Shabbat Food Report

[gnomi]

So, as I mentioned last week, we had guests for Shabbat dinner, and I figured out an eclectic menu. Here's the final analysis:

First, if I ever say I'm doing three dishes I've never done before when hosting three guests we've never had before, feel free to whap me with a mackerel. I like a challenge, but that was a bit much.

But! All of the elements (both the new to me and the ones I've made before) came out fine and were big hits. One of our guests referred to it as a "scarf meal," one which is eaten in great quantities and with great gusto. I served the following:

-- Cucumber soup, recipe from xochitl42. In the final analysis before chilling/serving, mabfan voted for a bit more kick, so I added some unmeasured quantity of cayenne pepper, and the soup was a big hit.

-- Malaysian Chicken Curry, recipe from Cooks.com via beckyfeld. Was very popular. Went very well with the basmati rice I served as the starch.

-- Honey Ginger-Glazed Carrots (though I use *much* more ginger than the recipe calls for)

-- Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake, with some extra strawberries on the side and blueberries, as well

It was one of those preparations where things kept going wrong (I couldn't find the carrots I *know* we bought, so I had to send mabfan back to the store for them while I cooked other stuff; I realized (*after* mabfan returned from the emergency run to the store that I had no chili powder (though I *know* I had some)), but it worked out in the end. And this is the first time that I can say that dinner was saved by Wikipedia. :-)

A hearty thank-you to all who suggested items for the menu and provided recipes (whether I used them this time or not).

Comments

[mabfan.livejournal.com]

Narf!

[xochitl42.livejournal.com]

Yay! It sounds delicious! But you're right--three new dishes, and three new guests...tough order. :D

[elul-3.livejournal.com]

You could have sent mabfan on an emergency run to our spice drawer. Closer than any store, and cheaper too. Though it would have to have been while we were awake...

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the offer! The reverse applies, as well, if I have what you're needing.

As for the timing, in this case it was about 2 hours before Shabbat started, so you were most likely awake. :-)