Skip to main content

We're back

After a nice vacation in Paris (work conference followed by two days of touring and rest), its back to our regular station.  This weekend should be quiet (at least relatively).  The post high school students are back in Israel and are starting to come visit.  This weekend we have two girls, but I have been told that they are not eating with us.

On the other hand, I invited a family that I work with at the University.  They made Aliyah about three months ago and currently live in Raanana.   They have three young children, so its important to make kid friendly food.  Matza ball soup is a no-fail option.  Even my non-soup eater son will eat Matza ball soup!

I expect the weekend will be hopping and I'm looking forward to seeing all our friends.  Being away is nice, but I miss my neighbors.

I've already started working on Rosh Hashana menus.  We will be having a lot of people for meals.  In many ways, that limits my options because I need to make so much more food that will be appealing to a broader range of palates.  Stay tuned for more details, but I expect it to be lots of "standard" dishes.  Perhaps I'll find some interesting side dishes to spice things up.  If any of you have ideas for different sides, please comment or email me!

Dinner - 13
Matza Ball Chicken soup
Beef Stew
Basil Stir Fry
Fettucini Noodles

Lunch - 13 
Stuffed Pargiot with zucchini and onions
Stir Fired Garlic and Cabbage
White Rice
Green Salad

Comments

Noa said…
Hi, lurker here. As far as intersting sides, last year I decided (since I was cooking for a friend who has advanced stage cancer) to try and use all the simanim foods in the meal. Some of the more interesting uses included sushi for the fish (don't know where you live, but I can tell you where in Jerusalem to get sushi-quality raw fish), a dish I called simanim quinoa (quinoa with swiss chard, black-eyed beans, and pumpkin)and carrot soup. if you're interested in the recipes email me at noachoritz at gmail dot com
Elliot said…
Thanks, I'll take a look at it. While I love Sushi, my boys are not fans. Let's see if I can find something they will eat.
Anonymous said…
סלט גזר חריף
החומרים הדרושים
1 ק"ג גזר
3-4 בצלים ירוקים
1 לימון
)אפשר במקום לימון טרי לימון כבוש)
חצי פלפל חריף טרי
(אפשר שלם אם הבנים אוהבים)

חופן עלי כוסברה או פטרוזיליה
)אני אוהבת הרבה כוסברה)
רבע כוס שמן זית כתית מעולה של "עץ הזית בריאות מהטבע"
מלח גס ופלפל שחור גרוס

אופן ההכנה
1. קולפים את הגזרים וקוצצים לחתיכות בגודל פרק של זרת. חשוב לא לרסק את הגזר בפומפייה אלא לחתוך לחתיכות שיהיה כיף ללעוס. הכי קל לחתוך את הגזר בדיסקית פריסת הצ'יפס במעבד מזון. שמים בקערה.

2. קוצצים את הבצלים הירוקים (חלק לבן וירוק) ומוסיפים לקערה.

3. מנקים את הפלפל החריף מזרעים וקרומים לבנים (שם טמונה החריפות העוקצת), קוצצים דק ומוסיפים לקערה.

4. שוטפים את הלימון היטב במים וסבון. חוצים ונפטרים מהזרעים. סוחטים ומוסיפים את המיץ לקערה. קוצצים את שני חצאי הלימון הסחוטים הכי דק שאפשר ומוסיפים לקערה.

5. מוסיפים מלח, פלפל ושמן זית ומערבבים.

הסלט הזה נשמר במקרר היטב לפחות שלושה ימים. למען האמת הוא טעים יותר למחרת הכנתו, כשהלימון "בישל" מעט את הגזר. את הכוסברה (או הפטרוזיליה) יש להוסיף רק לפני ההגשה.
Anonymous said…
I just read that Dorot, that offers frozed cubes of minced garlic, ginger and herbs came out with frozen minced chilli peppers.
sounds good.

Popular posts from this blog

A change of pace (Kidney Failure)

I have been trying to keep this blog focused on hospitality and food.  God though has other plans for his creations and I find now that I will have to expand the scope to cover new topics.  I'll try to continue blogging about my menus and our guests, but expect more posts that have little or nothing to do with food. In February of this year, My second oldest son, Asaf was diagnosed with Chronic Renal Failure. Simply put, both his kidneys are damaged and scarred from some infection or defect that happened years ago.  They will likely cease to function sometime within the next six months. The good news is that there is no immediate danger to his life.  Kidney Dialysis is a viable option and can maintain his health for up to ten or more years if necessary.  Unfortunately, the process is not easy and there are potential side effects. Given Asaf's generally excellent health and age, Kidney Dialysis is considered only a stop-gap measure and not a long term solution. The best solutio

Unusual pesach meals part 2: Zupa Chrzanowa

What was I going to do with the horseradish root that I used for the pesach seder?  5 inches of spicy goodness.  Then I found this recipe for Zupa Chrzanowa,  Horseradish soup. I tried to keep close to the version in the link.  I made my vegetable stock from kitchen leftovers, carrot peels, onion skins, the green parts of leeks, celery and artichoke trimmings.  All parts that I would usually just throw in the trash.  They too contributed to my cooking today. Ingredients 1 carrot diced 1 stalk celery diced 1 onion diced 5 inches of horseradish (2 in diameter) grated 1 large potato diced 8+ cups of Vegetable stock 2 Tbsp olive oil Instructions Saute the carrot, celery and onion in hot olive oil until soft Add the diced potato, grated horseradish and vegetable stock (or water) simmer for 1-2 hours puree using an immersion blender or food processor Serve hot Update: Major failure.  The soup came out very very bitter and I'm pretty sure the culprit was the vegetab

TX +2 days

The transplant was on Monday afternoon. As I write this, its Wednesday afternoon. Call it 48 hours since my son received his new kidney. My wife and I are taking shifts at the hospital. She had the first night, I had the second. Tonight is her turn again. I just got back from the hospital and that's why there have been no posts. There is no Internet in the transplant ward. Medically, my Asaf is doing VERY well (as is the donor). When we went in, Asaf's creatinine level was about 6.4 mg/dL (GFR: 12). It means that his kidney was pretty much not doing anything. Today, we got the latest results. His new creatinine is 2.03 mg/dL (GFR: 46). That's better than my own and almost in the normal range (0.9 - 1.2 mg/dL). Each day its getting better and better. What this means is that his new kidney is working! He is able to eat a normal meal and is no longer on a restricted diet for kidney disease. This is great news! Our next hurdle is to make sure that his body does not reject the n