Looking for a gift to brighten someone’s Jewish New Year? This Rosh Hashanah Care Package guide includes everything needed to share your New Year wishes in a care package or gift basket. The list suggests recipes for homemade treats as well as gifts you can purchase, all with the traditional flavors and symbols of the…
Apple Cinnamon Biscotti
Savor the flavors of fall with crunchy Apple Cinnamon Biscotti. Occasional dips in temperature, a few yellow leaves on the ground, and the kids back at school are all signs that fall is upon us. Fill your kitchen (and your cookie jar and care packages) with the smells of baking apple and cinnamon and embrace…
Honey Lollipops for Licking, Stirring, and Gifting
On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, there is a tradition of eating apples dipped in honey symbolizing the hope for a sweet New Year. This year I made sparkling Honey Lollipops as Rosh Hashanah gifts for family and friends. The amber apples are enjoyed as candy. The small circle pops double as tea stirrers,…
Apples and Honey Cookies
I made these Apples and Honey Cookies for Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) last week and have already received requests to make them again! Eating apples dipped in honey is a Rosh Hashanah tradition representing hope for a sweet new year. These symbolic flavors are the essence of fall. Apples and Honey Cookies are soft…
Honey Applesauce Cake
On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, it’s traditional to eat honey cake and dip apples in honey, symbolizing the hope for a sweet new year. Baking this honey cake recipe is a tradition I began when my children were little. I make many loaves of Honey Applesauce Cake every year and share them with…