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…
Manischewitz
Cranberry Wine Jam for Thanksgiving / Thanksgivukkah
Let’s start all over again. Thanksgivukkah = Thanksgiving + Chanukah / Hannukkah (or however you’d care to spell it. In Monday’s post, I made you a Hot Mulled Wine, using kosher sweet wine (in this case, Manischewitz Blackberry) for the #ThanksgivukkahPotLuck. Alright, so maybe you don’t want to serve hot wine to…
Flamingo’s Mulled Wine Cocktail For Thanksgivukkah
I have to admit to having flipped out just a little bit when I discovered that Thanksgiving falls on the first day of Chanukah, this year. For all of its funkiness, using the lunar calendar, and always having Jewish holidays fall on different days every year, nothing this weird has ever happened in my…