Rosh Hashana 5771 Menus

Aribenj

Mon, Sep 06 2010, 5:42 pm

I finally have my menus... I am so disorganized this year...

Anyways, we're invited out for 3 meals, inviting in about 20 people for two different meals, and eating one alone (leftovers)

So I have:

Thursday Lunch: 16 (plus 4 kids)
Spinach dip
olive dip
homemade chummus
deep fried sardines (fish heads...)
Carrot salad with sesame seeds
waldorf salads
chopped salad with honey mustard dressing
tricolor pasta salad
chicken with prunes
BBQ brisket
Maple glazed acorn squash
spinach kugel
butternut squash kugel
Apple crisp
Parve ice cream
Honey cake
Brownies

Shabbos Lunch:
10 adults, 8 kids
Spinach dip
olive dip
homemade chummus
Gefilte Fish cake
Oriental Spinach salad
Caesar salad
Chopped Layered salad
Cholent
London Broil
Spinach tart
butternut squash tart
cookies and creme trifle
honey cake
brownies
cupcakes (decorated by DD)

MomNY

Mon, Sep 06 2010, 5:52 pm

I'm not quite sure if this is what we'll end up with but this is what I'm planning so far:

Wednesday night/1st night Rosh Hashana
simanim (double as sides):
*apple w/honey
*tzimmis
*pomegranate
*dates
*squash (zucchini) & potatoes - 'shetikra (kra = squash) roah g'zar dinnenu' (Hashem should tear up our bad judgments) and 'may our enemies be squashed'
*black eyed pea salad (garlic, cumin, cayenne, lemon juice) - 'sheyirbu (rubiya = black eyed peas) zechuyosaynu' (that our merits be increased - some also say this for carrots)
*raisins & celery - 'we should have a raise in salary'
*fish head (DH likes chubs)
fish (maybe gefilte loaf, maybe blackened salmon - Chef's Confidential p. 151)
chicken soup with knaidlach
pot roast in tomato sauce (will go well with zucchini & potatoes, black eyed pea salad, although honestly, by the time we get to the main we'll all be tired and stuffed!)

Thursday lunch/1st day Rosh Hashana
fish (maybe Moroccan - defrosted gefilte fish loaf rolled into balls, cooked in red pepper/tomato sauce)
roasted chicken with orange & cardamom (new recipe from Aarti/Food Network)
rice
cranberry apple pie (I mean, kugel) (Balabusta's Choice p. 141)

Thursday night/2nd night Rosh Hashana
shehechiyanu fruits
fish
orange apricot chicken (super easy - mix 1 jar Lieber's apricot spreadable fruit with 1 jar orange juice, add boneless/skinless chicken breasts cut in chunks, dried apricots optional - cook until chicken is done)
pineapple kugel
orzo with lemon/lime dressing and chopped dried fruit (craisins, pears)
zucchini kugel (grate unpeeled zucchini; mix with oatmeal, eggs, salt, pepper; bake)

Friday lunch/2nd day Rosh Hashana
don't know yet - maybe grilled chicken with pine nuts, cooked pepper/tomato salad

Friday night
don't know yet - maybe stuffed peppers, veggie kugel,

Shabbos lunch
fish
corned beef
potato salad
some sort of cabbage salad (maybe Cole slaw, maybe Oriental slaw, maybe apple & lime dressing)

for desserts I plan Harvey Wallbanger cake, mud pie (peanut butter and chocolate), chilled strawberry soup (Chef's Confidential p. 38), maybe parve brownie cheesecake (I have an amazing recipe I will post separately)

MomNY

Mon, Sep 06 2010, 6:05 pm

I got this recipe from an e-mail list. The instructions are a little fussy but I've left the recipe in its original form. I just mix until combined at each step - it doesn't need 20 minutes of mixing. This works well in a half-size foil pan (they're a little smaller than a true 9x13) or a 9 inch springform. To store, I cover the top with a paper towel and then cover with foil - the paper towel absorbs moisture so it does not condense on the cheesecake.

Parve Cheesecake Brownie
Source: Adapted from "Chocolate Bible," cheesecake from one of OP's husband's friends
Serves: 10 to 12

Bottom:
160g dark chocolate
3/4 cup oil
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla essence
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup chocolate chips

Top:
2 packages pareve cream cheese
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. vanilla essence

Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F).

Make Bottom:
Melt the chocolate in a double broiler and set aside.

Beat together the oil, sugar and eggs for 10 minutes on high speed. Stir in vanilla essence.

Add the melted chocolate and beat for 2 or 3 minutes.

Sift the flour and add to the mixture, beat for another 3 or 4 minutes.

