So, here’s what happened: It was late morning, and I suddenly realized that I hadn’t defrosted the brisket for the big Rosh Hashana meal that evening. Panic set in! I took the brisket out of the freezer – a rock-hard frozen slab o’ meat – and throwing caution to the wind, put it in…
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Mom’s Traditional Sweet Gefilte Fish
It was a tradition for Rosh Hashana, Passover, or whatever in between. No matter where the holiday dinner was hosted – my mother’s, my brother’s, or my place – Mom always brought the Gefilte Fish and the chopped liver. This was the benchmark against which all others were measured. In the grocery stores,…
Classic Brisket for the Pre-Yom Kippur Meal
I traditionally like to make a brisket – pan seared and oven roasted with onions, carrots, and potatoes – on Erev Yom Kippur (Yom Kippur Eve). Of course, I like to make brisket every so often during the year – holiday or no – but especially for those of us observing the fast on Yom…