Shabbos

[estherchaya]

Last Shabbos was very nice. I can't entirely remember everything we had, but we did have good company. Daniel, Harold, Becky, Aaron, Alan (H's father), Jo, Cary & Nathan. All in all quite nice, if somewhat heavy on the Y chromosomes.

I think we had:

• Challah
  
• Baked Gefilte Fish
  
• Garlic Tofu Dip (it's been a while)
  
• Chicken Schnitzel
  
• Rice

Comments

[magid]

It all sounds yummy to me.
But then, I'm not a traditionalist when it comes to Shabbat menus, as you've already figured out :-)

[estherchaya]

a lot of people are bothered by dairy meals on Shabbos, particularly for dinner. Still others would consider pizza and beer night not festive enough for Shabbos dinner. But I assure you, it will be festive! I enjoy the traditionalist Shabbos dinner. I do. But I don't think it always has to be the same, either.

[magid]

I've never really understood the horror of milchigs on Shabbat, if they're sufficiently nice, and homemade pizza definitely counts. (I'm assuming there's no lactose intolerance or allergies involved, just regular eaters.)
I can't comment on the beer part, though; I have yet to find one I like.

I'd get bored making the same meal every week.

[zis770]

there's an idea of that a shabbos/y.t. seudah has to have fleishigs. but how does the pizza stay nice and hot for shabbos? please divulge your secrets. DH would be so thrilled. although when it comes down to it I wonder if he would really eat pizza for Shabbos (or a YT that isn't 1st day Shavous)

[debsters1101]

lol how did you know EXACTLY what I ate for Friday night dinner for the first 20 years of my life? (challah, fish, chicken soup, chicken, potato kugel) i must admit i am still a traditionalist... but not that bad.

[estherchaya]

I enjoy a traditional Shabbos dinner. But I don't enjoy doing it every week, because then it ceases being festive and becomes mundane.

[ailsaek]

I think I've made a Proper And Traditional Shabbos Dinner (tm) all of once since Adam & I got married. There's nothing on that list that Adam actually enjoys eating, so it's not really a good idea in my household. I have my Shabbos rotation: Indian Chicken, General Tso's Tofu, Swedish Meatballs, plus experiments. I keep hoping one of my experiments will go over so well that I will be able to add it to the rotation (which is how we got Indian Chicken in the first place).

[estherchaya]

oooh! Can you share your recipes?

[real_bethy]

Pizza and beer sounds like a great change to me! And Taco Night...wow! When I was growing up, I would bug my parents all the time for a Taco Night. I think Shabbos is about having special, yummy food and not just sticking to Bubbe's kugel recipe every week. It's good to balance the traditional with the unique!

[estherchaya]

Taco Night is a good time in our house. :) I remember taco night being fun when I was growing up too, though those were usually mundane during-the-week meals and not so much with the kosher, but it is all good.

I enjoy having the occasional dairy meal on shabbos, even if it isn't traditional. I get bored otherwise (Plus, I'm not much of a carnivore).

[hannahsarah]

I never understood people who ate the EXACT SAME THING every single shabbos. I think it's an Ashkenazic thing. The Sephardim have a much more interesting range of meals. I'm all about the variety, but I've learned to make sure that if I'm using a new recipe that I try it out on a weeknight first, in case it's a flop! There's nothing worse than ruined food 1/2 hour before candle lighting.

[estherchaya]

I'm all about variety and all about new recipes. I don't always try new recipes out ahead of time. In fact, I rarely do. But what I do if the new recipe is a major part of the meal (e.g. the entree) is make sure I have an emergency backup option if it doesn't come out well.