Friday, January 28, 2011

After the Snow

Here it is Friday morning again and trying to come up with  not just interesting foods   but a menu that includes those  foods that give  you  that deep down feeling of warmth & comfort.
 So her It goes
 Friday night:
   Gefilte fish, chicken soup with lentils, chicken with roasted root vegetables(parsnip,beets, sweet & white potatoes,leek,onions&turnips) Sauteed beet greens in a cabernet reduction ,Ratitouile,grilled asparagus and for desert  a warm fruit compote with  rhubarb,apples,pears,strawberries,sweet cherries  and just a touch of cognac
Shabbat Lunch:
 eggs & onion(partially warmed carmelized & raw), chulent with lamb and  southwestern sausage.shrama seasoned 1/2 turkey breast
Salads:
cole slaw,cucumber,scorn salad,southwestern bean salad,tachina
Baked goods:
 oatmeal raisin  cookies, chocolate chip cookies apple cake, and of course my whole wheat challah
 I hope to post a couple  of my recipes & some  pictures of some of my finished products later

Friday, January 21, 2011

So here is this weeks shabbat menu
 Friday night:
   Gefilte Fish
  Chicken beef soup  with home made ww croutons
 shwarma roasted chicken, Roasted chicken in a red wine  tomato reduction
 Jasmin rice  with roasted garlic ,sautees mushrooms & onions,Roasted  acorn squash,popcorn Caulifower
Israeli green beans
Shabbat lunch:
 eggs & onions,salda,chulent
 Turkey roast in a ginger orange marinade
Salads & Sides:
 home made tachina, cole slaw,apple cabbage salad ,fennel orange salad, tomato salad, cucumber salad
baked Goods:
 WW challah,(pictured above)Chocolate chip cookies,oatmeal cookies, coconut pecan blondies,Chocolate budt cake with orange chocolate frosting & drunken fruit salad