Who knew what all these parts of the cow were called when we’re in the butcher shop or supermarket?
Rump
Chuck
Shank
Prime Rib
Short Rib
Rib Eye
Tenderloin
Sirloin
I guess we don’t waste much in a dog eat dog world!
The poor cow is tasty to eat, but what did she do to any of us? 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Continuing the healthy eating trend.
This was delicious salad and falafel with tzatziki sauce and Italian dressing.
It was so fresh and good.
Honestly, I wanted to eat more of this.
Who needs all the junk foods.
This looks good, tastes good, and is good for you! 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
These birds decided to swoop in for some lunch.
It was funny to see the people go scrambling from the table.
The birds were completely unabashed and took their time over the chow.
One couple in the corner had ordered this truly enormous meal (don’t worry, I was good and ate only the salad).
Each of them had a full lunch plate PLUS in the center of their table was “The Volcano” of nachos, cheese, chili, guacamole, sour cream, and jalapenos.
That was certainly no bird food with The Volcano punching in at 3,500 calories!
I have no idea how any two people could possibly eat that much food.
Probably good that the birds decided to drop in. 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
“Misery loves company” — even with a chicken and turkey.
Someone always has it worse.
Too funny! 😉
Thank you to my son-in-law for sharing these.
It was great going to Magen David Synagogue today to help prepare for the big Simchat Torah Dinner tomorrow night.
First, we started with great ingredients.
Then all the prep.
The cleaning, slicing, dicing, mixing, laying it all out, and braising.
Then the cooking–stovetop, and oven.
And before you know, it comes out all done and ready for the scrumptious shul dinner to honor the Torahs.
I want to thank all the women and men that helped out today and many other times to prepare.
But especially, I want to call out Naomi Elimelech who coordinates everything and is the brains behind all the delicious and healthy food.
She and her husband, Itzik, who is also the President of the synagogue, are truly wonderful, caring, and giving people and a role model for all of us–and it’s not just the cooking!
B’tayavon everyone and Chag Sameach! 😉
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This is an risque t-shirt this lady is wearing.
It’s a big nutrition label.
And she’s wrapped in it!
I’m not sure if this is a gag or fashion statement or even a sexual thing.
Is she advertising that she’s like the food?
What was really funny though is by her butt…it says
“Moschino chocolate tastes good.”
Maybe that should be a black box warning!
Uh, this is way too much information for me. 😉
(Source Photo: Dannielle Blumenthal)
So I can’t believe they actually made a “strategy card game” about cholent.
The only strategy that I know of with cholent is to make it hot, goopy, meaty, and savory.
Cholent is a beef stew typically eaten for Shabbat lunch.
Basic ingredients: beans, barely, potatoes, fatty fanken meat, sometimes a kishka is thrown in, onions and other veggies, salt, pepper, and lots of savory spices.
Usually it cooks in a crock pot overnight.
The sephardim call this dish Hamin (instead of cholent) and typically put in some hard-boiled eggs as well.
With cholent, you can essentially throw in the kitchen sink as long as it add to the heartiness and flavor of the dish.
Eating cholent is such a tradition that it is almost considered a special mitzvah to do it. Ah, would that make it commandment #614?
When cholent is served at the kiddish (the meal after Shabbat services in synagogue), it is usually the highlight where everybody gathers around with big laddles to dig in and get the nice portions of meat bopping around in the stew or often sunken to the very bottom to be found and surfaced by the lucky lunch patrons.
In New York, my friends used to have a running joke that there was a secret ingredient the Rebetzin used to make it so good–what it was, all bets were on.
The biggest problem with cholent are the loads of beans (“the musical food”) and the most unpleasant odor-filled aftereffects–and of this we will not speak again!
What type of game can you play with cholent? You can probably just toot out the answer when you’re ready. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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