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Post by chicagobeth on Aug 29, 2006 16:29:37 GMT -5
Night - this was your idea but I thought I'd get it started.
Anyone out there starting to get anxious about Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur? We do three nights of dinners but for me I tihnk breaking the fast is the hardest because I feel I deserve all of this food. Ema - I keep kosher as well but most of my family here does so luckily that's not too much of a challenge.
If you are cooking for the holidays what are you making?
Did you get anything new to wear to reflect your weight loss? I did!
-Beth
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Post by nightsinge on Aug 31, 2006 18:14:15 GMT -5
Thank you, Beth!
I was not raised religiously and a lot of the food traditions are new...though since becoming vegetarian I really have to say I miss roasted chicken and matzoh ball soup. In any case, I'd appreciate any core vegetarian dishes people want to contribute!
Also, I'm wondering if fasting will be easier or more challenging this year. I'm kinda hoping that, since I've been challenging my food addiction and thought patterns, that I'll really be able to focus on the meaning of Yom Kippur for the entire time instead of looking at the clock. What do you all think?
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Post by chicagobeth on Aug 31, 2006 20:50:12 GMT -5
It's more the lack of caffeine that gets me! Last year I had a WW bagel with lox, etc. and stayed pretty true to Core and used any WPA's. It is very hard when it is a buffet style with all homemade dairy food and desserts. The first thing I have to break fast though is coffee. And of course it is hard because I feed my son during the day. For us, the break fast stuff is much better than the Rosh Hashana stuff.
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Post by ema2two on Sept 1, 2006 8:18:26 GMT -5
Beth this was a great idea. Thanks for taking the initiative to do a thread here. Thanks for inspiring it Night.
I find that I can't eat much at break the fast or I get sick! I used to think I felt awful from the fasting, but my DH taught me that it was actually eating too much too fast afterwards that caused a lot of it.
We don't do a big break the fast (as we're home and not with family here). I usually have dairy to break the fast. I find a baked potato with some melted cheese and FF sour cream, and maybe some broccoli or mushrooms, works well. I wean myself from caffeine for a few days before the fast and make sure I drink a lot. My one indulgence is having some regular coke (yeah, the awful for you kind WITH sugar) to drink when I break the fast (while the potato is nuking).
I have some good Rosh Hashannah salads. I'll try to post them in the days ahead.
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Post by nightsinge on Sept 1, 2006 13:26:32 GMT -5
A baked potato with ff cheese sounds like a great fast-breaker. Thank you for the thought and looking forward to those salad posts. 
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Post by chicagobeth on Sept 8, 2006 14:06:12 GMT -5
I have to say that with a few of us in the family doing WW the cousin here that does break fast at her house is really good about making a regular souffle and a FF one, and having WW bagels and FF cream cheese. The homemade desserts are tough but I try and zero in on the coffee and just enjoy that. Last year I brought a few boxes of the WW cakes and that worked well also.
We're doing Friday night (Erev) Rosh Hashana here and I haven't come up with a menu yet! I think There's only 5 adults plus my 4 year old so it shouldn't be too bad.
Have a great weekend!
-Beth
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Post by ema2two on Sept 10, 2006 9:03:52 GMT -5
I'll probably be slow to add to these, but I'll do my best. Here is (I think ;D) a very good very easy make-in-advance cold salmon which would be nice to serve as an appetizer for Rosh Hashannah or as a main dish at a break the fast. I put it in the e-tools recipie builder to verify that all the ingredients are core. It doesn't seem to acknowledge that it is a core recipie. Point count is reasonable (4 points/serving, assuming that it makes 6 servings), but is probably an overestimate, as the ketchup in the marinade contributes significantly, and most of that isn't actually consumed. Helen and Mom’s Marinated Salmon• 1 whole piece of Salmon (preferably skinned) sliced crosswise into 2” slices Boil salmon (in enough water to cover the fish) for 5-8 minutes. Place in a non-metal container (a rectangular ‘tupperware’ style container works well, or a glass 9 x 13 baking dish/casserole with a cover. • 1 cup ketchup • 1 cup water • 1 cup white vinegar • ½ cup splenda • 1 tsp salt • 2 capfuls of pickling spices • 6 bay leaves (if desired) Mix these ingredients. Pour over salmon, covering all the pieces. • 1 large sweet onion, sliced very thin and separated into rings. Spread rings of sliced onion over salmon and marinade. Cover tightly and refrigerate, stirring a few times a day. (I just turn the container over every now and then when I'm in the fridge for whatever reason. Original recipe says to marinade for 2 days, but I often eat it the next day. It keeps well in the fridge for well over a week.) Serve salmon alone (cold) or you can strain the bay leaves and pickling spices out of the sauce and serve some sauce with it. Enjoy!  |
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Post by ema2two on Sept 10, 2006 9:14:19 GMT -5
Here's another one. This is also core, and contains 1 tsp of olive oil/serving. Warning: It is very spicy.
