This Shabbos

[lethargic_man]

So, the second shortest Shabbos of the year, I throw a lunch for seven, meaning I had to leave work even earlier (1.46) than the time of year requires. Plus I'd got a meal at R. Jonathan Wittenberg's on Friday night, which required preparing a dish for. And whoever was down to take Maariv at Assif on Friday night didn't turn up, so I ended up taking that service; and I took Shacharis on Shabbos morning, and turned down an request to gabbai, on the grounds that I wanted to sit down (but ended up getting up anyway and bringing in more chairs, as the Drawing Room was full: we had over sixty people today!)

And then came home and fed people pumpkin soup, and fish roll along with vegetabubbles, and apple crumble,^* followed by a bit of Kabbala study.^†

* First time I tried this recipe. Good job it worked out! :o)

† Not really. I actually fed people Zohar chocolates. :o)

I think I've quite outdone myself. Not to mention doing myself in.

Next up for tonight: start learning my next piece of leyning.

Meanwhile, Limmud session planning: currently done (for shortlist values of "done") from Friday up to 12:50 on the Sunday...

Comments

[snjstar.livejournal.com]

Glad your meal went well!

[lethargic-man.livejournal.com]

Pumpkin soup sounds delicious, do you have a recipe?

The recipe my friend Tracy (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=634421079&hiq=tracy%2Cwilkinson) gave me nine years ago, with additions by myself in square brackets, goes:

Get a pot. Slice some [2] onions and [2] carrots and [1 stick of] celery and fry them in the bottom. Then cut the pumpkin [half an approx. 7~ pumpkin] up and remove the skin. (If you find an easy way of doing this let me know). [Answer: use a vegetable peeler!] By this time the onion should be clear so add the pumpkin, 6 cups of vegetable stock (one teaspoon or one cube dissolved in one cup of water makes one cup of vegetable stock) and 5 cloves. Cover and simmer at least until the pumpkin is tender (more won't hurt it). Remove the cloves, puree soup in a blender, and simmer again. When you're ready to serve stir in 1/2 cup whipping cream and 2 tbsp honey, and season with salt and pepper.

Any of the above ingredients can be ommitted except the pumpkin, the stock and the onion. There are heaps of other recipes for pumpkin soup, that one is just my favourite.

[Serves ten]

What is a "fish roll"?

Pastry roll containing cooked gadoid [cod-family] fish, onion, mushrooms &c, bound together with cornflour.