Shabbat is almost here and I was planning my menu, when it hit me that I *may* actually run out of flaxseed before Pesach.
You see, I have been using flaxseed in everything - bagels, bread, muffins, cakes, pancakes, even the sticky rice that I served tonight. I figured it can't hurt, it can only help us stay healthy, right?
So I was planning my Shabbat menu -
Homemade Challot (I already made them today, 100% whole wheat, with ground flaxseed)
Vegetable Soup (probably won't put flaxseed in that!)
Vegetarian Cholent (yes, I remembered to set the beans and barley soaking already. Wondering if I could sneak some flaxseed into the cholent? No one will notice if I do, will they?)
Potato Kugel (and I will add a little flaxseed, no one will notice since lately I've been making this without peeling the potatoes, and no complaints! I think it all depends on the potato. The potatoes I get here are very thin skinned, not like the Russet potatoes I used to buy in the old country.)
Carrot Kugel (I've long since replaced the eggs in my carrot kugel recipe with ground flaxseed + boiling water)
Chicken - in teriyaki/ginger/honey sauce (probably no flaxseed in that mixture, what do you think?)
Sliced, fresh vegetables. Running a little low, but I think I have cucumbers, tomatoes, and carrots still
I think I have a chocolate cake in the freezer (yes, I made it with my flaxseed + boiling water method)
So what do you think, have I gone flaxseed crazy? Is there any reason not to? (I started using flaxseed as an egg replacer when I felt like we were going through too many eggs for my comfort. It eased my conscience, puts less of a strain on my budget, and is healthy!)
Do you add flaxseed to your food?
I started this site because so many of the frugal food sites I love are just jam-packed with recipes that are decidedly un-kosher. And lots of other frugal living sites are extremely religious, and not in a Jewish way. And that just wasn’t working for me. I hope that I can share some ways to be frugal AND kosher. And share some of my thoughts about our life since making Aliyah. Oh, and if you share my recipes, menus, musings, etc, please link back to this blog. Thank you.
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