if i keep the sabbath, then does that mean the food i east must be cold? (especially on the saturday half of the day)
I ask as I understand that the lighting and extinguishing of fire (for cooking or car engines) is classed as one of the forms of 'work'.
please can someone explain it to me very simply.
When cooking something there is also the prep time that can be a lot of work. As for me and my family we have food prepared on Friday. Crock pots are great for this. Microwaves can heat a plate of food up very fast. As for car driving we would drive to congregation or to someones home for Shabbat. We have no problem in turning on or off lights. Remember this, Shabbat is to be a JOY! Relax, put G-d first, read, study, talk, take a nap, and take a walk {if the weather is nice), go to a park and have a picnic and study. If your house is on fire extinguish the fire, if youre Furness goes out in the dead of winter go light it, if you walk into a dark room turn a light on. I get a kick{joy] getting up Shabbat morning knowing that I dont have to prepare my coffee pot to make coffee, because it was done just before Friday night & I just have to push a button. Or all I have to do is push a button {or have the timer set) on the crock pot and in one or 2hr I got a hot lunch. Breakfast we always have Bagels & cream cheese or sweet rolls. Again Shabbat should be a JOY!
I hope this helps.
Crock Pot recipes for Shabbat.
Beans, Chips, & Cheese.
1 large Onion chopped fine
3 cloves garlic crushed or chopped
1 Jalapeno chopped, Opt
1 bag Tortilla Chips
Grated Cheddar Cheese
Directions: On Friday; In a frying pan Sautee Onion, garlic, & Jalapeno. Empty into Crock pot 3 or 4 canes of black beans; add Onion, garlic, & Jalapeno and mix into black beans. On Shabbat place crock pot into liner with timer set. When beans are hot.
Put on a plate Tortilla Chips, top with Cheddar Cheese, add hot black beans to this and enjoy. Other toppings can be added: Sour cream, chopped tomatoes, pickled Jalapeno, Salsa.
Hotdogs & hamburgers
On Friday; Grill hotdogs & burgers. in bottom of Crock pot place a wire rack to keep food off the bottom of Crock pot, or use crumbled up Heave duty Aluminum foil. Add just enough water to touch the bottom of wire rack or foil. Place the cooked hotdogs on wire rack / foil, then burgers. Cover hotdogs & burgers with Heave duty Aluminum foil and with a sharp knife punch holes all over the Aluminum foil. Now place Hotdogs & hamburgers buns on top of this Aluminum foil. When your timer clicks on one hr before you eat, the steam from the water will steam your food warm.
Alternative to water, this is what I do: I grill my burgers and boil my hotdogs in beer. Then in the bottom of my crock pot I put the boiled beer instead of water.
Serve with chips.
Other Shabbat foods that can be heated for Saturday.
Corn on the cob [add a little water to crock pot will steam precooked corn warm]
Vegetation Baked beans [precooked hotdogs can be laid on top of Vegetation backed beans and heated]
beef stew