Apple Ginger Crumble & Rosh Hashana Cooking
In past years, I've left cooking for the holidays largely up to my parents and in-laws. We'd split meals between our families and at most, I'd be making some sort of dessert. Well this year, with our toddler's nap and bedtime schedules, eating out for the meals really wasn't going to be practical. So this year, I decided to go it alone and cook enough food to last for a 3 day holiday. I wanted to keep things simple, but I also wanted to incorporate the simanim (symbolic foods) into my menu. So here's what I came up with: Round raisin challahs Sweet & Sour Gefilte Fish Honey Glazed Meatballs (served over mashed sweet potatoes) Sauteed Carrots and Leeks Roasted Beets Acorn Squash Stuffed With Brown Rice & Dates Apple Ginger Crumble Everything came out tasty, but there was WAY TOO MUCH FOOD for two people and a toddler. So we have leftovers (yay!). By far, the most interesting and successful recipe of the holiday was the