In Joan Nathan’s cookbook, King Soloman’s Table (A Culinary Exploration of Jewish Cooking From Around The World), you will find this recipe for Tabbouleh with Apples, Walnuts, and Pomegranate, adpated from Chef Michael Solomonov. Tabbouleh, derived from the Arabic word, taabil, meaning “seasoning”, is traditionally made in the mountains of Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and Syria…
Tag: Jewish New Year
Happy New Year 2021(5782)!
According to the Lunar calendar last evening at sunset we welcomed the new year, 5782! As we reflect on the past year, as challenging as it has been, we look for the good which has also been evident. We move into the new year with a renewed sense of hope for the days ahead, one…
A Sweet Holiday Pictorial to Welcome A Sweet Jewish New Year… Shana Tova!
HOLIDAY CANDLES, FLOWERS, APPLES AND HONEY, AND HOLIDAY ROUND CHALLAH! TRADITIONAL RUGELACH, HONEY CAKE AND APPLE CAKE CINNAMON RAISIN WALNUT RUGELACH AND CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY RUGELACH HONEY FOR DIPPING THE APPLES THE DEFINITIVE HONEY CAKE AND MOM’S VIENNESE APPLE CAKE A FAVORITE SPONGE CAKE BABETTE FRIEDMAN;S APPLE CAKE CHALLAH CAN BE DIPPED IN HONEY, TOO! THE…
Lemon Sponge Cake
Every fall The Jewish New Year begins with a 10 day period of prayer and self-reflection which is ushered in on Rosh Hashanah, and closes on Yom Kippur, or what is better known as The Day of Atonement. We were traveling for the beginning of the New Year, (more about that later), but were back…
Plum Crunch
We ushered in the Jewish New Year recently with many of the traditional sweets symbolizing our hopes for a sweet year ahead… …apples and challah bread dipped in honey, (apples and honey from the wonderful local farmer’s markets), my apple cake, my favorite honey cake, and the pastry/cookies called rugelach, which I haven’t posted as…
Sweets for a Sweet New Year
The Jewish New Year begins this coming Sunday at sundown. As is tradition it is a time to celebrate by eating sweet foods symbolizing wishes for a sweet year ahead. In anticipation of the holiday, this past Sunday the San Luis Obispo Jewish Community Center / Jewish Federation sponsored its first “Apples and Honey Festival”…