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Tangy Cranberry Meatballs

Tangy Cranberry Meatballs This great recipe is based on my regular meatball recipe with cranberry sauce and a bit of wine added. The flavor is unique and makes this a Yom Tov specialty! You can make the meatballs any size you like; I think it looks (and stretches) best when the meatballs are tiny, but…

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Stewed Red Cabbage & Raisin Salad

Stewed Red Cabbage & Raisin Salad Good as a Rosh Hashana side dish… Serves 6 -8 Ingredients 1 large head red cabbage, shredded 1/2 head of a small green cabbage, shredded 1/4 cup water 2 large onions, diced 2 large green apples, chopped 2 Tablespoons oil 1/2 cup dark raisins 1 Tablespoon dark brown sugar…

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Applesauce Cranberry Ices

Applesauce Cranberry Ices So refreshing at the end of a seuda… Ingredients 1 ½ – 2 cups applesauce 2 cans cranberry sauce (the one without the whole berries) 1 cup Sprite soda 1 cup orange juice Optional (I did not use it): 1-2 Tablespoons fruit flavored liqueur Method Mix this up by hand in a…

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Cranberry Chicken

Cranberry Chicken This one is a family favorite. My mother got it years ago, shortly before I got married, from I-don’t-know-where and she liked it so much that she taught it to the caterer of my wedding and had him make it for the meal! Since then I save it especially for this time of…

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Pomegranate Glazed Apple Strudel Squares

Pomegranate Glazed Apple Strudel Squares You don’t need the mixer for this recipe, it is easily hand done.and this smells amazing while baking! Ingredients 4 cups flour 1 ½ cups trans fat free or reduced margarine 1 ½ cups sugar 2 eggs 7 medium sized any kind apples 1 Tablespoon lemon juice ½ cup sugar…

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Incredible Honey Cookies

Incredible Honey Cookies Here’s a GREAT make-ahead Rosh Hashanah recipe that I made last year and taped up on my notice board then, specifically so that I wouldn’t forget to share it with all of you this year… A very dear and special lady, Rebbetzin Sarah Meisels, gave me this recipe. She told me they…

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Salmon Burgers

Salmon Burgers These go so well with typical hamburger buns and make a great weekday, easy meal. Look how delicious and inviting they are–the day we shot these photos, everyone wanted to eat them just as soon as we finished shooting the pics! Ingredients 1 – 14.75 oz / about 420 grams can of salmon…

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Pomegranate Flavored Glaze

Pomegranate Flavored Glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons oil 2-4 tablespoons juice You don’t need to buy expensive real pomegranate juice. I just used one of those Spring boxes of pomegranate ‘juice’ drink. It works fine. Mix these ingredients together with a spoon, starting with only 2 tablespoons of the juice, until they are…

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Apple Beet Cake

Apple Beet Cake Great idea just in time for Rosh Hashana! Here’s a sweet, new idea on how to creatively incorporate some of our ‘regular’ Rosh Hashana foods in newer ways, beets, apples and a healthy sweet cake! This freezes great and with all the beets, apples and whole wheat it is a healthier alternative…

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Chrein Chicken Salad

Chrein Chicken Salad Use up your leftover chicken in a unique and tasty way! Serves 4 Ingredients 2 cups cooked chicken, cut into small chunks 1 hard boiled egg, cut into tiny pieces, optional 2 stalks celery, diced 1 scallion, diced 1 small carrot, peeled and shredded 4-6 tablespoons mayonnaise + 2 tablespoons chrein, mixed…

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