Food for Shabbat
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magidThis week's plans have been in flux all week, with the number of potential guests varying wildly, until just this noon, it settled at one guest. It was a bit difficult to shop and prep for a meal of unknown size, complicated by the fact that I knew I had a farm share pickup at 2:30, which this time included my bulk order of onions, beets, and rutabagas, so there wouldn't be much afternoon time (not that there's much to start with...). And I completely failed to get my act together last night, so cooking only started this morning before work.
The farm share pickup turned out to be differently problematic than usual. The usual is that I aim to get there right at 2:30, because if I'm even 10 minutes late, there's a line, and it stresses me out waiting in a line as the sun creeps lower in the sky. This time, however, I showed up a little early, figuring I'd pay them for the bulk order and get that in the car, at least. But I found no vegetables there when I arrived: the truck had broken down, and they were working on getting it fixed and here. Best estimate of arrival time was 4... just when Shabbat was starting. I started wondering what the heck I'd do, and then realized that the distribution point is at Metro Pedal Power, so the answer was obvious: I'd have it all delivered! Whew! I gave them a check for the bulk order, a check for the bicycle delivery (thoughtfully discounted a little due to the truck eitage, though I don't see why it would be Metro Pedal's issue), and my address; I expect lots of veggies will arrive sometime after Shabbat. Not ideal, but the best I can do. (Post of actual contents to come after Shabbat.)
So, the net time spent there was actually less than it otherwise would have been, which was good, since I still had to cook the chicken.
The menu:
I had thoughts of green salad, but suspect this is unlikely to happen, despite having a kohlrabi that would be nice in a salad. Also made: a turkey thigh baked with onions, cranberries, walnuts, bits of six-grain-and-pumpkin-seed bread, topped with a half-pint of my improv hot pepper and cranberry jam (which totally didn't gel at all, despite cranberries being pectinatious fruit, but it didn't matter for this application).
The farm share pickup turned out to be differently problematic than usual. The usual is that I aim to get there right at 2:30, because if I'm even 10 minutes late, there's a line, and it stresses me out waiting in a line as the sun creeps lower in the sky. This time, however, I showed up a little early, figuring I'd pay them for the bulk order and get that in the car, at least. But I found no vegetables there when I arrived: the truck had broken down, and they were working on getting it fixed and here. Best estimate of arrival time was 4... just when Shabbat was starting. I started wondering what the heck I'd do, and then realized that the distribution point is at Metro Pedal Power, so the answer was obvious: I'd have it all delivered! Whew! I gave them a check for the bulk order, a check for the bicycle delivery (thoughtfully discounted a little due to the truck eitage, though I don't see why it would be Metro Pedal's issue), and my address; I expect lots of veggies will arrive sometime after Shabbat. Not ideal, but the best I can do. (Post of actual contents to come after Shabbat.)
So, the net time spent there was actually less than it otherwise would have been, which was good, since I still had to cook the chicken.
The menu:
- challah (bought), grape juice
- spicy hummus
- mushroom-barley soup with carrots and lavender leaves
- chicken baked with cabbage, applesauce (yay for using up old canned goods, liberating glass jars!), onions, and cider vinegar
- mashed rutabagas
- roasted grape tomatoes and onions
- dilly beans
- baked honeyed apricots
I had thoughts of green salad, but suspect this is unlikely to happen, despite having a kohlrabi that would be nice in a salad. Also made: a turkey thigh baked with onions, cranberries, walnuts, bits of six-grain-and-pumpkin-seed bread, topped with a half-pint of my improv hot pepper and cranberry jam (which totally didn't gel at all, despite cranberries being pectinatious fruit, but it didn't matter for this application).
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Date: 2010-12-17 09:24 pm (UTC)Not their issue, but if they expect to be getting extra business as a result of the delay, it might be a good chance for them to build some goodwill with prospective customers -- maybe some of you will decide to use them for future pickups.
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Date: 2010-12-18 10:33 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-12-21 01:54 am (UTC)notes
Date: 2010-12-21 01:58 am (UTC)The lavender was noticeable in the background, in a way I liked, but not by Monday, when I thinned the soup and added some more veg, but not more lavender.
The chicken came out fine, despite cooking it at a higher heat than I'd otherwise choose (the cabbage didn't bake down as much, though), but I didn't add enough vinegar for it to be noticeable. And the applesauce melted into the rest of the liquid: it's worth using some fresh or dried apples next time.
The apricots would have been better with some dairy (sweetened ricotta or Greek yogurt, for instance).