Vegetarian Chicken Apple Sausage Cholent

From Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller.  Contributed by: Tamar Genger MA, RD

Vegetarian Chicken Apple Sausage Cholent

If you are looking for a different kind of cholent this one is for you. You can make it vegetarian as I did using veggie chicken apple sausage, but you can still keep it pretty healthy by using real chicken apple sausage. I do suggest frying the onions and sausage and even the vegetables before cooking for added flavor.

Ingredients

    4 tablespoons olive oil
    2 medium onions, sliced into half rings
    1 12 oz. package of vegetarian or regular chicken apple sausage links, cut into pieces
    2 medium potatoes, halved and sliced
    1 large carrot stalk, cut into chunks
    1 bag of Manischewitz Four Bean Mix (beans should be soaked for a few hours or overnight)
    1/2 cup barley
    1 teaspoon cumin
    1 teaspoon paprika
    1 carton Manischewitz Vegetable Broth

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Gluten-Free Butternut Squash Gnocchi

By Aviva Kanoff for The Nosher

With holiday season here, we find ourselves yet again in the kitchen preparing daily feasts for our families and friends. Whether we are cooking traditional foods or new recipes, we sometimes get lost in the idea that the more complicated the recipe, the tastier and more impressive it is. In my own cooking, I find that it’s usually the simpler recipes using fresh and seasonal produce are the most delicious and healthier to boot. Let’s put the healthy back into the new year and cook fresh, seasonal foods and this butternut squash gnocchi is healthful and delicious.

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Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah Recipes

From The Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller

Sukkot and Simchat Torah in South Africa falls at a beautiful time of the year. A time when, blossoms appear on trees, days get longer and warmer and whales can be seen in the waters off our coastline.

Sukkah competitions are held by many shuls and the various themes created are quite exciting. A few years back, we placed ‘Free Gilad Shalit’ posters, flags, and yellow ribbons on the walls of our sukkah which served as a stark reminder of our commitment to his release. You can imagine our absolute joy when he was released a year later almost to the day!

We’ve also had themes on a lighter note such as ‘Pretty in Pink’ and ‘Lanterns’, ‘Lemons and Lulavs’ as pictured in my latest book ‘Celebrating with the Kosher Butcher’s Wife‘. On that note, for meals, I try to have a different theme for each night of Sukkot – ‘Around the world in eight days’, so to speak! Whether we’re in India having Bollywood Beef and Samosasm in China with Kung Pao Chicken and rice or right at home with Bunny Chow, Breedie and Boerewors it’s creative cooking at it’s best where the cuisines of different countries makes for a fun Sukkot or Simchat Torah.

When I asked my children what Simchas Torah meant to them they responded in unison “Flags, chocolates and our ‘first L’ Chaim”. Well I asked for it, I suppose. Somehow in an ideal world I would have hoped for “our never-ending dedication to the study of Torah” or just some sort of deeper recognition of this festival. Oh, well, it is a fun holiday. Most Shuls in South Africa have Simchas Torah Dinners which everybody goes to, so here are some around the world recipes you can try during Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret or even Simchat Torah.

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Favorite Sukkot Recipes from The Kosher Channel

Sukkot Recipes and Menus: tasty, traditional, tried & true

Here are our favorite Sukkot Recipes from The Kosher Channel. It's a tempting assortment of the "Tried and True," "Back to Basics" and "Elegance with Ease" Queen in the Kitchen Collections. So I truly hope you have fun planning your Sukkos menus with me. Remember, you can always email me if you have any questions and please tune in again soon for more Torah tidbits, recipes and tips designed to bring majesty to the mundane.

You'll find Cooking for the King Challah, Mushroom Ratatouille, The Best Babaganoush, Oven Barbecue Salmon, Bean and Barley Soup, Beef Bourguignon, Tex-Mex Stuffed Peppers, and so much more.

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