
Round Braided Challah with Sweet Crumb Topping Pumpkin muffins with streusel topping (I use this recipe, but make it in muffin tins – adjust bake time down a bit) Green salad with roasted vegetables, cherry tomatoes, crispy chickpeas and Balsamic vinaigrette Second Day of Rosh Hashana, Dinner: Soup & SaladĪnother emerging family tradition is to go much lighter for dinner on the second night – just soup & salad… and a lot of challah, so maybe not so “light” actually!Ĭhicken soup with matzah balls and lots of veggies

Sweet & Sour Meatballs (the uber-simple recipe is in my Stress-Free Passover Book)īroccoli (probably roasted, maybe steamed)Īpple crisp with easy pareve homemade ice cream Pomegranate Spritzers (pomegranate juice + bubbly Moscato wine, float pomegranate seeds on top)Ĭarrot Dill Soup – since we’re eating pareve, I may make it dairy, but usually sub-in coconut or almond milkĬolorful Beet Salad with Quinoa, Edamame & Carrots (we’re using edamame in place of black-eyed peas)įish gummies (we bite off just the heads as our “fish heads”…. Round Braided Challah (I used Busy in Brooklyn’s crumb topping last year - it was super delicious!) And when the chagim fall in the middle of the week, I find that it’s nice to have some lighter meals.ĭo you have my simanim card? Download it HERE. (I know it doesn’t work for everyone, but it works for us!) I love how everything on the menu for this night is a siman. That said, I finally forced myself to sit down and make a plan (with thanks to those of you who emailed asking where my menu was - you gave me the kick in the tush I needed!), which I’m happy to share with any of you who may need a similar nudge.Īs has become our family tradition, we eat fish Erev Rosh Hashana - not meat - as our main dish. Tell me I’m not the only one struggling to get it together this year?!


These “early” holidays really throw me off! Between moving houses just a few weeks ago, and getting my oldest off to mechina for the year (a pre-army preparatory program), to school starting today for my other kiddos, I am just not in the Rosh Hashana mindset.
