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Rosh
Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a time for
reflection and new beginnings. Sweet foods such as
honey, carrots, apples and dried fruits are
served, expressing the wish for a happy, sweet
year ahead. Try my Honey
Apple Cake from
The
Food Processor Bible.
It is always difficult to resist the
special dishes associated with the holidays. When
planning your menu, lighten it up by preparing
more vegetable-based dishes. And when it comes to
poultry, experts agree that it makes very little
difference whether you remove the skin before or
after cooking. Just remove it before it ends up on
your fork - and in your mouth!
Roast
brisket is a traditional holiday favorite, but a 3
1/2 ounce serving (the size of a deck of cards)
can contain up to 16 grams of fat. Buy
a lean, first-cut brisket; second-cut brisket is
full of fat. Roast it a day in advance and
refrigerate it overnight. Trim off the excess fat
and discard the hardened fat from the gravy. Cold
brisket can be sliced thinly, which helps control
portion size. Refrigerate or freeze the brisket
slices until needed. Reheat in the skimmed gravy.
Try
my recipe for
Coke Brisket
from
Healthy
Helpings!
Nutrition
Tip: Prunes are the fruit highest in antioxidants.
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For
a healthy holiday dessert, try this fiber-packed Quick Fruit
Compote!
Combine 3 cups of mixed dried
fruits (e.g. prunes, apricots, raisins or dried
cranberries) in a microwave-safe glass bowl.
Add
water or cranberry juice to cover the top of the
fruit by at least 1 inch.
Microwave covered on
high power for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring once or twice.
When cool, refrigerate. The liquid will
become sweeter the longer it stands.
Recipe Suggestions
for Rosh Hashanah
Whole
Wheat Challah
Gefilte
Fish
Chicken
Soup
Kreplach
Coke Brisket
Sheilah
Kaufman's Meat and Leek Patties
Sephardic
Spinach Patties Wild
About Rice Glazed
Apricot Carrots with Peppers Honey
Apple Cake Blueberry
or Pomegranate and Almond Rice Salad More
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