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Why Should You Cook?
A Monthly Newsletter From Provisions Comfort Food and Catering
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Vol. 5:
-- Why Should YOU Cook in the year 5768?
-- Favorite Things
-- Back-to-School One-pot Jambalaya Dinner

Lisa Feinstein here, bringing you issue 5 of the Provisions newsletter. The summer has ended and the kids are going back to school. (Yay!) As the crazy carpooling, shlepping and general chaos begins, you'll need a quick, easy meal that can be made in one pot in under 30 minutes! Take that,Rachel Ray!

Some of us are now facing down the big holidays. We get to eat a lot, blow a shofar, fast for a day and then eat a lot again. Make sure you don't have anything else to atone for - let us cook for you!


Why Should YOU Cook in the year 5768?
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Rosh Hashana (Jewish New Year) begins at sundown on Monday September 29 and ends at nightfall on Wednesday October 1. Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) begins at sunset Wednesday, the 8th of October and ends on Thursday, the 9th of October at Sunset.

The High Holidays are smack in the middle of the week - so we have designed several menus to help you enjoy the Holy Days with no stress or guilt! And as a special treat, The Accidental Wine Company has recommended wines to accompany each course of the menu. Prices and menus are available upon request. Order soon as we are booking quickly!


Favorite Things
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Ok, we're not Oprah, but we have a few places that we thought you should know about. Silver Lake Farms' gardening workshops are back! - pick fresh from the garden and rush to the kitchen with glee... The organic gardening workshops they offer are about helping people grow their own food and flowers. There's something so incredibly rewarding about growing your own from seed, observing how plants transform and bear fruits before making something deliciously beautiful with them. You don't need a lot of space, nor do you have to grow everything immediately; try starting with tomatoes. They recommend experimenting with Winter crops - broccolis, cabbages, cauliflowers, lettuce. The time to start them from seed is now. How does one get started? Sign up at www.silverlakefarms.com to learn how.

Our favorite online wine shop is The Accidental Wine Company. Why?- Because accidents happen. In fact, they count on it. All the wine they sell has some history. A bottle breaks and stains others in the case. A winery overproduces or shuts down its doors. A dirty, retired or discontinued label is not as in demand at your local wine merchant or favorite neighborhood bistro. Their supply varies from day to day so the brands will change, the vintages will be current, and the quality will be high. They've just discounted the wines to amazing, unmatchable prices. Think of it as a treasure hunt without the pirates, shovels or foul-mouthed parrot.


Back-to-School One-pot Jambalaya Dinner
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All ingredients can be found at your local Trader Joe's.: 1 chopped large onion; 2 tbs olive oil; 1 1/2/ cups (12 oz) TraderJoe's Arborio Rice; 4 cups (1 carton) of Trader Joe's low sodium chicken or vegetable stock; 1 pckg Trader Joe's Authentic Spicy Chicken Chorizo Sausage (less spicy alternatives available); 1 pckg (1 pound) of Trader Joe's Uncooked Shrimp(or this may be omitted for a kosher recipe); Salt and pepper to taste; Chopped Fresh Italian parsley.

Sautee chopped onions and olive oil in a large sautee pan or iron skillet. Add Rice and stir for 2 minutes. Add heated stock and sliced chorizo sausage. Cook for 18-20 minutes. Add defrosted shrimp and cook covered for another 5 minutes on low. Salt and peeper to taste. Garnish with fresh parsley.


Want to kibbitz about school lunch ideas? Or get your order in for the special High Holiday picnic meals? I want to hear from you: info@provisionsla.com.

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