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    • Another Shabbat Cholent

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    Grains Jewish 1 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    Few potatoes, peeled and
    sliced thickly
    1 Sweet potato, ditto
    Couple of parsnips, ditto
    Couple of carrots, ditto
    1 Onion, peeled and cut in
    rings
    Couple of cloves of garlic
    minced
    Few mushrooms, cleaned and
    sliced
    1 Handful of chickpeas
    1 Handful of white kidney
    beans
    1 Handful of barley
    1 large of diced tomatoes

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Fill up with water to cover veggies. Since I wasn't using a prepared
sauce as I usually do, I threw in every dried green herb I had in the
house: oregano, thyme, rosemary, marjoram - about a tsp of each.  Mixed
well and set the crockpot going on low.  This was on Thursday night. On
Friday morning I added about a cup of  the dried Beef-Not and mixed
well. By the time we came to eat it the  Beef-Not was thoroughly cooked
and had lost all vestiges of a  soy-like taste, and the water was well
absorbed (a problem sometimes  with my cholents).  You can order
Beef-Not (and Chicken-Not and heaven knows what else)  from Dixie
Diner's Club by phoning 1-800-BEEF-NOT. I have no  affiliation with
them whatsoever. Watch out - the catalogue has  hechshers for many
products, but I found that one of them didn't have  the hechsher on the
product when I actually ordererd it 8-(.  Reposted from
rec.food.cooking.jewish newsgroup. >From: Hadass Eviatar
<eviatar@ibd.nrc.ca>  Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest Volume 98 #001 by
Jeff Freedman  <jefffree@eskimo.com> on Jan 01, 1998

    A Message from our Provider:

    “A thankful heart is one of the primary identifying characteristics of a believer. It stands in stark contrast to pride, selfishness, and worry. And it helps fortify the believer’s trust in the Lord and reliance of His provision, even in the toughest times. No matter how choppy the seas become, a believer’s heart is buoyed by constant praise and gratefulness to the Lord. #John MacArthur”

    Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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    Calories: 1405
    Calories From Fat: 353
    Total Fat: 39.9g
    Cholesterol: 58.8mg
    Sodium: 2441.9mg
    Potassium: 4640.8mg
    Carbohydrates: 205.8g
    Fiber: 46.4g
    Sugar: 19.6g
    Protein: 67.7g


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