i'm so excited to share with you my complete shabbat prep routine
including so many of my tips and tricks to make shabbat preparations
as smooth as possible as a full-time working mom with three small kiddos all the recipes
of course will be in the description box below and don't forget to subscribe if you like this
kind of content all about simplifying the jewish life so let's jump into it
when i come home from work my first step will be to preheat the oven at 350 degrees fahrenheit
as everything will bake at that temperature and if you want to see my complete process on
how i do my meal plan i will have the link in the description box below and the link
above then i will start our i robot or roomba for it to vacuum the house while i'm cooking
for this week's recipe i will take chicken drumsticks and you might recognize this chicken as
part as our costco haul and i will place them on a paper towel and dry them thoroughly on both sides
i only touch the chicken with one hand and keep the other chicken free to be able to touch the
spices and faucets i spiced them with some crushed black pepper salt and garlic powder
and as you can see i'm having a bit of trouble with my spices so i bought new spice containers
to redo my spice cabinets so i cannot wait to share that with you and once that i have coated
air the front part of the drumsticks i will flip them and make sure that every side of the
drumstick is coated with the spice mixture then i will cover it firmly with some aluminum foil
and put it aside until i'm ready to bake it i will start the vegetable preparation with the beets
i use this scrub daddy and i love it so much i washed out the earth and possible gunk off
the beef and i didn't see at the store that this beef had a hole in it so i will remove it to make
sure it's not an entry point for a warm and then i will simply roll it in aluminum foil making sure
that both ends are fully and firmly closed and i will repeat the process for the three beads
i place them in a baking dish and i will put them aside until i'm ready to bake them i'm going to
make so many different things with chickpeas and usually i use canned chickpeas but today i didn't
have any on hand so i soaked some chickpeas overnight and i'm gonna check them for bugs
and when i find one like this with a dark spot on it i'm gonna put it aside because it can be a sign
that there's insects in it and then i continue of course the process to take some in my hand
then afterwards i'm going to flip them on the other hand and then do you see on one side
there was no black spot but here we can see the black spot so i'm gonna put again this chickpea
on the side and i will continue this process for the entirety of the batch of chickpeas i'm gonna
put the verified chickpeas in a bowl filled with water and i'm gonna rub them one against the other
to remove the outer layer of the chickpeas you know the one that
creates some issues for us maybe not you i don't know and then i'm going to rinse the chickpeas
thoroughly and put them in a pot i'm gonna put some very basic chicken powder
some water to cover them fully put a lid on it and put it aside until i'm ready to cook them
i prepare my garlic coffee it is my favorite moment to let out all my anger so i smash the
garlic head and like magic the garlic cloves come out peeled with little effort if the end
of a garlic clove has a brown spot or maybe has a sprout growing in it i will simply remove them
i will put all the garlic cloves in a small pot i will put some pepper thyme as well as salt cover
it with olive oil and put it aside until i'm ready to cook it the next step is my miracle batter that
works to do everything so in a bowl i will put six eggs that of course i checked to make sure
that there's no blood spot in the egg then i'm gonna put with the eggs some sugar and i'm gonna
mix them together until they become frothy which takes about one to two minutes on a low speed then
i'm going to add alternatively some flour and then i'm going to mix it thoroughly and of course i'm
going to go and get the flour on the side of the bowl then i'm going to put oil and then i'm going
to repeat the process until i have exhausted all the flour and the oil and i have a thick batter
then i will add some vanilla sugar one tablespoon and one teaspoon of baking powder i mix everything
until it forms a beautiful thick batter i will use 2 3 of the mix to make the cupcake slash
muffin and i got this new dough dispenser from the dollar store so i wanted to try it
but shortly after starting pouring it i realized that i would be here until tomorrow if i use it
so i went to plan b and i pour the mix to the top and here's a hot tip to make a marble anything
i use a bit of chocolate syrup and then i'm gonna make design on top whether it's circles or zigzag
whatever your heart content and i'm gonna take simply a coffee stick and i will swirl it around
to create that beautiful marble design i will add some chocolate chips because seriously who
doesn't like chocolate chips i will put them in the oven with the chicken as well as the beets
and i will come and check in on the muffins in about 20 minutes i will start cooking as well
the garlic coffee which is going to be amazing on low heat for about 45 minutes as well as a
low heat for the chickpeas so everything should be ready about the same time i will cook onions
until they are beautiful and golden and while they are cooking i'm going to prepare the waffle dough
simply by adding a cup of water to the beautiful batter that we have used already for the cupcakes
