Posting was light this week, post-Bar Mitzvah. Next week I will be away for a few days, but I have scheduled my first post on the food processor (Sunday) and a meatloaf recipe (Wednesday). I hope to get the posts for Monday and Tuesday to the screen on time as well—the bar mitzvah gave me many new ideas.

My friend, who made a bar mitzvah a month before ours, also had a problem with food spoilage.

In Wednesday’s update I was concerned about not having enough chicken. I was a little embarrassed when I realized that one of my guests has been following this blog! I told her that I decided not to cook more chicken. My daughter (bless her) said, “You have enough chicken!” It’s possible that if I cooked more it would get eaten, but most likely not. And even if we run out of chicken, there is plenty of other food.

The problem is that observant Jews don’t cook on the Sabbath. So whatever we have prepared, is what there is. And it’s embarrassing to run out of food. And that’s separate from the Jewish “tradition” of having loaded tables.

The week of July 19, 2009 at CookingManager.Com: We started with Energy-SavingTips for Gas Burners. Monday featured Keep Hot Foods Hot and Cold Foods Cold. On Tuesday, I wrote about home catering my son’s upcoming Bar Mitzvah. And on Wednesday, I shared a recipe for Summer Beet Borsht. Have a good weekend!

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