Hi All, Just a quick note before running out to meet up with Meredith (whose here for a few weeks) at Tal Bagels.
Feel a bit like Daniella did last week...and I don't have kids! Just juggling my needs, Gidon's, the mundane chores of life, friends and family, has been tough. Dissertation work is nearly impossible.
Shavuot is a source of stress as I'm entertaining a large crowd on Friday night. Never cooked meat before and I'm not clear on the halachas of preparing food on Yom Tov for Shabbat. Also, really don't know how to use a blech -- both halachically and culinary-wise.
Overwhelmed.
Poor Gidon realized the price of food this week. We did a big shop and he nearly fainted when the teller rung up the bill. We didn't buy anything luxurious -- with the exception of 2 bags of Terra Chips. (I used them to make my first chicken dish which was a flop.)
Anyway, must run out...
xo H
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why don't the experienced old married couples offer hyla and gidon tips to manage chagim and company?
ReplyDeletemom
firstly, don't buy terra chips. they're a rip-off. welcome to the club-yontif (and shabbos, and every day of the week for that matter) is expensive when you're talking about food.
ReplyDeletei remember being really freaked out when i first got married every time i went shopping. eventually you just come to accept it; entertaining is important, having nice food is enjoyable, and not stressing out about is critical.
GOOD LUCK! let me know if you need any recipe advice.
Oy. That's good advice from Devora. I still find making meat challenging (from a gross-ness perspective). I generally stick with your mom's herb chicken. I have developed a summer and winter version and I cook it with chunks of potato in the pan for an easy, cheap and delicious (if not super healthy) side dish. (in case you are interested, my summer vesrion is chives, parsley, cilantro, basil; my winter is thyme, rosemary and other things that you'd find in a poultry herb mix--both versions have lots of garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt & pepper.)
ReplyDeleteMy general advice is to develop a small but reliable repretoire of maybe 10 dishes that you can mix and match as needed (2 soups, 1 chicken, 1 beef, 1 fish, 2 starches, 3 veggies, 2 salads). That way you can shop and prepare on auto-pilot in half the time. No one minds eating the same thing over and over if it's good! Oh yeah, and never bake unless you are having the queen over! Store bought cakes/ fruit are more than good enough. Good luck Hyla and thank you devora for enduring this on our behalf. We look forward to reciprocating later in the summer when ya'll come here. -Ilana
very very helpful. i am just reading this over again for reminder. i made a list that i've put up on the fridge of the basic chicken i can do, starch, veggie, etc. and have made a list of all ingredients needed for them.
ReplyDeletei think things will get easier. i'm glad i was forced to do a big meal because i learned a lot. i now can do a nice rice dish (& cook rice!), papaya salad and ceasar salad, awesome chicken, shnitzel. i still need to tweak the last 2, but serious progress, i think.
thank you all for the support!!