Rosh Hashanah is nearly here, and I hope that like me, you’re looking forward to celebrating with family, friends and food! Wishing Shana Tova u’metukah to all – may the new year be sweet and filled with happiness, health, peace, security and prosperity for everyone. PS For last minute ideas, …
One of the more ‘out there’ symbolic foods for Rosh Hashanah has to be the head of a fish. Placed on the festive table (although rarely eaten!) it symbolises our desire to be “the head and not the tail” – leaders rather than followers, or maybe thoughtful and considered rather …
There are lots of traditions surrounding Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) but of course the ones I love most are those to do with food! For instance, it’s traditional to eat a new fruit, such as a pomegranate or a fig, for the first time this season, and say …
Honey and apples! Does anything shout Rosh Hashanah more? I must admit, I’m guilty of adding them to all sorts of dishes, but these roasted root vegetables are definitely among my favourites. If you’re a regular reader here, you’ll know I love roasted vegetables (for instance these, these, these or these). So …
How cute are these apple cupcakes? I love them! Almost too cute to eat. Not quite though, eh?! Kipper certainly thought so, she scoffed several of them… I had the idea for these months ago, when I saw how you can insert a ball of tin-foil into the side of your …
I can’t be alone in choosing some new item each Rosh Hashanah to embellish our festival table, can I? Whether its a fancy bowl for honey, a beautiful new serving dish, or even some cute napkin rings, a new year seems to warrant some new and lovely thing to enhance our …
September is here, the air is getting crisper, the leaves have started to turn golden, and autumn is on its way. Maybe it’s the season, or maybe its the fact that Rosh Hashanah is looming, but this time of year is all about APPLES. Crisp, juicy, sweet, fresh, delicious, ripe, lovely …
Rosh Hashanah challah differs from standard challah mostly by its shape. During the rest of the year, challah tends to be either a plait (braid) or a tin-loaf. Or sometimes a plaited tin-loaf. However, on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, challah is invariably round. The most usual ‘style’ is …
Thank you and a big Shana Tova to everyone who entered the Rosh Hashanah gift basket giveaway. The gorgeous prize was provided by the lovely folks at Manna Gifts. Manna Gifts is a specialist gift basket company catering for all kinds of special diets, including kosher, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free. Their …
First, let me show you how cute these easy-to-make little apple and honey cake pops really are. Adorable! These were super easy to make, and are really a variation on my cheat’s truffle cake pops, which I made for Pesach a couple of years ago. For Rosh Hashanah, I used a …
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