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Shabbat Menu Planning: Cold Summer Lunches

by alichava | Jul 22, 2019 | Kosher, Lunch, Menu Plan, Shabbat

This past Shabbat was incredibly hot. I thought I would put together some ideas for summer lunches for these very hot shabbatot.

Appetizers/Dips

Instant Pot Hard-Boiled Eggs (A Mind “Full” Mom) – PAREVE
Stuffed Grape Leaves (Buy on Amazon) – PAREVE
Tuna or Salmon Tartare (Levana Cooks) – FISH PAREVE
Deviled Eggs (The Jewish Kitchen) – PAREVE
Deviled Egg Bar (Real Simple) – PAREVE or DAIRY
Chopped Liver (Tori Avey) – MEAT
Vegetarian Chopped Liver (What Jew Wanna Eat) – PAREVE / NUTS
Matbucha (From the Grapevine) – PAREVE
Guacamole (Downshiftology) – PAREVE
Tabouli (May I Have That Recipe?) – PAREVE
Classic Hummus (Gimme Some Oven) – PAREVE

Salads/Vegetables/Sides

I have a lot of ideas I put together:

Top 5 Salads
Salads

Other ideas:
Sesame Noodles (Chocolate Covered Katie) – PAREVE
Mediterranean Pasta Salad (Leah Cooks Kosher) – PAREVE
Curry Roasted Cauliflower (The Spruce Eats) – PAREVE
Quinoa Gado Gado Bowl (Minimalist Baker) – PAREVE / PEANUTS
Roasted Asparagus Wheat Berry Salad with Arugula Pistachio Peston (A Beautiful Plate) – DAIRY / NUTS
Sweet Potato Quinoa Black Bean Salad (Well Plated) – PAREVE
Everything but the Kitchen Sink Pasta Salad (Half Baked Harvest) – DAIRY
Heavenly Cheese Sambousak (The Jewish Hostess) – DAIRY
Salmon Avocado Poke Bowl (Simply Recipes) – FISH / PAREVE
London Broil Salad (Overtime Cook) – MEAT
Tortilla de Patatas (Smitten Kitchen) – PAREVE
Yapchik (Between Carpools) – MEAT
Wheatberry Superfood Salad (Sylvia Fallas) – PAREVE
Panzanella Summer Salad (Ronnie Fein) – PAREVE

Cold Soups

Gazpacho (Barefoot Contessa) – PAREVE
Watermelon Gazpacho (Kosher by Gloria) – PAREVE
Cold Cucumber Soup with Fresh Tuna & Soba Noodles (Chabad) – FISH PAREVE
French Wild Mushroom Soup (Levana Cooks) – PAREVE
Beet & Cabbage Borscht (Spruce Eats) – PAREVE or DAIRY
Chilled Zucchini Soup (Epicurious) – DAIRY
Zucchini Soup (Kosher by Gloria) – PAREVE
Zucchini Garlic Soup (The Kitchn) – PAREVE
Strawberry Soup (OU) – PAREVE
Chilled Cherry Soup (Lil’ Miss Cakes) – PAREVE
Tomato Cold Soup with Parmesan Cheese Ice Cream (All Recipes) – DAIRY
Cream of Cucumber Soup with Dill (Kosher by Gloria) – DAIRY

Main Dishes

Cold Lemon Schnitzel (The Jewish Chronicle) – MEAT
Oven-Fried Schnitzel (Chabad) – MEAT
Cold Cuts
Grilled Chicken and Portabello Wraps (Overtime Cook) – MEAT
Indian Spice Salmon (The Spruce Eats) – FISH / PAREVE
Pistachio Crusted Salmon (Jewish Week Food & Wine) – FISH / PAREVE / NUTS
Seared Tuna with Black Bean Salad (Levana Cooks) – FISH / PAREVE
Dijon Crusted Salmon (Kosher.com) – FISH / DAIRY
Cold Roasted Salmon (Bon Appetit) – FISH / DAIRY or PAREVE
Moroccan Salmon Recipe (Taste of Home) – FISH / PAREVE

Amazon | GOOD DEAL: Lenox 60 x 102 Table Cloth

by alichava | Jul 17, 2019 | Amazon, Deals, High Holidays, Shabbat

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58% Cotton/42% Polyester Table cloth
Crafted of 58% Cotton/ 42% Polyester
Seats a table up to 8 to 10 people Solid with all over vine motif
Easy Care; Machine washable
Collection includes placements, napkins, tablecloths, and runners
Available in colors: white, ivory, gold, platinum

Amazon | DEAL OF THE DAY: Smart Plugs

by alichava | Jul 17, 2019 | Deals, Electronics, Shabbat

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32% off Smart Plugs

COMPATIBILITY: Works flawlessly with Alexa, Google Assistant & IFTTT. No hub required. Requires Android 4.4 or above & IOS 8 or above.

These are great for Shabbat and holidays.

Amazon | BEST PRICE: Oster Bread Machine

by alichava | Jul 15, 2019 | Amazon, Deals, Kitchen, Shabbat

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650 Watts Oster bread maker with up to a 2.0-pound loaf capacity is ideal for larger families
12 bread settings and 3 crust settings for making a variety of breads, dough, and jams
ExpressBake setting bakes bread in under an hour
13-hour programmable baking timer for fresh bread anytime
A large LCD display and intuitive button controls for easy operation; 40-inch cord length

Amazon | GOOD DEAL: Bosch Mixer

by alichava | Jul 15, 2019 | Amazon, Deals, Kitchen, Menu Plan, Shabbat

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This is a great mixer for challah.

Bundle and Save – This package adds Cookie Paddles, Cake Paddles, and Bowl Scraper to the Bosch Mixer that already comes with a dough hook and wire whips.
Mix Large or Small Batches – Dual beaters provide triple whipping action. Whip just one egg white, or mash up to 10 pounds of cooked potatoes.
Powerful – knead up to 14 loaves (15 pounds) of whole grain bread dough, or mix up to 34 dozen cookies, in a single batch.
Convenient – The open bowl design lets you add ingredients and see the mixture easily
Upgradeable – The Bosch Universal Plus is compatible with many other accessories that extend its abilities.