i mix it until fully combined and then i'm going to be able to add it to our waffle maker
this is from starfrit it's under 20 bucks it's so amazing within a few minutes you have perfect
waffles and while it's cooking i am going to add a bit of mushrooms to our onions but i wanted to
show you something so when we went to walmart and we bought the mushrooms i was explaining to you
that the skirt of the mushroom if it is fully against the stem then it's going to just need a
small wash and a dry like this mushroom but if it is open like this one then the insects will go in
and to verify it it's a whole new ball game once that i have sliced the mushrooms i will mix it
with the onions and i will start the preparation for my second waffle but look at this one
it's so beautiful and here's a preview of what we're gonna do with it on shabbat
i add some more batter to the waffle maker and then i will let it cook i will go back
to my mushrooms they are ready so quickly i add some clean and verified green beans cover it
on very low heat and while it is cooking i'm going to start my roomba to clean the kitchen or vacuum
the kitchen during that time i'm going to start my full cleaning of the house i dust again from
top to bottom this is a new duster can i say i hate it oh my god i usually use the swiffer but
for whatever reason i didn't find any so now i'm of course dusting the frames everywhere around
the house and one of the things that you have recommended me is a cloth i love them i simply add
water to the glass cloth and then i wipe it down with the general cloth and it's like magic
seriously by this time i'm going to check in on the muffin slash cupcakes and the way i check
it is simply to insert a blade inside the cupcake and if there's nothing it's good so it's ready i'm
super happy and at the same time i check the green beans and they are ready too i continue cleaning
with the bathroom i start again from top to bottom i repeat the e-cloth gym and it's so amazing i'm
trying this new product that crystal one of you recommended me after hearing that i was looking
for a good substitute for my cleaning product i have to admit that this cleaning product is doing
like an amazing job it has a very light scent but look at this like it's amazing beautiful
i continue washing the bathroom by removing everything from the bathtub
and then i'm gonna wash the beautiful shower head usually there's always kind of residue when i wash
with the other product that you use to wash but this one seriously no streak no nothing
it's really a very good product so thank you crystal for that
i also washed my second shower head and again no residue nothing washing the handle was like so
easy and it foams beautifully the spout as well everything was so shiny and i continue of course
washing my bathroom by washing the walls of the of the bathroom as well as the bathtub
i rinse everything and put back the mat as well as the inner mat inside the bathtub
and if you want to see a full routine of a deep clean please let me know i would love to share it
with you the final item on my list is the dreaded toilet and i remove and wash the seat thoroughly
i use paper towel to wash all parts of the toilet maybe i could save a tree and use the washcloths
or something but i can't i can't do it i can maybe it's just me what do you use to clean the toilet
and to be honest i still have a hard time to clean the toilet for i think obvious reasons
i usually try to think happy thoughts when i'm cleaning not to think about what i'm cleaning and
once the toilet is done i wash my hands thoroughly and i go back in the kitchen i just take out
the beautiful beets and i test them to make sure that they are ready you see that the knife
inserts beautifully so it's ready for sure and the chicken as well is partially cooked i'm going to
start with the glaze so i use some jam here i have pear jam but you can use apricot jam as well and i
use teriyaki sauce i add some corn starch but you can add potato starch and some brown sugar i mix
everything together and when i have these little lumps like this i smush them against the side of
the bowl and then i'm gonna add the glaze on top of the drumsticks and to be honest like i do not
leave any part of the chicken uncovered with that glaze on the country like i smother the drumsticks
in the glaze and i put it back uncovered in the oven and bake it another 45 minutes
the garlic coffee should be ready as well and the way to check it is of course to see that the
garlic cloves are nice and golden but when you put a knife through it it pierced them very nicely so
again it is fully ready which is amazing the water from the chickpeas is completely evaporated so it
tells us that it's ready and you can see that it's still firm and i will separate the chickpeas in
two half will put in a small cooking pot with some chicken powder some sumac and some parsley and oil
i will mix everything together and store it as is in the fridge i will add a bit of water before
shabbat and put it on the hot plate to make a beautiful side dish to the fish
the other half of the chickpeas i will do my super easy hummus i add two cloves of crushed
garlic salt tehina and olive oil i mix everything together and i share this magic tip in my hummus
video but i have to share it again i add ice cubes instead of water it gives the creamiest texture
ever to our famous i will pipe it and store it directly in a glass container top with tapas mix
and extra chickpeas i simply rinse the food processor and i'm going to make some celery root
