Yesterday we hosted for Shabbat lunch. I made the following:
-- Roasted turkey
-- Herbed stuffing
-- Mashed potatoes
-- Roasted squash

(mabfan is quite fond of Thanksgiving food, and we have a tradition of Shushan Thanksgiving/Thanksgiving Sheini/Sfeika d'Yoma) in our household ( Read more... )

This week, we're home for dinner and out for lunch. Our original set of guests (new neighbors and their two-year-old son), for whom this menu was originally tailored, had to cancel on us, but by then mabfan and I were in the mood for fleishigs (meat) (which I had planned due to the new people factor). And thus we have same menu but different guests. Our ( Read more... )

Had a very productive last night-this morning. Thus ( Read more... )

So today is the 48th day of the Omer (that's six Sylvester McCoys and a Colin Baker, for those of you counting along at home). Which means that the holiday of Shavuot starts tomorrow night. And thus, I have been planning food. Not *making* food yet, but at least planning ( Read more... )

I haven't done one of these in a while...

We're out for lunch, so here's the dinner menu:

-- Challah (recipe from lcmlc) (the whole building now smells of fresh-baked challah)

-- Oven-baked ziti with three cheeses (recipe from Epicurious (which always makes me wonder why they have to say "oven-baked"; how else would it be baked ( Read more... )

Tonight begins the last of the fall holiday sweep, Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. I will be offline from this afternoon through probably Monday morning ( Read more... )

We're home for two meals, hosting for one. Here's my current mental menu ( Read more... )

mabfan had his wisdom teeth out yesterday, so the theme of this week's Shabbat meal is "relatively easy to eat." We're alone for dinner and have one guest for lunch. So, here's what I made or am making for the meals:

Tonight

-- Challah and grape juice
-- Corn chowder
-- Ice cream for dessert

Tomorrow-- Challah and grape juice ( Read more... )

This Shabbat, we're out for dinner (though I'm making dessert -- brownies) and home with guests for lunch. My menu is mostly based on requests from one of the guests (the other guest, being under 2, doesn't really get a vote on the menu). So, here's what I've got planned ( Read more... )

So, here's how the weekend happened:

Friday

-- Worked from home
-- Had morning doctor's appointment
-- After work, finished food for dinner (did most of cooking on Thursday, but was afraid there wasn't enough food, so added a dish at almost the last minute)*
-- Set up for Shabbat dinner and Shabbat in general
-- Sent mabfan off to shul (he had ( Read more... )