September 2011 archive

L’shana tova v’ metuka!

L’shana tova v’ metuka! May we all merit a sweet and good year of life, love, and mitzvot!

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Do you have your Rosh Hashana checklist?

Don’t worry, I’ve got it! 😉 Complete with a list of the simanim, things to do, and space for the candle lighting time. Find it here: RH checklist I’m got a big batch of challah to make today, a few other odds and ends to prep, and my kitchen to clean, but I’m mostly done …

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Rosh Hashanah is tomorrow night!

  Rosh Hashanah is tomorrow night! What are you doing today to get ready? Here’s my list so far (it always seems to grow, doesn’t it?): Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Extra Tzedaka Last minute shopping: buy flowers, lamb, and lasagna noodles Laundry, including hand towels and kitchen towels Sweep and mop kitchen, living room, dining …

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Get your bargains now!

Now is the time to stock up on things you use year-round. Grape juice, matza ball soup, gefilte fish, and other traditionally Jewish foods are on sale, often a really good sale NOW. This kind of sale really happens twice a year: before Rosh Hashanah and before Pesach (although sometimes “Jewish food” goes on sale …

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Menu planning Monday (including a 3 day Rosh Hashanah!)

This week, thing are a little crazy. We have Rosh Hashanah from Wednesday on! I am cutting down on prep by making double the mashed potatoes: some for leek patties, which we eat on Rosh Hashanah, and some for dinner on Tuesday.  Most of my dishes are served twice here, too, to cut down on prep …

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Want a free pumpkin cookbook?

Here is a free e-cookbook with pumpkin recipes. It’s formatted for Kindle, but you can download it to your PC or iphone just as easily. If you are looking for some pumpkin recipes for the upcoming chagim and fall season, here’s a free source! (Note that most of these use canned pumpkin, but you can …

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Rosh Hashanah countdown: 2 days to go

  Ok, we’ve done shopping, some cleaning, some food prep. Here are some additional things for my Monday’s to-do list. Monday, September 26, 2011 Extra Tzedaka Find machzor for everyone and set aside Rosh Hashanah prep with kids: what they can expect, review tefillot, etc. Clean the family room and straighten porch Check tablecloths/plastic lining …

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Rosh Hashanah menus and recipes

  Some people are planning their menus today. I thought it might help to have a “round up” of recipes that might work for you for Rosh Hashanah as well as some links to sites with more. All in one place for your convenience! 😉 Here are some recipes from this site: carrot salad leek …

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Leek patties (Keftes de Prassa)

  Great for Rosh Hashanah and Pesach, these leek patties are a Turkish/Sefaridic tradition! Serve with lemon. This recipe makes about 20 patties, depending on size. I doubled it to serve at both dinners (as one of the simanim) and as a veggie for a lunch. Leek patties (Keftes de Prassa) (modified just a little …

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Beresheit: Ideas and resources

We made it around again, and here we are – back at the very beginning! In this parsha, the first in the Torah, we start with nothing but Hashem. Then, Hashem creates the world in 6 days and rests on the 7th. The people Hashem created sin, and are forced from the Garden of Eden. …

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