Pour into pan and sprinkle the chocolate chips on top.

Make the Top and Assembly:
Beat together the ingredients for the cheesecake. Pour over the brownie bottom.

Bake for 15 minutes. Lower the temperature to 160°C (320°F) and bake for another 30 to 40 minutes, until the top starts to brown. Turn off the oven and leave the cake inside for an hour after it's baked. Cool on the counter and refrigerate at least 6 to 7 hours before serving.

SorGold

Mon, Sep 06 2010, 6:48 pm

SorGold wrote:
Wed Night

Savory Cauliflower soup
Saucy Fish balls

Zesty chicken roll ups

creamy garlic salmon
Sweet Apple Lettuce Salad

Sesame Chicken

would you mind sharing these recipes please - your menu looked so very nice and elaborate!!! TIA!!!

Cauliflower soup
2 T margarine or oil
1 lg onion chopped
4.5 C frozen cauliflower
2-3 potatoes diced (I like one white potato and 1 sweet potato esp when its not spicy)
1 lg carrot cut into pieces
6 C water
1 tsp salt
pepper
2 shakes cayenne pepper (really adds to soup but left out for RH)
3 tsp onion powder

Saute onions. Add rest of veggies and cook until cauliflower browns. Add water and cook till veggies are tender. Add spices and cook 5 minutes. Can be eaten as is or blended. I always blend it.

SAucy fish balls
1 lloaf fish defrosted and made into balls (or slightly defrost it and cut into slices)
1 onion diced
2 carrots sliced
1 squash cut in semi circles
1 can mushrooms
1 red pepper cut into medium sized pieces
salt, garlic, paprika to taste
1/4 - 1/2 cup sugar
2 small cans tomato sauce
1 can water

saute veggies with spices. add sugar sauce and water and bring to a boil. add fish and cook 1 hr. Stir every so often.

zesty chicken roll ups
1 cup breadcrumbs and 1 cup cornflakecrumbs OR crushed pecans
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup mayo
1/4 C white horseradish sauce
1/4 cup dijon mustard
chicken cutlets
pastrami

Thin cutlets. spread mayo mixture. Top with pastrami. Roll up. Spread more mayo mixture on top and top with pecans OR crumbs. (For a sweeter version it can also be topped with duck sauce. Bake abt 30 min on 350.

Garlic salmon
2-3 cloves crushed garlic
1/2 cup mayo
1 tsp onion powder
pinch ofsugar
salt
pepper
paprika for garnish

spread mayo mixture all over salmon. make sure to seal sides also. Bake 350 about 15 minutes or until done.

c.c.cookie

Mon, Sep 06 2010, 10:21 pm

1st night:
simanim
honey-wine salmon
carrot salad
corned beef
chicken (don't remember which one I made - it's in my freezer already.)
sweet potato pie
green beens with sweet sauce
pomegranate salad (from here)
apple crumble with custard sauce

1st day - out

2nd night
simanim
salmon (with a ketchup, mayonnaise dressing)
carrot salad
turkey rolada
chinese chicken (baked - someone posted it here. So easy and so good. Thanks!)
rice
carrot muffins
pomegranate salad
cabbage salad
apple crumble with custard sauce

2nd day
vegetable turnovers with mushroom sauce
corned beef
turkey rolada
sweet potato pie
honey-soy sauce rice
pomegranate salad
cabbage salad
apple crumble with custard sauce (I'll be so sick of it at this point. But I made three apple crumbles.)

Fri. night
Hopefully leftover salmon
Chicken soup
Hopefully leftover meat/chicken
potato kugel
cabbage salad
lemon-strawberry freeze (so easy, and really good)

Shabbos day (tons of guests!)
gefilte fish, salads and dips
cholent
deli roll
grilled chicken salad
lemon-strawberry freeze

hycup

Mon, Sep 06 2010, 11:20 pm

Blueberry Muffin wrote:

hycup wrote:

Pumpkin soup (Kara)
Spinach Patties (Silka)
Layered Mexican Salad (Rubia)
Date Newton

Do you mind sharing these recipes please - they sound very interesting - TIA !!!!

Sure no problem.

I don't have the pumpkin soup recipe out right now, I'll dig it out and post it later.

Spinach patties
bag of frozen spinach thawed (2lbs)
2 large potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed
3 eggs
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
salt and pepper to taste
oil for frying or pam for baking

Steam the spinach until tender or microwave. Drain well squeezing out all the water. Combine the spinach with the other ingredients. Form into patties. You can fry them in oil 5 minutes on each side until browned/goldern or place on silver foil, spray with pam and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes each side 180 degrees Celsius/350 F or under the broiler for 7 minutes each side.

