We’re right in the middle of High Holidays. Last Tuesday was Rosh Hashana and today and Thursday are Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur. It’s a time of celebration and atonement. A time to reflect on the past year, what we’ve achieved and what we hope to accomplish in the coming year. It’s a time when… Continue reading Sweet Challah Rolls with Apple Raisin Filling
Tag: Jewish
Coconut Macaroon Brownies
Saturday is the first night of Passover. As a Jew, Passover is always one of the hardest holidays to celebrate. A lot of people think it’s Yom Kippur because of the day of fasting. But not eating for 24 hours is pretty easy in comparison with regulating what you can and can’t eat during the… Continue reading Coconut Macaroon Brownies
Apples & Honey Mustard Chicken
While it may not feel like it here on the West Coast, believe it or not, we’ve hit fall season. Apples and citrus are starting to line produce shelves and pumpkin spice seems to be everywhere. Once those flavors start showing up, that can only mean one thing: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur aren’t far… Continue reading Apples & Honey Mustard Chicken
Chocolate Quinoa Cake
I love chocolate. I’ll eat it in bar form, as a brownie, ice cream or cake. I’d eat it all day if I could. While I usually make desserts with apples and fall fruits during the autumn months, chocolate always gets top priority. So, when I discovered this luscious gluten-free chocolate cake from Paula Shoyer,… Continue reading Chocolate Quinoa Cake
Pomegranate Brisket
Whenever the Jewish holidays come around there’s one thing I start thinking about: the food. Growing up in a Jewish household I learned to love all kinds of food. But my favorites were always the ones served during Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur or Hanukkah or Passover or… you get the picture. While latkes (potato… Continue reading Pomegranate Brisket
Tzimmes
There are three things that happen every Autumn: the leaves turn from green to pretty reds and oranges, pumpkin recipes start showing up on blogs everywhere and Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur happen. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the most important Jewish Holidays in the Jewish religion. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year… Continue reading Tzimmes
Hamantaschen
Tonight is the first night of Purim. That’s the Jewish holiday where kids and adults dress up in costume (like the mask above made by Jason Rodgers) and cheer, boo and hiss while story of Haman, Esther and Mordechai is read aloud. In case you don’t know the story, it goes like this: The Persian… Continue reading Hamantaschen