It has been a long August without you, but I was swept away in work. Three of my colleagues were either on vacation or maternity leave and it left me holding down the fort. I just didn’t have the energy to spare for my poor neglected blog. But, I am back and I have a Wine Festival to report, a very interesting winery that is a 10 minute drive from my house, and my birthday celebration at work tomorrow. My birthday is actually this Friday.
But first things first, I must think about Rosh Hashana planning. This year, I am going to Jerusalem and am responsible for bringing the challot and dessert. I am going to be making the following:
One plain and one fruit and nut challah
Baked Apples Stuffed with Fruit and Nuts (without the custard sauce)
Poached Pears (water, brandy, little sugar, 2 strips of orange zest, piece of sliced ginger root, cinnamon stick, cloves)
Here are some interesting ideas for you and your loved ones (meat and dairy):
Roast Chicken with Dried Fruit and Almonds
Cornish Hens with Dried Apricot Sauce
Beetroot and pomegranate salad
Israeli Couscous with Roasted Butternut Squash and Preserved Lemon
Roasted Pumpkin with Dried Fruit
Apple and Honey Sorbet with Pomegranate Sauce
What are you making this year?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY mrs BT. hope that hubby will spoil you rotten on your special day.
Your followers look forward to reading about your food and wine outings.
Shana Tova to you and your readers of the mosaic faith, Ramadan Karim to our semitic cousins (or is it half brothers?) and pre-empted MCHNY merry christmas and a happy new year to our christian and secular friends.
May 5770 tash’a upon our doorsteps be a good one, harbinger of peace and better times (tines as well in my case)