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Rosh Hashana is fast approaching. As the chef for the yeshiva, I need to be ready to serve four holiday meals for 200 people and they need to be good. And I don't mean maybe. Here is how I get ready. 1. Deadline and commitment. 2. Plan. I take some time and look at what I did last year. Decide what I will keep on the menu and decide what new dishes I'm going to prepare. Only one or two new dishes so preparation doesn't become unmanageable. 3. Discuss the menu with family or friends. See how they like it, consider their suggestions. 4. Make a list of everything that I will need. Shop early. 5. Make a plan. Do a little bit each day. Make a schedule. Be realistic. Get help. You can't do it alone. Finish early, allow for the unexpected. 6. Put it into action. Don't procrastinate. 7. Evaluate. Take a step back. Make adjustments if necessary. 8. Serve it. Tablecloths, china, silverware, crystal and flowers. Take pleasure and enjoy.You can follow my plan for your own personal preparations for Rosh Hashana -- not just for preparing the food, but spiritual preparation -- and you'll be ready for the High Holidays. My mother used to make carrot tzimmes and potato kugel. Carrot Tzimmes
Place carrots in saucepan. Cover with water. Cook carrots until almost tender. Add salt, sugar, lemon juice, and simmer 20 minutes. Melt margarine, add to flour and add to carrots. Distribute evenly into baking pans or brown under broiler. Pour potato kugel (recipe to follow) over and bake at 300°F for 2 hours. Reb Baruch's Potato Kugel
Wash the potatoes and grate them (I don't peel them. Place in water and drain again. Add all the ingredients. Bake at 300°F for 2 hours or pour over carrot tzimmes and bake at 300°F for 2 hours. Garlic Soup Peel and halve garlic. Saute garlic in oil and margarine with onions. Add mushrooms and carrots. Add 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil. Lower the flame and add the creamer and simmer for about 20 minutes. Judy's Peppers Roast or fry garlic. Combine all the other ingredients. Mix with peppers. Marinate 1 hour, more or less, and serve. Roasted Salmon with Nectarine Salsa Combine first 6 ingredients. Season salsa with salt and pepper. Wrap and chill. Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper. Place skin side down on a baking pan. Bake until salmon is opaque in the center, about 25 minutes. Transfer to a plate, top with salsa and serve. Eye of Rib Roast Mix ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Spread over the top of the roast. Bake 30 minutes covered, the rest of the time uncovered, using a meat thermometer to tell you when it is done. My Daughter Adina's Plum Pie DOUGH Combine all the ingredients. Spread in a large pie dish. FILLING Mix all the ingredients except almonds. Pour into pie crust. Bake at 350°F for 45 min. to one hour.
Published: Sunday, September 18, 2005
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 Chef Herschel prepares hundreds of meals a day at Aish HaTorah’s World Center in Jerusalem. He caters the five star meals for the Jerusalem Fund missions as well as the daily food for the Yeshiva students.
Before arriving at Aish HaTorah Jerusalem, he received his B.A. in Business administration and his M.A. in education. While working at Aish he completed a chef’s course in Jerusalem. Like what you read? As a non-profit organization, Aish.com relies on support from readers like you to enable us to provide inspiring and relevant articles. Click here to support Aish.com.
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i am a chef at a school and i had to make a menu of tradional jewish cuisine can u give me some ideas\Thank u
(6) Anonymous, 3/1/2006
Wonderful website!
Thank you for your wonderful website and delicious recipes. I am planning a Jewish meal for our son's end of year party. Your website has been most interesting.
(5) Barbara Shargaa, 24/9/2005
I like the recipes
Sometimes I get a little confused as to what goes with what....I need some direction. Yours are great
(4) Anonymous, 22/9/2005
Hello, from Atlanta/Marietta, Georgia
Shalom, Chef Herschel - my husband and I drove you and your wife home from Malki Landau's wedding - remember? Just read your article...sounds delicious. Can you come here and prepare it!!! L'Shana Tova to you and yours! Thanks! Be well and kol tuv!