use it every summer. Here’s a favorite chicken recipe that always comes out yummy.
- 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 small onion sliced
- 1/3 green pepper sliced
- 1/3 yellow pepper sliced
- 1/3 red pepper sliced
- olive oil
- seasoning of your choice
Cook on a sunny day. Put all ingredients in dark pot and put in solar oven. Add some seasoning to the chicken (I used cajun).
Let cook for about 2 hours depending on the weather. I live in the Northeast so I try to cook on sunny days that average about 85 degrees which makes the solar oven temperature about 225 degrees.

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