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Mama Miche’s Magic Kitchen
Makes Your Kitchen MAGIC!

Welcome to my recipe collection. Here you will find my delicious dishes, both new and old. I will also share my take on some essential kitchen standards. All of these are designed to be simple and prepared quickly (though some recipes can take a long time to actually cook). I hope you enjoy them.

Meals In a Minute, Holiday Meals, family recipes, Traditional Recipes Michelle Lehman Meals In a Minute, Holiday Meals, family recipes, Traditional Recipes Michelle Lehman

Lamb Shanks

This is Mama Miche, and today in my magic kitchen: Lamb shanks

There are certain foods that will forever evoke memories. Everyone has them. Just the smell can take you back to another place in time. Lamb, any cut, takes me to my Momster's kitchen and makes me think of her. She made a great leg of lamb and Shepherd's Pie with the leftovers. Her lamb chops were perfection. But her lamb shanks were the best I've ever had.

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Meals In a Minute, Fall Recipes, Holiday Meals, Traditional Recipes Michelle Lehman Meals In a Minute, Fall Recipes, Holiday Meals, Traditional Recipes Michelle Lehman

Roast Beast & Vegetables

This is Mama Miche today in my magic kitchen: Roast Beast (Grinchy shout-out)

I am a sucker for Christmas movies. The classics that I grew up watching with my Momster are my favorites to watch with my family, and honestly, the season isn't quite right if I don't see ALL my favorites. Every version of Dickens, "A Christmas Carol" from Mr. Magoo to "Scrooged," "It's a Wonderful Life," "Miracle on 34th Street," and every single Rankin/Bass animated movie and Charlie Brown...obviously I could go on and on.

My question is about the characters like Scrooge and the Grinch. Through the course of their individual stories, their characters transform to be the epitome of the spirit of Christmas, and yet, if you call somebody Scrooge or Grinch, it is implied that this is pre-transformation. Why?

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Meals In a Minute, Fall Recipes, Holiday Meals, Traditional Recipes Michelle Lehman Meals In a Minute, Fall Recipes, Holiday Meals, Traditional Recipes Michelle Lehman

Potato Latkes

Potato latkes. Where do I begin to tell the story of how great a food can be? Latkĕs or latkēs, through the years, have sparked controversy. And more than one controversy beginning with the pronunciation. Do you say Latka, or latke? Is it CHanukkah or Hanukkah? Oy! so much to unpack. As most people know, during the festival of lights, Hanukkah, Jewish people eat a lot of food that is cooked in oil, one of the most delicious being latkes. We eat food cooked in oil because of the miracle of the oil lasting eight crazy nights when there was only enough for one night.

You have probably heard me say before the way to sum up any Jewish holiday is: we fought, we won, let's eat! And just about every Jewish holiday has particular foods associated with them. Matzah and Passover. Apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah, Sufiganot (donuts) and latkes for Hanukkah.

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