Wheat is your friend!

After all the pesach dietary restrictions, we are back to "real" food. We didn't eat potatoes this holiday because they are on the restricted list for my son. That meant lots of matzo and not much else.

No sleep-over guests again. Not unusual since most girls from the seminaries went back to the states for the holiday. We did invite a family from the Yishuv to eat lunch with us, so all is well.

My boys refused to accept any invitations this weekend. They behave wonderfully when we eat out, but they do get bored listening to "adult" conversation.

Shabbat Parshat Shmini

Dinner - 7

Pepper Pot Soup

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Lunch - 7+6

Beef and Cabbage

Roast Chicken

Pargiot

Rice

Comments

Rachel said…

What is pepper pot soup?

April 17, 2009 at 4:48 AM

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