KEEPING IT KOSHER Traditional “Break-Fast” Fish
JEWISH JOKE
Prep Time: 20 Cook Time: 50 Total Time: 70 minutes Category: Fish Method: Baking Cuisine: Gluten Free Diet: Kosher Description Flavorful, melt-in-your mouth fish covered with rich sauce and aromatic sautéed vegetables. Even the picky eaters in the family couldn’t resist Bubbie & Zaide’s fish. It can make the conclusion of fasting somehow better for all of us. Ingredients 2 large onions, diced (around 3–4 cups) 3 large stalks celery, thinly sliced (around 2 cups) 3 large carrots, diced (around 2 to 2 1⁄2 cups) 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 1⁄2 lbs. white mushrooms, sliced 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 2 lbs. fish, sole, flounder, whiting or pollack, de-boned and skinless 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs (can be Gluten Free) 3 Tbsp. margarine nonstick vegetable spray 1 jar (24 to 26 oz.) pasta sauce with mushrooms Instructions: In a large skillet or wok, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, carrots and garlic. Sauté until vegetables are soft and the onions are slightly caramelized. Add the mushrooms and sauté until most of the liquid is evaporated and the mushrooms are soft. Set aside. Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick spray. Place fish in a single layer on the baking sheet. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over the fish. Dot the margarine over the fish. Broil on medium heat for 5 minutes until the margarine is melted and the breadcrumbs are slightly browned. Change the temperature of the oven to 350˚. Spoon the pasta sauce over the broiled fish. Evenly top with the sautéed vegetables. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve hot. Source: Sharon Matten (Yetta Saltzberg) – KosherEveryday.com
Army of G-d Max Goldberg was heading out of the synagogue one Yom Kippur when the rabbi – who was standing at the door shaking hands of the congregation as they were leaving – pulled him aside and whispered urgently: “Max, you need to join the Army of G d!” To which Max replied: “But rabbi, I am already in the Army of God!” “Oh really?” challenged the rabbi… “In that case, why is it that I hardly ever see you here – except maybe on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?” To which Max whispered back: “Shhh, Rabbi! …I’m in the secret service!” Source: Chabad Naples Jewish Community Center
YIDDISH WORD OF THE MONTH Greps-Vaser n. seltzer (lit. “burp water”) “All these new hipster seltzers can’t hold a candle to grandpa’s greps-vaser.” So called because seltzer’s carbonation aids digestion. The word seltzer comes from the name of a German town, Niederselters, and its naturally gassy spring water. From the German Belchwasser, which has a similar meaning.
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