Date Newtons
2 and 1/2 cups flour (I use 1 cup whole wheat)
1/2 cup sugar (I find that it's too sweet this way because the date spread I use israeli brands mia and tzomet tmarim are very sweet)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
2 egg yolks (the whites I use for something else)
1/4 cup orange juice or water (I use water)
1 tsp vanilla
200g (2 sticks) margarine

Filling
1/2 450g container date spread (if you can't get it then just process 2 cups of pitted dates)

Work dough in mixer until it is soft and sticky. Divide into three parts. (At this point I put it into the fridge for half an hour to reduce stickiness but the recipe doesn't say this.) On a lightly floured surface, roll out into 6 x 14 inches. Spread about 3 tablespoons of date spread on the dough. Fold over twice so that you have a long flat roll. Bake at 350F for half an hour or until lightly browned. While still warm, cut into 2 inch bars.

Layered Mexican Salad
This looks really pretty in a glass bowl.

6 cups romaine lettuce shredded
1 and 1/2 cup black eyed peas cooked and drained
1 can of corn drained
2 chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoons of salsa
1 bag Doritos crushed

Parve ranch dressing (adapted from a recipe I found on the internet)
15 saltines
1 cup dry parsley flakes
1/2 cup dry minced onions
2 Tbs onion powder
2 Tbs garlic powder

Process the above. Take 1 Tablespoon of the powder mixture (the rest u can keep in a Tupperware container) and to it 1 cup mayonnaise and 1 cup water blend well.

Layer the salad with the above ingredients and pour the dressing over it.

c.c.cookie

Tue, Sep 07 2010, 1:49 am

Shopmiami49 wrote:

I'm pretty sure that someone wrote on this thread that they were making pomegranate salad. I did a search for it but nothing came up. I know that the salad recipe is here somewhere...can someone post the link pretty please?? TIA!

Instead of posting the link, I'll type it out. I have it printed out:
romaine lettuce greens
sliced red onion
pomegranate seeds

Pinktichel's salad dressing:
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup grape juice
1/4 cup vinegar
2 cloves crushed garlic
2 T. honey
1 tsp mustard
1/2 tsp salt

c.c.cookie

Tue, Sep 07 2010, 6:09 am

Vegetable turnovers are baked flaky dough with vegetable filling. I got the recipe from here, don't remember which thread:
1 pkg. puff pastry squares
1 bag frozen stir fry veggies
2 eggs
salt and pepper to taste
few shakes of garlic powder
sesame seeds

Pulse veggies until chopped but not pureed. Mix in the eggs and seasonings. Place 1 Tbsp mixture on each flaky dough square. Flod over and press down to form triangle. Brush with beaten eggs. Sprinkle some sesame seeds. Bake until golden. (about 30 min on 350)

Honey-soy sauce rice:
3 cups rice - cooked
2-3 cloves garlic
3 peppers - red, yellow, green

Saute vegetables.
Boil: 2/3 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
salt to taste

Combine rice with sauce and sauteed vegetables.

Custard sauce:
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 cup coffee whitener
1 cup water
4 yolks, beaten
1 T. vanilla extract

Mix sugar and cornstarch in saucepan. Stir in coffe whitener and water. Cook over medium heat until boils. Place 1/2 mixture into yolks. Mix well, return to pot. Cook, stirring, until thick and bubbling. Remove from heat. Add vanilla extract. Serve warm (over apple crumble)

P.S. I hope this makes sense. I'm typing this with the "help" of my 16 mo. old.

saw50st8

Tue, Sep 07 2010, 7:26 am

Finally, a plan LOL.

Wednesday night:
Challah with Honey
Apples with Honey
Butternut Squash, Acorn Squash and Parsnip Soup
BBQ Brisket
Leek Patties
Root Vegetable Medley
Carrot Salad
Onion Kugel
Honey Cake and Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

Thursday Day:
Challah with Honey
Spinach Salad Appetizer
Roast Chicken (fresh)
Meat Roll
Dill Couscous
Potato Kugel
Sauteed Green Beans
Apple Pie

Thursday Night:
Challah with Honey
Apples with Honey
Pomogranites
Star Fruit and a funky looking strange fruit
Leftovers LOL
Honey Cake

Friday Day:
Challah with Honey
Salad with Salmon Croutons
Duck Sauce Chicken and Rice
Pumpkin Kugel
Onion Kugel
Cabbage Salad
Sauteed Yellow Squash
Apple Pie and Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

Friday Night:
Challah with Honey
Chicken Soup with Matzah Balls

Friday Day:
Challah with Honey
All the leftovers