I was remembering a memorable Paris Rosh Hashana(h) meal and found this closed topic here. Amy's menu was similar to the one I ate as it featured both Sephardic and Askenazi dishes (most typical of Paris, as of course is the superb quality of the ingredients available.
I'm spelling Rosh Hashana as it is spelled in French.
(I'm not Jewish, by the way). The friends in Paris are him - of Polish extraction, from Canada and her - Moroccan, either born there or arrived very small in France. She keeps kosher, he doesn't otherwise.
I'd like a kugel recipe if anyone has an interesting one. It can be dairy but I'd prefer there be no sugar, or very little - but other ingredients that add sweetness such as onions or fruit are ok.
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2 large onions, diced (to make 2 cups) 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 pound cream cheese 12 ounce package egg noodles 1 cup golden raisins 1 cube chicken bouillon 1 pound (pint) cottage cheese 1 pint sour cream 6 eggs Salt and pepper 1 tablespoon butter or butter substitute
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a pan, saute the onions in oil until browned and caramelized. Put the cream cheese in a large bowl and pour the hot onions over to melt. In the meantime, in a large pot of boiling water, cook the noodles until done. Drain and add to the mixing bowl. Stir in the raisins, bouillon then the cottage cheese and sour cream. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with a fork. Mix into the noodles. Season with salt and pepper. Lightly oil a casserole and add the mixture. Dot the top with the butter. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
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Lagatta, not sure where you will be making this kugel, or for whom. But if you are making this for your friend who keeps kosher, and want to avoid mixing meat in with the dairy, it is easy enough to find "chicken" broth that has never even been close to one.
I have a recipe for a savory broccoli or spinach kugel that is parve (neutral, so can be served with dairy or meat). It tastes great, but the downside is some processed/high sodium ingredients. There's also Jerusalem kugel, which is also parve but pretty sweet.
Ronnie's Broccoli Kugel 8 oz wide egg noodles 4 eggs 1 cup Coffee Rich (get in the freezer section, it's a dairy substitute) 1 envelope onion soup mix 1/8 lb margarine, melted 10 oz package frozen chopped broccoli (or spinach), thawed and well drained
Use a 9 x 12 pan.
Cook noodles and drain. Mix eggs, soup mix, Coffee Rich and spinach or broccoli. Add noodles and margarine. Bake at 350 degrees F for 55 minutes.
NOTE: if you double recipe, do not double soup mix or it'll be too salty. Can be made ahead of time and freezes very well.
If one does not want to use onion soup mix, dehydrated onion flakes would provide a similar flavour kick.
I buy something better than Coffee Rich in Europe - it is called Alpro Soya Cuisine (several other names) and is a cooking "cream" made from soya; it comes in little 250ml tetrapaks, and can be bought in natural food shops and some supermarkets. There is a certified organic version. Alas for those who keep kosher, I have never seen a kosher-certified version, alas because there is absolutely nothing in it that would contravene such laws. Perhaps someday.
Marian, my friend who is strictly kosher lives in Paris, in the 19th arrondissement near Buttes-Chaumont; moreover I wouldn't take her anything I'd make in my kitchen. Most of my friends here - whether nominally Jewish, Christian, Muslim or what have you - are fairly heathen. I mentioned the friends in Paris because of the lovely dinner there, that was similar to Amy's.
I have used chickenless chicken stock, though, for a vegetarian...
Yes, Amy, I've seen the recipe for Jerusalem Kugel - looks lovely, but does contain quite a bit of caramelised sugar.
But I don't want my request to limit what people post in this thread - it can be anything, sweet or savoury, and certainly not necessarily kugel recipes!
Posts: 868 | Location: Montréal | Registered: 29 January 2006
Amy, I had a good laugh when I saw that Broccoli Kugel recipe. Not because it's not any good - it's too good, actually. When we first got married, I had that same recipe, and I must have made that kugel 5 times a week. Well, after the first month, my husband, Stu, officially banned it from my repertoire! I guessed I was thinking it was something he liked and I went with it, but I found out you can also have too much of a good thing.
Come to think of it, it's been quite a few years since I've made that! Think I'll put it back on the menu soon!
We're having Rosh Hashanna here this year, but very small crowd (7). Here's the menu:
Raisin Challah Apples w/honey Mushroom-barley soup (sister is making) Mock chopped liver (better than the real thing, with no cholesterol) Chicken Marabella (Silver Palate - luv it) Israeli Salad (modified from the Enchanted Broccoli Forest) Some kind of kugel - probably savory Home-made Honey Cake (world's best) Bubbie's Apple Cake (ditto) Mandelbrot (like biscotti)
Last night I made 10 pounds of brisket, two apple pies, an amaretti-chocolate cheesecake, and stuffed the dates for the fish. Right now my soup is defrosting, and then I need to finish it and make matzoh balls.
Whole fish stuffed with stuffed dates Apricot Chicken Sauteed zucchini and carrot shreds roasted potatoes salad
chocolate torte (made by someone else, thank goodness!)
Tomorrow night16 people) Chicken soup with Matzoh Balls challah-apples-honey-pomegranate
Brisket with Sundried Tomatoes Spinach Kugel Roasted Butternut Squash (someone from SlowTrav's recipe!) Broccoli with garlic and pine nuts Roasted tomatoes topped with Pesto
Apple Pies Amaretti-chocolate cheesecake Fruit tart
Chopped Liver (would love that mock recipe) Split pea soup Honey Glazed Chicken Braised beef w/ Sun-dried tomatoes Barley w/ caramelized onions and mushrooms mashed potatoes health salad (from the deli) Green Bean and Tomato Salad Plain Challah Raisin Challah (we have a contingent that does't like cooked raisins )
For dessert, Apple Pie Pecan Pie Brownies Fresh Fruit
I'm still stuffed but will go eat some oatmeal to get me through services.
Originally posted by Kim: Chopped Liver (would love that mock recipe)
Kim, here it is:
Terry's Mock Chopped Liver
1 16oz can LeSeur tiny peas, drained 3 medium onions 3/4 C walnuts 4 hard boiled eggs salt/pepper to taste
Saute onions til carmelized. In food processor, combine everything til desired consistency and taste
Kim, this tastes as good as the real thing, without all the nastiness that liver delivers. If you really wanted to make this cholesterol-free, you could just use the hard-boiled egg whites and it will still come out fine.
I get endless compliments on this one, and it's almost a no-brainer.
Topic Closed
I guessed I was thinking it was something he liked and I went with it, but I found out you can also have too much of a good thing.
16 people)
Tonight it's at my aunt's house.
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