To those of you who are unaware of what this challenge is: I'm going through the all time basic kosher cookbook, the one that has so many go to recipes, the Spice and Spirit of Kosher cooking aka The Purple Cookbook aka The Kitchen Bible, and correcting the only thing wrong with it. Ever since the kosher world has been publishing those cookbooks with the gorgeous mouth watering pictures, this awesome cookbook has been pushed aside to those other ones. Well, I decided, enough with second class status, I will bring this cookbook back to where it deserves to be. Hense, my Purple Cookbook Challenge was born. I'm now about to start my 3rd week of cooking and picture taking. My goal now, is to have at least 100 pictures of foods from this cookbook.
I know Fridays are long these days, but somehow, I always feel that Friday is never long enough. Regardless of that, I still took an order for 7 cookie bouquet centerpieces, for a Shabbos kiddush. Well I got back in the kitchen, to start Shabbos, at 1 PM. Food has to be ready by 5:30, so that my boys can eat, and the house could be cleaned, but I cannot control how much attention will be demanded from my baby and my other 3 boys. Instead of going through the Purple Cookbook, as I planned I was stuck doing my regular foods as no extra thought had to be put into it.
Years ago, I made from scratch matza balls, and they feel were not fluffy and good. Since my husband doesn't like Matza balls, I never attempted them again, (2 of my boys and I love them) and have just been using the mix, which comes out perfect looking all the time (anyone who knows me, would know that I never use mixes, but somehow that became how I do my matza balls)
This past Friday, I decided that was a simple enough recipe to make from the cookbook. And so I made my first perfect, fluffy matza balls. They were easy to make and tasted very similar to the mix I came to love. I don't think I'll even being using the mix again. Perfect Knaidlach (Spice and Spirit, page 140)
This is what I spent my Thursday evening and Friday morning decorating and packaging:
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