Beef Stew

Now that it is fall cooking is more of a production. Meals need to be hot to warm your family up after a long day in the cold. However, because you spend you day working and taking care of your family you may not always be in the mood to cook a large hot meal. Fortunately, a simple Jewish meal prepared with love can be just as satisfying as a gourmet meal that took hours to prepare.

The Main Course

Beef Stew

When planning a simple meal you will want to start with the main course. Since you want to simplify the cooking process you will want to create a single dish that has all the food groups in its ingredients. Stews and casseroles are two dishes that help you to create well rounded meals in a single pot or dish.

Jewish cuisine is filled with traditional Jewish recipes for great casseroles, especially noodle casseroles. Noodle casseroles are easy to prepare, as they are what I like to call a dump and cook recipe. All you do is dump the ingredients into a casserole and pop it in the oven to cook. A basic noodle casserole, that is intended to be served as a main dish, will contain noodles, vegetables, a dairy base and some form of meat. For example, if you want to make a tuna noodle casserole you will need noodles, a can of tuna, cheese, milk, a bag of mixed vegetables and a basic rue made from butter and flour.

Another easy to make one pot meal is a stew. Stews work well for working Jewish parents as they can be started in a crock pot in the morning and left to cook safely in the crockpot through the day, and by the time that you get home form work/school, the stew is ready. To prepare a stew you will need brother (chicken, vegetable or beef), meat and vegetables. You will want to skin and cube your vegetables in large enough pieces so that they survive the long cooking time. If you have young children, you can cut down the vegetables when they are served to make them easier for them to eat.

Dessert

For an easy dessert there are several options that you can go with. You can prepare a cake mix and top it with berries or warmed fruit preserves, or you can simply serve a baked apple. Baked apples are a great and inexpensive dessert to make. All you have to do is to core your favorite type of apple, place it in a cake pan filled with about a half inch of water, sprinkle the apples with a tablespoon of sugar and a tablespoon of cinnamon and bake at 350 degrees until soft. When you serve the apply sprinkle with a little more sugar and cinnamon.

A Simple Jewish Meal

Enjoy new Jewish recipes this week!

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