salad of course i am going to grate the celery and when i try to put the celery in the container
me filming one hand pouring the other hand it's a complete fail for the dressing i'm gonna put some
mayo vinegar salt pepper as well as parsley mix everything and i'm gonna store it in a different
container this way the celery root salad stay nice and crunchy i will repeat the same process and do
some grated carrots and for the dressing that i'm gonna use for the beets as well
is going to be some vinegar some olive oil salt pepper garlic and parsley during our last walmart
haul i found some israeli couscous and in another store afterwards i found some gluten free version
so i thought it would be nice as a side dish for shabbat as well as a salad when i use it cold so
the way i'm going to do it is that i'm going to roast simply the couscous until it browns like
this and then i'm going to add the water yes it was like super hot and i will simply cover it and
let it simmer on very low for about five minutes checking on it very often while it's cooking i'm
going to prepare our fish for shabbat i will put in a pan some oil as well as garlic and add some
fake shrimps i really like them i don't know if it tastes like regular shrimps i don't know
but they taste delicious and i'm going to simply fry them lightly so once that is cooked for about
one to two minutes i will flip them and the way i'm going to serve it is going to be in melted
vegan butter with garlic it's simply delicious by the time the shrimps are cooked so is the couscous
i'm going to serve it warm as a side dish with the chicken and also cold at lunch for shabbat with
some chickpeas and tomatoes after a quick bite with the hubby and the kiddos i am trying for the
first time this stainless steel polish that you recommended to me they say to apply the product
following the grain of the stainless steel and then flip the cloth and polish the appliance to be
honest i'm not super impressed what do you think maybe it's just me but to make sure i will try it
on my dishwasher and i do the same thing i follow the grain of the stainless steel i think it did
a better job on the dishwasher but i still find that i see these watermarks and if you know how
to remove these watermarks i had them for weeks and weeks please let me know really i need help
i will do dishes and to be honest this scrub daddy sponges are so amazing they are soft
when i put them in hot water but they stay firm when i keep them in cold water they really clean
beautifully and i continue the dishes i don't have a lot of them because i clean as i go this
is really something i hold by when i'm spending a lot of time in the kitchen otherwise i would
spend like an hour doing the dishes i will of course do a deep clean of my kitchen and i go
underneath even the knobs of my faucet to make sure i get all the gunk everywhere because there's
always gunk i also clean this part thoroughly because there's even gunk in that little line
and i finish everything off with the polishing cloth to make the sink beautiful and shiny again
everything had time to cool down so i'm gonna pack away everything this will be stored as is in the
fridge and for the beads i am going to store them in a glass container for them to be nice
and firm and i will prepare the salad just before eating the meals on shabbat and for our muffins
cupcakes i will store them directly in the muffin pan this way it avoids for them to be all smushed
after washing the counters i'm going to finish off everything by cleaning the floors i love this new
product it smells so yum and i use of course my spin mop you've seen it so many times you know
that for me by far it is the best mop to clean the floors and i love how it grabs everything
and the floor is just shiny once that i'm done with that the chicken is ready and look at this
the browning from the brown sugar is so beautiful i will check the temperature to make sure that it
is fully cooked and ooh 210 perfect it's supposed to be above 180 190 i cover it immediately with
aluminum foil and i will put it aside until it is completely cooled before storing it away
i can see the light at the end of the tunnel when i'm cleaning the kitchen floors i'm going to do
a quick overview and yes i will leave the dishes air dry overnight and i will also leave the chairs
up because this way if i need to sweep anything tomorrow uh they're already up so that's uh
that's saved after all this hard work here is my favorite part of the shabbat preparation
the reward i don't know about you but the last year and a half has not been kind to
me i gained so much weight so now instead of treating myself with something yummy
i will treat myself with a face mask i'm a bit of a hoarder so i buy them really in large quantity
and every thursday i will go through the pile and i will take the one that inspires me and tonight
the lucky winner is the black and gold mask after a long hot shower i will take out my favorite pj
put on my mask use the jade roller and we're gonna call it a night after a good night's sleep i will
be ready to start fresh tomorrow for my friday routine and if you did not see my friday routine
of course i would encourage you to see it next thank you for being here it means the world to me
and know that in my book you are the real deal and i wouldn't be here without you
and since you are here until the end i would encourage you to write in the comments i love
shabbat prep so i know i was not alone if nobody told you today know that you are loved and you are
enough just the way you are until next time stay safe stay blessed and don't forget to frum it up