Ive done nothing

Posted: Thu, Oct 01 2009, 5:46 pm Post subject: Ive done nothing

Its almost 5 pm and I have hardly done a thing for yontif. were having guests and family sleep and eat here and ive only taken care of the fish! my sleeping schedule has ben totally off for the past 2 weeks, I went to sleep at 5 am and woke up at 1 pm!
there is just sooo much to do...I dont kno how its going to get done.
I've also got a really bad stomachache and feel sick!
I wonder what would happen if I had nothing done for yontif when my guests get here tomorrow.

Gold Member Joined: Jan 01 2007 Posts: 2430

well I am often not home last minute (I am a doula) so I know the tricks of getting YT done pronto.
friday night:
buy premade salads and jarred gefilte fish.
make soup (that isnt hard)
throw chicken/meat in with a ton of carrots/onions sweet pots regular potatoes in a cooking bag, add some BBQ sauce - yummy
make cous cous - very easy

dessert - make brownies or buy cake, or get guests to bring somehting

lunch: chollent and cold cuts and mabe premade shnitzel....voila - takes maybe 2 hours - probably less Smile

Posted: Thu, Oct 01 2009, 5:54 pm Post subject: re: Ive done nothing

you can always cook for the sunday meal on sunday morning. don't stress, make simple recipes without too many steps. send dh out for some ready made kugels and soup if you are really desperate.

include lots of salads that you can make on shabbos/yom tov.

I usually have a dream the night before yt that it is 10 minutes to candlelighting and nothing is done.

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Posted: Thu, Oct 01 2009, 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: re: Ive done nothing

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Posted: Thu, Oct 01 2009, 7:52 pm Post subject: re: Ive done nothing

clarivka, do you have a blender? this is a quick and easy potato kugel recipe-- makes two kugels.

2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 onion
5 potatoes
salt
pepper

put all ingredients in blender, liquid first. blend. pour into two kugel pans. bake at 350 for 1.5 hours or until toothpick comes out clean.

you'll get compliments on this, and it only takes a few minutes. and the potatoes won't go grey, so it looks more appetizing than some other really yummy potato kugels.

Posted: Thu, Oct 01 2009, 7:58 pm Post subject: re: Ive done nothing

I forgot to mention that the onion should be quartered and the potatoes should be sliced into large chunks. smaller chunks if your blender is a piece of junk (like mine).

Posted: Thu, Oct 01 2009, 8:19 pm Post subject:

thanks mummiedearerst, I have the same recipe. I find it so much easier to cut up potatoes, sprinkle olive oil on and onion soup mix and bake. theyre sooo good.

Posted: Thu, Oct 01 2009, 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: re: Ive done nothing

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Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48159

well-begun is half-done

as long as you know what you're cooking, and how much, you'll be fine.

Posted: Thu, Oct 01 2009, 10:00 pm Post subject: re: Ive done nothing

just get started. You can do it. I was so exhausted after getting home at 4 after running around with the kids all day that I was sure I would never get done what I needed to get done today. Then, I pushed a little bit, and said well, let me at least get the challah started and once I got going, I got challah done, my mushroom/barley soup done, brownies baked and fish baked. I also decided that I didn't need to make an extra cake. Now I'm exhausted, but at least I feel slightly accomplished. I just hope it stops thundering so my kids will actually sleep.

Posted: Thu, Oct 01 2009, 10:23 pm Post subject:

I started and im doing well. ive got 9 things to do before I go to sleep.

Posted: Thu, Oct 01 2009, 10:27 pm Post subject: Re: re: Ive done nothing

Posted: Thu, Oct 01 2009, 10:36 pm Post subject:

ra mom you have to cut the potatoes really small so that they will blend

Gold Member Joined: Jul 10 2005 Posts: 2115

I make kugel in a blender but dont kid yourself...A food processor is alot better!

Posted: Thu, Oct 01 2009, 10:42 pm Post subject: re: Ive done nothing

Okay ladies... thanks for the heads up!

Platinum Member Joined: Aug 01 2005 Posts: 16957

what's so hard about taking out a food processor.

also, my ratio is 1 egg per potato, and I bake it at 400 for 2 hours.
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