We're having family over for Shabbat. Its been some time since one of my siblings came to visit and we are very excited. Unfortunately, there are two other pressing items this weekend. One is that I'm leaving on a business trip Saturday night. The day before one of these trips is always more intense. The second issue is that my wife is running a Bar Mitzva weekend. In this case, it means that she will be working two out of the three shabbat meals for the Bar Mitzva and will not be eating with us. So, to make things more interesting, we invited over one of my sibling's friends from the community. Their seven people added to our family and my sibling's five will make for a reasonably full dinner of 18. Lunch will be smallish with only 15 people. There is a new tradition called the Kosher Cooking Carnival. Its a monthly compendium of Kosher cooking blogs. This month A Mother in Israel will be hosting the next Kosher Cooking Carnival on April 7. Topics will in...
Hospitality and Food along with a little Jewish content. These are the records of our weekends with guests. Meals are rarely less than 10 people and frequently top 20. Recipes and Philosophy included.