Moroccan Carrot Salad
From The Jewish Holiday Kitchen by Joan Nathan
CORE RECIPIE
Serves 8-10 1 point/serving on Flex
2 lbs carrots
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp paprika
Hot pepper to taste
1 Tbsp cumin
½ cup lemon juice
Salt to taste
2 Tbsp fresh chopped parsley
3 Tbsp olive oil
1. Peel the carrots and boil in water for about 20 minutes, or until barely tender. Cool and cut into thin rounds (or use baby carrots and leave as is or cut in half).
2. Place the carrots in a mixing bowl and add the remaining ingredients, except the parsley and oil.
3. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. Before serving, sprinkle with parsley and oil.
Serves 8-10
Parve
Note: I don’t leave out the parsely and oil in step 2. I combine everything and sort of marinate the carrots for 8-24 hours before serving.
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Post by ema2two on Sept 10, 2006 9:26:40 GMT -5
There are a bunch of traditional foods to eat on Rosh Hashannah, called "simanim" or signs, or omens. The most well known is Apples dipped in honey for a sweet year, but there are actually about 10 of them, each of which comes with a wish for something good in the new year related to the name of the food, sometimes as a pun on the name of the food. We go through eating all of them over the course of the 4 holiday meals, and I will post my recipies for them, as I have incorporated many of them into side dishes, almost all of which are vegetarian and core-friendly if not frankly core. Has come to make me feel like I have lots of special holiday food, almost all of which is totally good for me!
Pomegranates are another of the foods. The pomegranate has tons of seeds inside, and the wish is that we should fill our year with as many good deeds as the pomegranate is filled with seeds. I like this salad, which is quite basic, but uses pomegranates as an ingredient. It is an unusual way to use pomegranate, and the colors between the lettuce, the red of the pomegranate and the tan of the pignolia makes for a nice presentation. I got the recipie from a Jewish Calendar a few years ago. Sorry I can't credit it more accurately.
Pignolia are Pine nuts. They are 4 points/oz. This recipie uses 1/2 oz which is 2 points, and it makes 8 servings, so that is 0.25 points/serving. I count it as core, recognizing it is a tweak. You could leave out the pine nuts or substitute something else for a little crunch if you like.
Pomegranate Salad
CORE
POINTS® value | 1
Servings | 8
side dishes |
Ingredients:
Seeds from 1/2 pomegranate(s)
1/2 oz pignolias
2 tsp olive oil
2 tsp lemon juice, canned or bottled
12 oz mixed greens
Instructions
Use oil and lemon juice to make a dressing. Sprinkle pignolias and pomegranates over the greens. Add dressing and toss well.
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Post by nightsinge on Sept 10, 2006 12:26:29 GMT -5
Thanks, Ema. The salad sounds yummy and it seems like a great thing to bring to pot lucks.
My mom always got me a pomegranite every year--I never realized it was a special Rosh Hashanah food. I was raised with few cultural traditions and no religious ones. I have so much to learn!
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Post by ema2two on Sept 30, 2006 19:14:19 GMT -5
Well, I came by to apologize for never following through with the rest of the recipes. Time just got away from me.
I did buy myself a present, a nice looking cookbook called Enlitened Kosher Cooking, which is put out by the Jewish Diabetes Association. It has lightened up versions of all the traditional foods, plus a lot of new stuff, and every recipe has nutrition information so that if it's not core you can accurately and easily calculate points for it. Many recipies look to be core. Most everything is low fat or fat free and/or low carb. Many vegetarian recipes. I got it in a judaica store, and I'm not sure how widely it's being distributed. I haven't cooked anything from it yet, but it looked good enough for me to buy.
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Post by nightsinge on Oct 3, 2006 18:37:48 GMT -5
Ema, I'm off to look up that book. It sounds wonderful!
I hope everyone had a good fast and a meaningful Yom Kippur. Wishing you a year of peace and joy.
Bummed about Sukkot--I've never managed to observe it and this year is no different as I'll be in school in Seattle. Hope those of you who observe it have a wonderful holiday. 
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