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This Shabbat I am serving the leftovers from the birthday dinner for Friday night, but I'll make some General Tso's Chicken to go with it, instead of the vegetarian version we had the other night. This plan was ok'd by the family - I know it's unconventional to have leftovers on Shabbat, but I wouldn't want the food to go to waste!
For lunch we'll have:
Breaded, oven-"fried" chicken
Make your own salad (lettuce, roasted red and yellow peppers, tomatoes, diced carrots, cucumbers, and whatever else I find around)
Roasted Zucchini with olive oil, salt, and pepper - this is delish served cold!
Potato Kugel
Chocolate cake for dessert (the kids made a big cake recipe for my hubby's birthday)
Seudah shlishit note:
I do very informal seudah shlishit usually. The leftover challah and whatever salads, chummus, peanut butter, jelly, etc are around. no fussing...
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Thursday, June 30, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Shabbat Parashat B'ha'alotcha, June 10-11, 2011
Assuming I can breathe tomorrow, I'll cook for Shabbat... (I'm having something of an asthma flare-up which was exacerbated by smoke in the air from a nearby brush fire today, and I'm trying very hard to avoid the emergency room. Good luck to me...)
Here's the plan:
Some sort of cold soup (help!)
Chicken with date honey (again. trying to use up the date honey)
Barley with mushrooms
Roasted Zucchini
Fresh tomatoes and cucumbers
Baked Potatoes
Fruit for dessert
...
Here's the plan:
Some sort of cold soup (help!)
Chicken with date honey (again. trying to use up the date honey)
Barley with mushrooms
Roasted Zucchini
Fresh tomatoes and cucumbers
Baked Potatoes
Fruit for dessert
...
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Monday Night, Feb. 28, 2011
I'm suffering from another round of cooking burnout. It's a lot to plan and prepare (and clean up after!) 3 healthy meals every day, plus snacks for a family of 6. I admit, most mornings we have hot or cold cereal, maybe some yogurt and fruit, so breakfast is not really so labor-intensive, but I'm kind of ready for someone else to cook (and clean!). Just one night. Please?
My 6 year old has offered to cook, but I just can't take her up on it. Although now she thinks she is a master chef, since she made a fruit salad that everyone devoured!
That said, I still have to make supper...
On the way to the table on Monday night:
Sloppy Sams in Pitot
Make-your-own Salad (lettuce, tomatoes, purple and green cabbage, cucumbers, and carrots)
Couscous (cooked in whatever is left of the vegetable soup from Shabbat)
Roasted Zucchini, Tomato, and Onion
As long as the oven is already on, I will probably bake something else - but I'm not sure yet what. Whatever it is, it will have to be eggless, since I didn't buy any eggs yet this week! (Everybody ate the eggless cookies over Shabbat, so I'm guessing it'll work out ok!) What should I bake? (I'm thinking muffins or a breakfast bread...)
My 6 year old has offered to cook, but I just can't take her up on it. Although now she thinks she is a master chef, since she made a fruit salad that everyone devoured!
That said, I still have to make supper...
On the way to the table on Monday night:
Sloppy Sams in Pitot
Make-your-own Salad (lettuce, tomatoes, purple and green cabbage, cucumbers, and carrots)
Couscous (cooked in whatever is left of the vegetable soup from Shabbat)
Roasted Zucchini, Tomato, and Onion
As long as the oven is already on, I will probably bake something else - but I'm not sure yet what. Whatever it is, it will have to be eggless, since I didn't buy any eggs yet this week! (Everybody ate the eggless cookies over Shabbat, so I'm guessing it'll work out ok!) What should I bake? (I'm thinking muffins or a breakfast bread...)
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Sunday Night, Feb. 20, 2011
It's so gray and dreary out - looks like rain. I know we need the rain, and I'm looking forward to lots of it - I just prefer that it rain at night...
Anyhow, this rain is making me think of split pea soup - one of my favorites. And I just discovered another bag of split peas tucked into a corner of my freezer (yes, I keep all my grains and legumes and flours in the freezer (I have a BIG freezer!). A lesson learned in Texas after one too many bug infestations...).
Here's what we'll be eating tonight, keeping in mind all those foods I have to use up:
Split pea soup - onions, garlic, celery, and carrots sauteed in olive oil, cover the pot and cook over low for another 10 min. Add split peas and soup stock. Season to taste. Bring to a boil and then simmer for at least 1 hour, or till thoroughly cooked.
Pasta Alfredo with steamed broccoli
Roasted Onions, Tomatoes, and Zucchini with Basil - if this was just for me, I'd roast them all together. But I have to keep in mind the picky kids, and I'm actually going to roast each vegetable on its own. Then they can be eaten individually or mixed together. It's really not much extra work - just a couple of extra pans to wash, and if it gets the kids to eat, its worth it!
Chocolate Cupcakes (leftover from Shabbat!)
Are you working on clearing out your pantry yet? Please let me know!
Anyhow, this rain is making me think of split pea soup - one of my favorites. And I just discovered another bag of split peas tucked into a corner of my freezer (yes, I keep all my grains and legumes and flours in the freezer (I have a BIG freezer!). A lesson learned in Texas after one too many bug infestations...).
Here's what we'll be eating tonight, keeping in mind all those foods I have to use up:
Split pea soup - onions, garlic, celery, and carrots sauteed in olive oil, cover the pot and cook over low for another 10 min. Add split peas and soup stock. Season to taste. Bring to a boil and then simmer for at least 1 hour, or till thoroughly cooked.
Pasta Alfredo with steamed broccoli
Roasted Onions, Tomatoes, and Zucchini with Basil - if this was just for me, I'd roast them all together. But I have to keep in mind the picky kids, and I'm actually going to roast each vegetable on its own. Then they can be eaten individually or mixed together. It's really not much extra work - just a couple of extra pans to wash, and if it gets the kids to eat, its worth it!
Chocolate Cupcakes (leftover from Shabbat!)
Are you working on clearing out your pantry yet? Please let me know!
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