MENU IDEAS. Rosh Hashanah/Jewish New Year: 2022

My fingers are crossed as I am typing: this year things are different! We are getting ‘back to normal’ and the pandemic is easing here in Australia. Last year we were completely consumed with lockdown, quarantine, isolation, vaccinations, COVID tests and press conferences. And this year we may have a little more head space to focus on the food. Fingers crossed!

For those who don’t know much about this time of year, Jewish people celebrate by consuming many sweet dishes, many of which contain honey. This is why you’ll see lots of recipes for honey cakes and honey biscuits, and also apples dipped in honey, carrots cooked in honey, meat roasted with honey and so on.

And it is all to ensure a sweet new year. So jump on the bandwagon and let’s get cooking so the next year will be a healthy, happy and sweet one. And hopefully a pandemic-free one.

MENU IDEAS FROM ALL OUR BOOKS:

Monday Morning Cooking Club (MMCC, 2011)

The Feast Goes On (TFGO, 2014)

It’s Always About the Food (AATF, 2017)

Now for Something Sweet (NFSS, 2020)

STARTERS

Challah p, 263 MMCC

p. 180 NFSS

Chopped Liver p. 126 MMCC (or order straight from Bianca’s Deli. or Field to Fork if you are in Sydney!)

Egg and Onion p. 78 MMCC

Chopped Herring and Kichel p. 161 MMCC

Gefilte Fish p, 257 TFGO

Chicken Soup and Kreplach p. 174 MMCC

Chicken Soup and Matzo Balls p. 249 MMCC (or order straight from Balaclava Deli if you are in Melb!)

MAINS
Duck with Cherries p. 141 AATF

Roman Lamb p. 149 AATF

Lamb Tagine p. 146 AATF

Yemenite Rosh Hashanah Lamb p. 150 AATF

Citrus Fennel Roasted Salmon p. 117 AATF

Salmon Crumble. p.158 TFGO

Sara’s Brisket p. 66 MMCC

Paula’s Brisket with Ulnyik p. 80 MMCC

Flommen Tsimmes Brisket p. 262 TFGO

Roast Chicken with Herbs and Shallots, p. 128 AATF

SIDES
Israeli Rice Pilaf p. 212 AATF

Roasted Pumpkin and Sweetcorn Salad p.94 AATF

Carrot Tzimmes p. 267 TFGO

Ulnyik p. 80 MMCC

DESSERT
Blood Orange Compote p. 239 MMCC

Sticky Pears p. 97 MMCC

Middle Eastern Kompot p. 137 MMCC

Ginger Pudding p. 236 AATF

Pecan Lokshen Kugel p. 240 AATF

Walnut Honey Tart p. 248 AATF

CAKES
Honey Cake p. 115 MMCC

Spiced Honey (loaf) Cake p. 48 NFSS

White Choc and Honey Madeleines p. 62 NFSS

Russian Honey Cake p. 92 NFSS

Glazed Honey Chiffon p. 115 NFSS

BISCUITS + SLICES

Honey Snap Biscuits p. 19 NFSS

Honey Biscuits p. 273 TFGO

Honey Mac Wafers p. 239 MMCC

Merelyn’s Little Honey Cakes p.282 TFGO

Bienenstich p. 94 MMCC

Teiglach p. 296 AATF (check out the video!)

Fishuelas (pastry coils in honey syrup) p. 164 NFSS

Travadoes (honey and nut pastries) p. 168 NFSS

Moroccan Almond Cigars p. 280 NFSS

THE ESSENTIAL AND UPDATED CLASSICS (just click on each to get to the recipe):

SOFT HONEY BISCUITS

SNAPPY HONEY BISCUITS

CLASSIC HONEY CAKE

HONEY CHIFFON CAKE

CARROT TZIMMES

BIENENSTICH (HONEY ALMOND SLICE)

GLAZED HONEY BRISKET

MIDDLE EASTERN DRIED FRUIT KOMPOT

PREVIOUS POSTS:

RECIPES FROM MONDAY MORNING COOKING CLUB and THE FEAST GOES ON

RECIPE GUIDANCE FROM OUR MOST RECENT BOOK, IT’S ALWAYS ABOUT THE FOOD

ISRAELI PILAF AND SOME NEW YEAR’S FEASTING GUIDELINES