This week, I'm planning my Shabbat menu on Wednesday night, because I suddenly glanced at my notes for the week and I noticed that I have a LOT of guests this Shabbat!
SO I must, must get started! I almost did my baking today, but in the end I couldn't, as we ended up with a million things to take care of that got in the way of baking.
So here's the plan:
Friday night (13 people total)
Fresh Whole Wheat and Oat Bran Challot/maybe Spelt Challot from guest
Chumus (guest making), Other salads (TBD, I have to check what I have ingredients for)
Mushroom-Barley Soup
Spicy Roast chicken (making a whole chicken plus pieces - I've got legs and thighs and wings)
Potato Kugel
Roasted Kishuim (summer squash) with garlic
Roasted Root Vegetables
(baked tofu shnitzel for the vegetarian)
Apple Cake (guest bringing)
Cookies or Brownies
Shabbat Lunch (15 people total)
Fresh Whole Wheat and Oat Bran Challot
Cholent + Vegetarian Kishke
Oven-friend chicken
Roasted Kishuim
Potato Kugel
Fresh Vegetable Platter
Apple Crisp
Cookies/Cake
That's as far as I've gotten. I'm really tired right now, so maybe tomorrow I will suddenly remember something I'd planned to make but forgotten?!
What's doing at your house this Shabbat?
This has been one roller coaster of a week. We had most of the week with my hubby out of the country, but he should arrive home soon. We had a leaky roof repaired. We had the fiery death of the transformer so I need to buy some new kitchen gadgets. We found out about the death of my father's cousin. My sister had a baby girl. Another sister is making a bat mitzvah this weekend, but the family things are all 6000 miles away. The country was shocked by terrorist attacks. We celebrated our youngest child's loss of her first tooth. And more.
So it's been quite a week, and to be honest, I just want to go to sleep. But I will have to cook...
Still trying to stay out of the supermarket, so here's our pantry challenge Shabbat menu:
(I DID buy some sug bet produce this week, so we've got some sort of vegetable selection)
Challah from the freezer, probably
Split pea soup (with carrots and celery)
Spicy Roast chicken with rice
Vegetarian Fried Rice (for the vegetarian child)
Potato Kugel
Roasted Kohlrabi
Spicy Roast Sweet Potatoes
Butternut Squash (not sure how, roasted or kugel?)
Cucumbers and other veggies
Black Bean Cholent
Cake from the freezer for dessert
The clock change has made Shabbat afternoons really short, so at this time of year, we finish lunch and have dessert as seudah shlishit.
How do you handle short Fridays and long Friday nights?
