Illustration by Lea Kron
Yosef and Shlomo Helfgott,
12 and 10
Yeshiva Darchei Torah
8 family members
Lawrence, NY
We’ve always been putter-in-the-kitchen kind of kids. Whenever our mother has something doing in the kitchen, we’re involved. So when we saw the Man with a Pan column, we thought, Hey! How cool would it be if we actually cooked Shabbos for Mommy? And that’s how this all started…
It was hard to find the best week to take on this huge task because we were in sleepaway camp and then school started right after, and then it was Yom Tov season. Once Yom Tov was over , we started to tackle the project.
Our mother mentioned that menu planning came first. Who knew that?! So on Sunday night we sat down to decide what we’d be cooking and which dish we’d each make. Considering we’re in school, we had to figure out which day of the week we should prepare each dish. Let’s just say, that night was a long one…. We compared notes, confirmed recipes and methods (is this what Mommy does every week?!), and then the fun began!
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