SEASON'S GREETINGS - HOLIDAY BREAK

!!!Merry Christmas &Joyeux Noël!!!

I hope that you will have a wonderful time, that you'll eat well and that your dreams will come true! J'espère que vous vous amuserez bien, que vous mangerez beaucoup de bonnes choses et que le Père Noël vous gâtera!

PLEASE NOTE that I will be away from the 22nd to the 26th of December, so until then this blog is on holiday... ATTENTION: Je serai absente du samedi 22 au mercredi 26 décembre, alors ce blog sera momentanément en vacance...

See you soon! A bientôt!

"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."
~ W.T. Ellis ~

HANUKKAH 2007 - FOOD IDEAS

HAPPY HANUKKAH!!!

~ December 4th - 12th ~

As it is the case wth most celebrations around the world, food is often the centerpiece of family reunions and holds a very important/symbolic role during the festivities. The Jewish tradition isn't an exception when it comes to feasting well...

It is for that reason that I have compiled a list which contains a few interesting recipes and links for all of you who celebrate Hanukkah (The Festival Of Lights) and/or for the adventurous and curious foodies in search of new culinary horizons. May it help you in your quest for new recipes...

Have a happy holiday and eat well!!!

My Recipes:

• Apple Latkes (see recipe)
• Chopped Liver (see recipe)
• Festive Winter Challah (see recipe)
• Hummus (see recipe)
• Lemon Honey Cookies (see recipe)
• Maluns with Schmalz instead of butter (see recipe)
• Noodle Kugel (see recipe)
• Potato Chips/crisps (see recipe)
• Potato Kugel (see recipe)
• Pumpkin Apple Bread (see recipe)
• Pumpkin Latkes (see recipe)
• Smoke Salmon And Lox Bagels (see recipe)
• Stir-fried Matzah Balls With Bell Peppers (see recipe)
• Super Tasty Caramelized Onions (see recipe)

Interesting Blogs:
Cooking With Yiddishe Mama (see link)
Is That My Buréka? (see link)
kosher Soul Food (see link)
My Mom's Recipes And More (see link)
Once Upon A Feast (see link)

Interesting links:
All Recipes (see link)
Better Recipes (see link)
Chabad.org (see link)
Chiff.com (see link)
Diana's Desserts (see link)
Epicurious.com (see link)
My Recipes (see link)
Norene Gilletz (see link)
Recipe Goldmine (see link)
Recipezaar (see link)

(Menorah Pic by www.spcc-storrs.org)
(Hanukkah Cookies Pic by www.thisnext.com)
(Dreidel Pic by www.judaicaspot.com)

ROSH HASHANAH 2007 - FOOD IDEAS

Here is a post that might be helpful for those of you who celebrate Rosh Hashanah (see infos), the Jewish New Year (starts on Thursday the 13th September), and are clueless about what to eat during this festive period. It might also interest all the foodies who want to broaden their culinary horizons and discover new dishes.

The following recipes as well as the links I've added (see last year's post) could be very useful....

My recipes:
. Apple Latkes (see recipe and infos), although they are generally eaten for Hanukkah
. Baba Ganoush (see recipe and infos)
. Bagels (see recipe and infos)
. Challah (see recipe and infos)
. Chopped Liver (see recipe and infos)
. Lemon Honey Cookies (see recipe and infos)
. Noodle Kugel (see recipe and infos), add apples and sprinkle with honey if you want
. Pumpkin Apple Bread (see recipe and infos), replace the sugar by honey
. Quick No-Fat Apple Cake (see recipes and infos) served with honey
. Rhubarb Upside-Down Pudding (see recipe and infos), replace the rhubarb by apple slices
. Stir-Fried Matzah Balls With Bell Peppers (see recipe and infos)
. Zimtsterne (see recipe and infos)

Great food blogs and links:
. Baroness Trapuzina (see blog)
. Cooking With Yiddishe Mama (see blog)
. Gluten-Free Bay (see blog)
. Is That My Buréka? (see blog)
. My Mom's Recipes And More (see blog)
. Once Upon A Feast (see blog)
. The Jew & The Carrot (see blog)
. About.com (see link)
. All Recipes (see link)
. Cyber Kitchen (see link)
. Epicurious (see link)
. Holidays.net (see link)
. Jewish Recipes (see link)
. Jewishfood (see link)
. My Recipes (see link)
. Recipezaar (see link)

~ Noodle Kugel ~

Happy holidays!
May you have a festive and pleasant Rosh Hashanah!
And for those of you who are muslim, Ramadan Karim!!!