I took this Pickled Herring Salad to a break-fast gathering at the home of good friends on Yom Kippur, the close of the Jewish High Holidays. It was part of a beautiful array of delicious Jewish dishes prepared by our gracious hosts along with contributions from many of the guests. These foods of our childhood…
Tag: Rosh Hashanah
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”…
Sweet and Spicy Roast Chicken
This dish which I adapted from Melissa Clark, a New York Times food writer, is perfect for the Jewish New Year holiday dinner, or any dinner actually. But when it comes to serving this delicious chicken dish for the Jewish New Year Melissa says it best……
Sweet Cakes For A Sweet New Year
This evening marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year (5776, to be exact). As we welcome the new year it is traditional to eat sweet foods to symbolize our wishes for a sweet year ahead. In anticipation for the holiday I have baked two very traditional cakes which I have posted on this blog…
Meat Kreplach
Kreplach are small dumplings filled with ground meat, chicken or potato. They are typically served in soup or fried, and are sometimes called “Jewish wontons”. They are often served at the Jewish New Year, beginning with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur. Since Yom Kippur is traditionally a day of fasting they are served…
Honey Chiffon Cake
We welcomed the Jewish New Year in a few days ago. This was a special year for us since we could share it with our children for the first time in many years. At the holiday table you will find many sweet dishes symbolizing our wish for a sweet year ahead. Among the most traditional…
ROSH HASHANAH 2012… HAPPY NEW YEAR 5773!
Crunchy-Topped Whole Wheat Plum Cake
The Jewish New Year or Rosh Hashanah begins tomorrow evening at sunset. As is traditional we usher in the new year with a delicious meal abundant with all kinds of sweet dishes symbolizing our wish for a sweet year ahead. As I’ve been busily preparing all week for this special dinner I realized that much…
Honey Cake for a Sweet New Year…check out this recipe for the Definitive Honey Cake