I want to wish everyone a happy and a healthy New Year. I hope you all enjoy your families and food. This is what I am planning to serve: STARTERS: … [Read more...] about Rosh Hashanah Dinner 2011 Menu
Simanim
Rodanchas with Kalavasa
Hearing about an alternative to pumpkin borekas used to fulfill the simanim of squash for the Rosh Hashanah dinner blessings (Yehi Ratzones), I endeavored to find a picture or recipe. I have no memory of my mom or Nona making these. I am not sure which Sephardic people made … [Read more...] about Rodanchas with Kalavasa
Pomegranate Chicken
Rosh Hashanah is around the corner so it is appropriate to make recipes containing ingredients from the Simanim (symbolic New Years foods). Pomegranate molasses is a wonderful concentration … [Read more...] about Pomegranate Chicken
Black Eyed Peas with Short Ribs, Fijones or Lubia
This dish is often served as one of starters for the Jewish New Years Dinner. Black eyed peas signify increasing ones merit in life and are used in a Sephardic ceremony … [Read more...] about Black Eyed Peas with Short Ribs, Fijones or Lubia
Pumpkin Borekas
Petite Pumpkin Borekas Borekas are the Sephardic Jewish version of the turnover or empanada. Turkish in origin, the Sephardic Jews adopted these pastries as their own. I make borekas with homemade dough, the way my mom and my grandmother did, and bake them until crisp and … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Borekas
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