A moist, fruity, lightly-spiced vegan carrot cake recipe that’s easy to whip up in a food processor or by hand. A wonderful treat for tea-time or anytime! While it wouldn’t be Rosh Hashanah without it, we cannot live on honey cake alone, right?! Over the course of YomTov I like…
This wonderful selection of delicious side dishes & salads will add flair to your Rosh Hashanah menus. Enjoy twists on tradtition and innovative new dishes. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is often a time of big family get-togethers around the dining table. We eat celebratory foods, rich in symbolism…
Devon apple cake is moist & fruity, packed with fresh apple pieces & flavoured with cider. Crunchy honey crumble makes it a great dessert or teatime treat. Plymouth is not usually celebrated as a tourist destination. Still, I was somewhat taken aback to learn that the city’s top rated visitor…
This post is in association with Marks & Spencer Food. What springs to mind when you think of Marks and Spencer? For me, it’s two things. Firstly, that the company has Jewish roots! My Dad always used to tell us how it was founded by Michael Marks, a Polish Jewish…
A definitive resource for vegetarian & vegan Rosh Hashanah recipes. Over 80 hand chosen sweet & savoury dishes, all featuring traditional ingredients. Shana Tova! Rosh Hashanah is almost here, so to help you plan, I’ve put together a list of delicious vegetarian and vegan Rosh Hashanah recipes using traditional festive…
A rich, dark, and sticky honey cake spiced up with fiery ginger and zesty orange. A delicious way to celebrate a sweet New Year – or a treat any time! Growing up, my Mum never made honey cake for Rosh Hashanah. She would make an enormous slab of the darkest,…
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…
Poached fruits in a sweet wine syrup, served with easy, no-churn honeycake ice-cream, make a perfect sweet & light dessert after a festive family meal. 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…
Apples & honey aren’t just for desserts! Try them in these delicious roasted root vegetables – a perfect autumnal side for Rosh Hashanah or any festive meal. Honey and apples! Does anything shout Rosh Hashanah more? I must admit, I’m guilty of adding them to all sorts of dishes, but…
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