Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah

October 1, 2016

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year (the first day of the Jewish High Holy Days) and is also known as the Feast of Trumpets. The holiday , which is also a day of remembrance, is at once solemn and festive. Joy comes not only from trust in God’s compassion, but also the anticipation of renewal and fresh starts.

The Rosh Hashanah meal becomes more than mere rejoicing as it is also a form of prayer. The table is transformed into an altar to supplicate God, partaking of symbolic foods: honeyed and sugared treats for a sweet year; round foods for a fulfilled year, unbroken broken by tragedy; foods that grow in profusion at this season and those eaten in abundance, such as rice, signifying hopes for fecundity, prosperity, and a wealth of merits.

Dinner begins with a prayer for a sweet year, dipping challah, or other sweet bread, and apples into fragrant honey. Some start with sugared pomegranates, dates, figs, or quince in rose petal syrup.

It is customary for the first course to be fish, which symbolizes fertility and God’s blessings. Seasonal vegetables like leeks, Swiss chard, black-eyed peas, and pumpkins appear throughout the meal in major and supporting roles. Delicious main dishes follow, and usually two or more sweet desserts (such as a plum tart, honey cake, or noodle kugel) conclude the meal.

A few foods, however, are unwelcome at the Rosh Hashanah table. Many Ashkenazi Jews do not eat nuts (because the numerical value of the Hebrew word for nuts is equal to the value of the word for sin). Others do not eat pickles, horseradish, or other sour foods, while Moroccans avoid foods that are black, like olives and grapes (which are considered bad omens).

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© Victoria Hart Glavin Tiny New York Kitchen © 2016 All Rights Reserved

ROSH HASHANAH

September 12, 2015

ROSH HASHANAH

SUNDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13-15, 2015.

The Jewish New Year is nearly here, which is the beginning of the High Holy Days.
Rosh Hashanah meals typically include apples and honey, to symbolize a sweet new year. Other symbolic foods that may be served, depending on local custom, dates, pomegranates, black-eyed peas, pumpkin-filled pastries called rodanchas, leek fritters, beets, and a whole fish with the head intact. It is also common to eat stuffed vegetables called legumbres yaprakes.

If you’re cooking for Rosh Hashanah you may want to prepare these dishes to serve your family and friends.

Appetizers: Gefilte Fish Platter With Horseradish; Chopped Liver Platter; Potato Latkes; Sweet Potato Latkes

Soups: Matzo Ball Soup; Sweet Potato & Apple Soup; Chicken Soup

Entrées: Slow-Roasted Brisket With Gravy; Braised Short Ribs; Roasted Turkey Breast, Herb Roasted Chicken; Poached Chicken Breast With Dried Fruit; Salmon With Chickpeas, Peppers & Tomatoes; Poached Whole Salmon With Cucumber Dill Sauce

Sides: Potato Kugel; Green Beans With Shallots; Vegetable Tzimmes; Roasted Vegetables; Moroccan Quinoa; Garlic & Herb Roasted Beets; Rosemary Roasted Potatoes; Potato Latkes With Apple Sauce; Chunky Applesauce

Desserts: Honey Cake; Mini Tarts; Babka; Chocolate & Cinnamon Babka Slices; Rainbow Rugelach; Brownies; Seasonal Fresh Fruit; Apple Cake; Marble Cake; Apple Raisin Strudel

Happy New Year From Tiny New York Kitchen!

“Work With What You Got!”

© Victoria Hart Glavin Tiny New York Kitchen © 2015 All Rights Reserved

Rosh Hashanah Menu Ideas

September 4, 2013

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah Menu Ideas

Rosh Hashanah celebrates both the New Year and a birthday – humankind’s. The holiday is at once solemn and festive: joy comes not only from trust in God’s compassion but also the anticipation of renewal and fresh starts.  The table is transformed into an altar to supplicate God, partaking of symbolic foods.  Honeyed and sugared treats for a sweet year; round foods for a fulfilled year, unbroken by tragedy; foods that grow in profusion at this season and those eaten in abundance, like rice, signifying hopes for fecundity, prosperity, and a wealth of merits. 

Here are some menu ideas to help you set your Rosh Hashanah table.

Starters

Round Challah Bread

Chicken Vegetable Soup

Chicken With Matzo Ball Soup

Matzo Balls

Gefilte Fish

Salmon Gefilte Fish

Chopped Liver

Entrees

Slow-Roasted Beef Brisket With Wine-Braised Vegetables

Short Ribs With Red Wine And Shallots

Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast With Marsala Mushroom Sauce

Cornish Hens With Citrus And Herbs

Poached Chicken Breast With Dried Fruit And Root Vegetables

Sides

Classic Potato Kugel

Sweet Potato Souffle

Noodle Kugel With Cranberries

Spinach Souffle

Kasha Varnishkes

Mushroom Barley

Wild Rice With Cranberries And Mandarin Oranges

Rosemary Roasted Potatoes

Potato Latkes With Apple Sauce

Green Beans Amandine

Sugar Snap Peas With Roasted Shallots

Roasted Vegetables

Vegetable Tzimmes

Desserts (Parve)

Honey Cake (Traditional, Cranberry Or Apple Sauce)

Babka (Chocolate Or Cinnamon)

Chocolate Cake

Mini Pastries And Tartlets

Tiramisu

Rugelach

Rainbow Cookies

Black & White Cookies

Fresh Fruit Platter

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