Coupons! (part 4)

And here are the last random coupons for you for now:
(The tahini coupon expires very soon!)

Be sure to check out the rest of the recent coupon posts:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Creamy, Cheesy Potatoes (Goat cheese version)

I wanted something decadent and cheesy this Shavuot. I'm not eating cow's milk right now, but I've been having some goat milk or goat cheese in small quantities without adverse reactions. A friend was asking about scalloped potatoes, so I was inspired by her to make a goat cheese version.

Here's what I did: 

8 or so thinly sliced potatoes

milk (I used goat milk)

1 cup water mixed with 1/8 cup flour, and salt and pepper (I used about 1/2 tsp salr plus a dash of pepper)

olive oil

garlic

goat's milk feta cheese


Place potatoes and enough milk to basically cover them in a saucepan, heat gently, then simmer about 10 min.

Prepare casserole dish by spraying with olive oil (misto-type sprayer is amazing), then sprinkle granulated garlic over the pan.

Pour flour/water/seasoning mixture into pan. Pour potatoes and milk into pan (carefully, they are hot!). Top with crumbled goat feta.

Bake for about 45 min at 200 C. Let stand 10 minutes before serving warm.

It helped me a LOT with my cheese craving!

Shavuot Menu

I started planning my Shavuot menu over a week ago but got completely sidetracked, so now it seems very last minute! Oops


I'm actually a little disappointed, because I'm off cow's milk for health reasons and Shavuot usually showcases lots of dairy...

I can eat small quantities of goat cheese, but I'm not planning to serve a whole goat cheese-fest for Shavuot. It's actually quite expensive, so I'm nixing that idea before I give it any more thought. This IS supposed to be a frugal food blog, after all! And I am still trying to keep to my monthly grocery budget!

I want it to be a nice chag, in many ways. Foodwise, of course, and familywise too. So, I'm trying to do what I can to keep everyone in the holiday mood!

Foodwise, I bought some fish on sale. Not everyone in my family eats fish. But some do.
Fish without additives is hard to find, and quite pricey too. But it will get eaten, so I splurged, so together with the goat cheese, it's turned into a pricey chag for a one day event! But it's once a year, and even frugalistas need to know when to spend a bit more and just enjoy!

So here's the plan:

Shavuot night:

Challot
Split pea soup (requested by the 6 yr old)
Broccoli Quiche (made with goat milk and cheese)
Couscous with roasted garlic
Salmon with herbs and carmelized lemons
Butternut squash (not sure how I'll prepare it)
Salad - whatever vegetables we manage to get cheaply today.

Dessert -- see the post about Shavuot night!

Shavuot Lunch

Challot
Goat Cheese Lasagna with eggplant
Salmon and couscous from the night before
Salads

Sorry folks, no cheesecake here this year. But I'd love to hear about yours, I won't get sick from some vicarious cheesecake enjoyment!

Printable Coupon (Israel)

Reminder, the Meshek Tzuriel Coupon is still valid!

Here's the post from September:

Right now, Meshek Tzuriel has a printable coupon available for Facebook fans!

It is for a container of their Goat's milk Gevinah Levanah for 10 shekels.

So go ahead and print the coupon if you'll buy this product!

Coupon expires December 31, 2012.

(Not every supermarket accepts these coupons, please read the fine print)