Sabbath Dinner Before Yom Kippur
Tag: Jewish
Honey Cake for a Sweet New Year…check out this recipe for the Definitive Honey Cake
Mom’s Mashed Potatoes
For our holiday dinner I served mashed potatoes to accompany the brisket. Instead of using my Kitchen Aid Mixer as I so often have, and keeping them warm by placing the covered bowl over simmering water, I decided to simplify things and use my mother’s old potato masher to make her mashed potatoes. The Jewish…
Mom’s Viennese Apple Cake
A reader recently commented that she loved my Mom’s Banana Sour Cream Cake and was hoping I would post more of her cakes, specifically her apple cake for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. As I am in the midst of cooking and baking for the holidays I decided to post this now for those…
Brisket…Two Ways
Brisket …Two Ways At sundown on Wednesday, September 28 Jewish families worldwide will usher in the New Year 5772 with the observance of Rosh Hashanah, beginning with a holiday dinner that evening. In addition to apples and honey, it has become customary to serve sweet foods at this meal in the hopes of ushering in…
Smoked Trout Spread
This Smoked Trout Spread is delicious on little toasts or crackers and makes a great appetizer. I love smoked whitefish when served for brunch with bagels and smoked salmon. I’ve also made a delicious smoked whitefish salad by adding finely chopped celery, fresh dill, lemon juice, and a small amount of mayonnaise to the flaked…
Matzo Balls
It wouldn’t be Passover in our family without Chicken Soup and Matzo Balls. I’m taking the soup and matzo balls to my sister’s this year for our Seder. Matzo Balls are basically dumplings made with matzo meal. They can be light or quite dense. I opt for lightness. Whenever it comes to the Jewish holidays…
Passover Chocolate Raspberry Dreams
As I mentioned in my last blog baking at Passover can be quite challenging. I discovered this recipe many years ago in Chicago, most likely from an issue of the Chicago Tribune Food Guide featuring Passover Dessert Recipes. We are going to mys sister’s this year for our Seder, and I volunteered to bring the…
Passover Lemon Sponge Cake
Passover begins tomorrow evening at sunset. Celebrated in commemoration of the Exodus of Egypt it is one of the world’s oldest continually observed Jewish festivals still retaining its ancient charm even in today’s world. Today, despite the spread of Jews throughout the world, the eight-day festival maintains its family character and begins with the traditional…
Stuffed Peppers
This recipe for Stuffed Peppers comes from a little known book that my husband gave me shortly after we were married 40 years ago. Excuse me for a minute…it’s a little frightening to see that in print. Really? 40 years? Okay, I’m recovered…now back to the meat of the matter…see, I haven’t lost my sense…