Shabbos · Meat
Can You Freeze Cholent? How to Store, Freeze, and Reheat Leftover Cholent
Yes, cholent freezes well. How to cool and freeze leftover cholent safely, what to take out first, and how to reheat it on the stove, in the oven, or microwave.
Make-ahead Shabbos recipes
Friday night and Shabbos day food you can start Thursday: sheet-pan mains, kugels, cholent, challah dough, and cold Shabbos lunches. Each one labeled.
Shabbos · Pareve
Make-Ahead Matzo Balls: How to Freeze Them and Reheat Them in Soup
Fluffy pareve matzo balls you can cook weeks ahead. How to freeze them cooked or raw, and how to reheat them straight from frozen in Shabbos or Yom Tov soup.
Shabbos · Mixed menu (no meat and dairy together)
Cold Shabbos Lunch Ideas: A No-Heat Menu You Finish by Friday Morning
A complete cold Shabbos lunch menu that needs no warming, with a make-ahead sesame noodle salad, a meat or pareve version, and food-safety basics. Meat or pareve.
Shabbos · Pareve
Make-Ahead Challah: Overnight Fridge Dough and How to Freeze Challah
Mix challah dough Thursday night, let it rise slowly in the fridge, and braid and bake Friday. Plus how to freeze challah baked or unbaked. Pareve.
Shabbos · Meat
Lemon Za'atar Shabbat Chicken Thighs (One Sheet Pan, Marinated Thursday)
Bone-in chicken thighs marinated Thursday in lemon, garlic, and za'atar, then roasted on one sheet pan Friday. They stay juicy when kept warm. Meat.
Shabbos · Meat
Make-Ahead Shabbat Dinner: A Full Friday Night Menu With About 60 Minutes of Hands-On Work
A complete make-ahead Shabbat dinner menu with a Thursday and Friday timeline, so the hands-on work adds up to about an hour. Meat menu with pareve sides.
Shabbos · Pareve
Make-Ahead Potato Kugel You Can Freeze (and How to Reheat It Crispy)
A classic 9x13 potato kugel built for making ahead: how to bake it, refrigerate it for 3 days, freeze it for 3 months, and reheat it so the top crisps again. Pareve.
Shabbos · Meat
Overnight Crock Pot Cholent: Beef, Beans, Barley, and Potatoes
A classic overnight slow cooker cholent with beef, beans, barley, and potatoes, plus how long to cook it, how much water to add, and how to freeze leftovers. Meat.
Shabbos · Pareve
Sweet Pareve Noodle Kugel (Lokshen Kugel) That Freezes Well
A sweet, cinnamon-scented pareve noodle kugel with a cornflake topping. Assemble it Thursday, bake it Friday, or freeze it baked for up to 3 months. Pareve.