This Week's Shabbos Line-Up

Read on for the best Matza ball recipe, awesome and gourmet lemon bars and intriguing cabbage salad. I also made a terrific chicken from the Kosher Palate - not posting the full recipe here but I do encourage everyone to check that book out - it really is great.

Amazing, Fluffy and Savory Matzah Balls

(from www.myjewishlearning.com) - I omitted the cayenne pepper, because who actually keeps that around? They were still terrific. I think the chicken soup mix is key for added flavor. These are light without including seltzer, which seems to be everyone's go-to for fluffy matza balls, but I don't like using it. First of all, we never have seltzer, and secondly, it's not so effective. I've used seltzer and my matza balls have still been stinkers.

Intriguing Cabbage Salad (adapted from this recipe at www.grouprecipes.com.)

1/2 pkg. coleslaw mix
1/4 pkg red cabbage mix (you can use any combo of cabbage you want, just make sure it's a combo and you have some grated carrot in there)
1/2 c. red wine vinegar
1/4 c. vegetable oil
2-3 tsp. honey
Sesame seeds for garnish

Mix all ingredients together and sprinkle liberally with sesame seeds. If not serving immediately, mix dressing in bottom of container and layer cabbage on top. This will keep it from getting soggy or overly vinegary.

Amazing Lemon Bars - on second thought, I am not going to post the recipe as it is really secret (as they state in their cookbook), and subject to copyright laws, but you can buy it here. It's from The Dairy Gourmet and it is succulent and attractive, with a perfect measure of sweetness and tart lemon flavor. Serve with sliced strawberries for a pretty presentation.

I also experimented with this couscous recipe, but it was pretty terrible. Interesting, and was noticed and commented on by guests, but really did not taste good.