This year we have a marathon of cooking for the next three days, since this year Rosh Hashana leads directly into Shabbos!

I usually like to do baking and cooking in advance so that there’s not as much to do in the busy days leading up to the holiday itself, but I no longer have a full size freezer and my fridge isn’t very big.  So yesterday and today are busy cooking days!

Here’s a list of what we’ll be preparing for this Rosh Hashana – everything is gluten free and grain free except for the challah:

Breads:

• cinnamon raisin round challah
• regular challah
• paleo dinner rolls (gluten free option)

Dips:

• parsley pesto
• black olive tampenade
• eggplant salad
• tomato

Protein:

• baked fish
• roasted chicken – savory/sweet (date-parsley-onion blend), paprika garlic blend and cumin garlic blend
• roast meat with carrots and onions

Symbolic foods for Rosh Hashana (simanim):

• simanim salad – I serve this on the two nights of Rosh Hashana – it includes apple, pomegranate, date, leek, cabbage and carrots
• baked fish
• baked fish head and baked whole fish
• black eyed peas
• roast pumpkin
• roast beets

Salads:

• green bean-olive
• pomegranate
• Israeli cabbage
• hearts of palm-corn
• red cabbage-apple

Kugels/vegetable sides:

• apple kugel
• vegetable kugel
• potato kugel
• carrot apple kugel
• spinach nut loaf (using roasted sunflower seeds)
• sesame green beans
• roast potatoes
• pineapple beets

Desserts:

• brownies
• chocolate chip cookies
• apple cake
• almond joy bars
• pumpkin muffins
• chocolate pudding

Wishing you all a year of blessings in the year to come!

Avivah