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Passover's restriction isn't on yeast (or its derivations) per se but on wheat, oats, barley, spelt and rye. Many people also avoid legumes, rice, corn and various spices. Chemical leavening is widely used throughout passover and theoretically you might be able to use yeast on passover (if it wasn't grown in a grain-based solution) but I don't know to what end.

I think the article needs some reworking to emphasize that the list applies to not wanting to use these items without cooking them. The author mentions that in passing but it's not very clear. There are very few items I'd eat raw after defrosting, so frankly the list of what not to have raw after freezing seems pointless.

I would also argue that tofu and seitan are ingredients in their own right and not simply a meat replacement. They *can* be used to replace meat in a dish but the same could be said for beans, mushrooms, lentils, bulghur wheat, etc if you take the approach of "here's my protein, over here's my starch, and over there are are my veggies".

That said, The Post Punk Kitchen has never let me down.

It's too bad this post didn't go up two weeks ago, when Tu b'Shvat happened. Tu b'Shvat seders are the tastiest seders. The symbolic foods of Passover and Rosh Hashannah (yes, there's a seder for RH too but it's primarily practiced by Sefardim) are well entrenched and meaningful but not as fun to just pop in your mouth or look at (whole ram's head, anyone?)

For a picnic, you'll want a finger food. I'd suggest summer rolls. They rely on fresh veggies but with a good sauce (I use a peanut sauce), veggies that are only so-so are delicious. Fresh cilantro will also pep them up.

Do not use for curries!!!
I bought some Coco Lopez once, not realizing what it was, and tried to make a curry with it. Bad, bad results. There is so much sugar that everything thickened into a syrup pretty quickly. Carrots, sweet potatoes, and chickpeas coated in curry syrup are not tasty.
I then made the mistake of letting this horrid concoction cool in the pan while I ate something else that I had on hand. It was nearly solid within 30 minutes and I had to fill the pan with water and boil it in order to get it clean.

I got a large container of green tea and I simply don't like green tea, nor can I find someone else who does. Instead, I used it to make clay masks and hair rinses. I don't know if it helps but I've never noticed any negative effects and it makes me feel like I'm fancy, spa treatments.

No experience cooking them together but the colander I have would work well to easily separate the the two. It has round holes, rather than slits, so quinoa will go right through with the oats staying put.

That doesn't help most apartment dwellers, who don't have the ability (or much incentive) to make structural improvements to their building. We're stuck with radiators that only know one setting: furnace. Our neighbors seem to keep their heat on enough to keep us warm most of the time. Occasionally, we turn on the radiator in the living room so that the bedroom is bearable. I truly wish I knew enough robotics to program something to turn on my radiator just before we get up. Until then, it's fluffy slippers and a hoodie next to my bed.

Skip 'em.