What I liked:
Hearty Mushroom Barley- It calls for leftover shabbos roast/cholent meat and the 1 T. of soup mix can easily be replaced with 1 c. of leftover chicken soup. Great way to repurpose leftovers. (Chanie)
Butternut Basil soup- butternut squash/carrots/zucchini/onion/garlic with some herbs. Cook until soft and then blend. Sounds easy!
End of chapter features menu suggestions for winter
7. Poultry- Many recipes heavily relied on added sugar (Chicken does NOT need ¾ c. of sugar plus honey- REALLY!!!!). I did find a few that I liked. There weren't many chicken recipes that were fried which I also thought was good.
What I liked:
Saucy Onion Chicken- So easy and sounds like it'll be yummy. Saute onion until golden, put in baking pan with chicken, spices, honey or apricot jam and soy sauce/teriyaki sauce. Bake. (Rachel Ginsberg)
Breaded Chili Chicken- Dip chicken drumsticks into a honey/chili sauce mixture and then bread/corn flake crumbs. Bake. Sounds like it'll attract hot-sauce-loving boys. (Brynie)
Balsamic Grilled Chicken- Cutlets marinated in balsamic vinegar and some spices. Easy, light and no added sugar! (IME men/boys don't love Balsamic vinegar so it's more of a girl's dish to me) (Brynie)
Crispy Chicken Nuggets with Mustard Dipping Sauce- Chicken nuggets marinated in soy milk/vinegar (I'm guessing it's a parve sub for buttermilk??) and then breadcrumbs. The nuggets are baked (+1). There's a honey mustard dipping sauce which you could leave out if you want. (Brynie)
Spicy Sesame Chicken- Chicken cutlets marinated with soy sauce and spices and then breaded and baked(!!!) There's a sweet apricot dipping sauce that you may or may not want to make (ketchup works too!). (Rivky)
Zesty Chicken Saute- Chicken cutlets marinated with some spices and then sauted with onions and some light seasoning. Sounds like a good dinner to make when you have no time. (Faigy)
Menu suggestions for Shabbos
8. Meat- Same problem as with poultry with many recipes using tons of sugar. The recipes that don't call for added sugar, use wine which I don't use much in cooking so no specific recipe appealed to me from this section. Estee Kafra has a burger recipe in this section that looks good but it was also printed in Cooking Inspired. It looks good but couldn't they have put a new recipe?
There's a bit about cholent in the end of this section if you like reading about that.
Menu suggestions for Tishrei
9. Sides- I basically skip any side that adds oil/mayo/sugar or any sort of white flour crust to good, yummy veggies. There still were some creative sides that fit my criteria.
Gorgeous Green Beans- Frozen green beans with sesame oil/almonds/garlic/teriyaki sauce. I've seen similar recipes but this one is a bit different and I want to try it. (Chanie) Here's a link to the recipe: http://kosherscoop.com/2014/12/gorgeous-green-beans/ (Chanie)
You can read more about this recipe (and see a photo) here.
Colorful couscous- Israeli couscous with roasted beets and some seasoning. The picture looks good! (Esther)
Nutty Noodles- Spaghetti with vegetables and an asian style peanut sauce. Looks like it's up my alley. (Faigy and Chanie)
Stir Fried Rice- Great way to use up leftover rice. Basically rice, veggies, eggs and seasoning- like all other stir fried rice recipes.
Menu suggestions for supper
10. Dairy- Heavy on the crusts and pastas like most frum dairy recipe are.
Pistachio Pasta- pasta tossed with pistachios, olive oil, soy sauce, garlic, scallions and parmesan cheese. Sounds like umami on a plate (I would probably add mushrooms too!) (Rivky)
Spinach Pasta Bake- A sorta ziti with shells instead of ziti, some spinach thrown in and eggs instead of cottage/ricotta cheese. Looked interesting. KBD teens had a similar recipe.
Menu Suggestions for Chanukah.
11. Baking- What I liked: there are some "lighter" options with applesauce subbed for some of the oil and whole wheat flour for some of the white flour. I think unsweetened applesauce is better than refined oils, personally, so I was glad to see some recipes like that.
What I didn't like: A lot of recipes called for rich's whip or margarine which are big no nos to me. Estee Kafra also has another recycled recipe here :(
Recipes I want to try:
Marble cake- 100% whole wheat and uses some apple sauce instead of some of the oil. The glaze uses oil instead of margarine. It sounds like a yummy cake. (Brynie)
Almond Cake Deluxe- This cake is similar to the marble cake. It is topped with an almond streusel and then an orange glaze (that I would personally skip). Uses ww flour and no margarine. (Brynie)
Double Chocolate Pecan Muffins- Brynie sells these. They're ww with very little oil. The title sounds so unhealthy, but the recipe only calls for 1/4 c. of sugar (for 9 muffins). You can top them with a pecan streusel or skip it to make it more of a breakfast food.
Joy Devar has a parve fudge recipe that looks interesting.
Gala Two Tone Cookies- Two-toned Milchig cookies that just have a gorgeous presentation. The picture of it made me not turn the page. You can make them spiral, striped or checkerboard. (Esther)
Menu Suggestions to send to a Simcha
12. Desserts- Many relied on whips/margarine or were major patchkeing. If I could pick something for someone to make me, I would have a hard time choosing but there isn't anything I personally really want to make.
One recipe that looks good and easy:
Chocolate peanut chew- peanut butter/chocolate chips/corn syrup/rice krispies/water/peanuts. This is used as a base for more elaborate desserts, but if I were in the mood for an easy unhealthy dessert, I would make this plain.
Menu suggestions for junior tasters
13. Dairy Desserts- Cheesecakes/cheese balls/cheese danishes etc. Again nothing that I personally wanted to try, but if someone offered to make me something from that section, I would have a lot to choose from :D
Menu suggestions for Shavuos
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