September 25, 2011 archive

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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Rosh Hashanah countdown: 3 days to go

The Rosh Hashanah countdown continues. It starts Wednesday night of this week! It’s definitely coming quickly. Here’s my plan for tomorrow. Sunday, September 25, 2011 Extra tzedaka Clean living room and dining room Fresh food shopping (meat, produce, dairy) Check guest room and finish setting up (sheets, towels, a bottle of water, clean bathroom, etc.) …

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A place for paper goods (for Sukkot or any time!)

How much do you use disposable tableware? How about around this time of year? Normally, we don’t use much disposable tableware. With a lot of guests, or over a long yom tov, or when it’s around the chagim (these and Pesach), we use them. We buy the nice plastic ones like the photo above. However …

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