This week I learned a new trick and am sharing my own secret to making Traditional Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, a traditional part of the Jewish Sukkot and Simchat Torah holidays! Of course, stuffed cabbage is hearty and satisfying for everyone, especially now that the cooler months of the year have arrived. This is going to…
Sukkot
Slow Cooker Sweet & Savory Brisket
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…
Eastern European Apple Cake
The theme of apples and sweetness continues through the coming weeks, as we move from the Jewish Holy Days, on through the holiday of Sukkot. Sukkot (or Succos), translates as “Feast of Tabernacles”, and commemorates the Jewish people’s 40 years of wandering in the desert between being released from bondage in Egypt to finally…