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Recipes for Jewish Celebrations
Challah in the Bread Machine
1 egg and then fill to 1 1/4 cups water
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup soft butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
4 cups bread flour
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
2 tsp yeast
1 tsp poppy seeds
Put all ingredients in as listed. Place machine on regular bread cycle for
completed loaf.
One beaten egg in a separate bowl for glossing dough.(Only if using the braid
option)
Braid Option: Place machine on dough cycle and then remove after complete to
floured linen. Cut dough in half and set half aside, makes two braids. Take
one half and divide into 3 parts make each section into a 12-15" 'snake'.
Laying side by side the strips, press together at one end and braid in a
simple braid press last end together and tuck ends under. Place on cookie
sheet that has been sprayed lightly with Pam. Let it double. Glaze with egg
and sprinkle lightly with poppy seeds. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes or until
desired color.
Latkes
3-4 large potatoes
1 large onion
2 eggs
1/2 cup flour
2 tsp % 2B salt
pepper
butter and oil for frying
sour cream and or applesauce
Grate and drain potatoes, mashing to get liquid out. Grate onion and combine
with potatoes in large bowl. Beat eggs and add to potatoes and onion. Add
salt to taste and pepper. Stir in flour. Cook on electric skillet heated to
400 degrees. I use a mixture of butter and oil to fry them so the butter
doesn't burn at the high temperature. Cook till brown, only turning once.
Serve with lots of sour cream and or applesauce.
I always keep extra potatoes ready because never do I fix enough the first
time. :-)
Lamb Chops
Use Kosher chops or Kasher properly
(See Morton's instructions on Kosher Salt box)
Then marinade in the following
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 wine vinegar
1 Tbsp of minced garlic
Pepper to taste
Marinate for 1-2 hours
Grill, on medium flame, 4 minutes on each side for one inch thick chops.
Drizzle marinade over chops while cooking if needed to keep moist. Or broil
in oven.
About the author
Kathie is a wife, mother of 6 and grandmother to one who lives in Texas.
She is a Research Specialist in the field of Early Childhood Development
as well as Chairman and Executive Officer of the Stone Corporation, a
line of developing Living Stones designed for a full-time service
to HaShem. In her "spare time" she home schools, cooks, sews, counsels and
obtained her Master Gardener Certificate!
SeptemberLady "Born and have lived in Southern MD most of my life. My husband and I just finished building a new home on the family farm, where I hope to retire in the near future.
My interests: Doll collecting, cookbook collector (especially old ones), antiques, family/friend get-togethers, cooking/baking, flower and vegetable gardening, bird-watching."
Memorial Day: Backyard Grilling Memorial Day signals the start of barbecue season. Everyone wants to light that fire and charcoal that first meal. A few tips might pre- vent your entree from becoming a "Burnt Offering."
Read these tips for plenty of grilling ideas, make this year's barbecue perfect!
Growing and Using Garlic Chives Garlic chives, Allium tuberosum, is a hardy perennial (Zones 3-9) that will grow to about 12 inches high. The stems are skinnier and flat, instead of hollow as are regular chives, with greenish white blooms that are about an inch wide and not as rounded. They bloom in the summer rather than spring. The bloom stalks grow much taller than the leaves, sometimes up to 30 inches.
The stems and blooms are both edible and have a mild garlic onion taste. I've noticed many writers will list this as primarily as an Asian herb, as they are also known as Chinese chives, Chinese leeks, ku chai (China) or Nira (Japan), but it has many other uses as well!
The Perfect Porch Swing Perhaps it is the soothing rhythm or the reassuring creak of the porch swing that attracts us. Perhaps it is the companionable silence or quiet conversation. Or maybe swings simply remind us of more genteel times.
Although porch swings can be purchased in a wide range of materials, the most common are wicker and wood. You can also make your own porch swing from one of the myriad of woodworking patterns available at garden centers, hardware stores, or on the Internet.
Memorial Day: Backyard Grilling
Growing and Using Garlic Chives
The Perfect Porch Swing