nine days menu

For the Nine Days, It’s Back to the Kid-Pleasing Basics

Our no-fuss nine days menus aren’t about indulgent dairy dishes. We’re simply serving the basic, easy things our families love.

We don’t like calling this list a “Nine Days Menu.” It’s not a Yom Tov, it’s not a simcha. We don’t want to forget the meaning of the week by indulging in our favorite dairy foods or fussing over gourmet dairy dishes. Rather, we’re going with the simple meals that please our families.

There’s something interesting to note on these “menus.” Each of us wrote our menu separately…and notice how we’re mostly cooking the same things? Sure, some families might be less picky than others, but it doesn’t really matter that there’s a few cookbook authors among us…when it comes down to it, most of us stick to the basic family favorites that we know will go over well. So, there’s no need to get overwhelmed if you haven’t put a new recipe on the menu!

Can you guess which menu belongs to who?

Menu no. One

Menu no. Two

Menu no. Three

  • Vegetable Soup
    Pasta with Homemade Sauce
    Green Salad
    Milkshakes
  • Falafel Night (served bar style so nobody cries that there’s a tomato in their pouch. You know what I’m saying.)
    Falafel balls, Israeli salad, Pitas, Techina, Chummus and Fries
    [view our falafel here and falafel plate here]
  • Poke Bowl (and Seared Tuna for those who don’t like the raw fish.)
    [view our poke bowl here]
  • French Onion Soup with fresh baguettes
    Moroccan Turbot
    a light salad
    [view our moroccan fish here]
  • Peperonata or fettuccine Alfredo
    (basically one pasta two toppings)
    [view our peperonata pasta here]
  • Store-Bought Pizza

Menu no. Four

  • Pizza store
  • Techina Salmon
    (warm) Pita, Laffa
    Falafel Plate
    [view our falafel plate here]
  • Mini Pizzas
    Caesar Salad
  • No Pot Ziti
    Sea Bass
    Beet and Goat Cheese Salad
    [view our no pot ziti here and pasta recipes here]
  • French Onion Soup
    Panini Sandwiches
  •  Rice Cakes and Melted Cheese
    Apples
    Muffins

Break Fast Ideas

  • Orange Juice and/or Coffee
  • Cinnamon Buns
  • Muffins
  • Omelets
  • String Cheese
  • WW Baby Pizza
  • Vegetable Soup
  • Calzones
  • Sambousak
  • Israeli Salad
  • Avocado Salad

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5 responses to “For the Nine Days, It’s Back to the Kid-Pleasing Basics”

  1. Shevy Avatar
    Shevy

    Look at that! Mental telepathy! Just when I sit down to make my menu for the week, I get a notification from between carpools with my menu already done for me.
    Thank you!

  2. Suri Avatar
    Suri

    1. Esti
    2. Leah
    3. Renee
    4. Victoria

    How did I score??? ????

  3. Pessy Avatar
    Pessy

    How about some ideas for pre-fast shalosh seudos meal?

    1. Ms Avatar
      Ms

      This!!!

  4. m Avatar
    m

    how about garlic butter baguettes take a baguette can do any kind make criss cross cuts not all the way fill with ur favorite fillings think garlic butter mozzarella cheese broccoli cheese mushroom cheese wrap in foil and put in oven or betty Crocker until cheese melts

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