Following my post about cholent, I have received inquiries about buying muslin bags in Israel. From my experience, these sakiyot lebishul mebad are available at most health food stores. You can also order them online, for example here and here. As to care, I have found the dishwasher to be the best way to clean [...]
Posts Tagged ‘shabbat’
Twitter Challa
It has become a routine. Each Thursday my neighbour calls to ask whether I’ll be baking challa come Friday. I usually answer in the affirmative and in return get a name of a sick person to pray for while separating challa. The whole project of organizing 40 women each week is spearheaded by an amazing [...]
‘Tis the Season to Eat Cholent
Winter is here and with it the annual cholent season. While the long months of the Israeli summer make the very thought of a heavy meat meal (and an extra heat source) unthinkable, cholent is the perfect winter comfort food. For anyone unfamiliar with this masterpiece of Jewish inventiveness, cholent (chamin in Hebrew) is a [...]
Cholent
Cholent / Chamin / Shabbat Stew Serves 8 to 10 This version uses beef. See below for other variations. 3 tbsp olive oil 2 large onions, chopped ½ head garlic, chopped 3 pound beef (choose a cut with some fat on it) – cut into 3” (7 cm) cubes 1 pound turkey necks (optional, but [...]
A different Shabbat fish
When my Yemen-born mother-in-law first came to Israel in late 1940s, her parents decides to build their house apart from the rest of the community, so as to protect their children from unwanted social influences. Little did they know that within a decade they would be living in the midst of a vibrant community of [...]
Light and Easy Lasagna
This is another Shabbos favorite, usually served for lunch. Who needs cholent at 11 AM? Light and Easy Lasagna 1 pound light cream cheese 1 pound cottage cheese 1 jar pasta sauce 1 egg 1 pack lasagna noodles Mix all ingredients except lasagna noodles. Grease a rectangular ovenproof dish and spread a thin layer of [...]
Whole Wheat Challah
Over the years, I’ve tried making challah dozens of times, but could never get it right. Somehow, the dough always came out either too stiff or too watery and my family was not impressed with the results. All that changed about a year ago, when my friend Yehudit shared an amazing challah recipe that really [...]
