Showing posts with label high holy days. Show all posts
Showing posts with label high holy days. Show all posts

Saturday, 14 September 2013

Rosh Hashanah Apple & Honey Cake

Prior to Rosh Hashananah, I was perusing many websites for recipe ideas, and came across this: http://theshiksa.com/2013/08/16/honey-apple-cake/ so thought id give it ago. Well it tasted great, but certainly didn't look as great as Tori's, I will try better next year.
Ingredients:
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups all purpose baking flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • Dash of ground cloves
  • 4 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored, and shredded
Method

Ok I am not a trained chef, I am a busy working mum of 2 very little children, and although I want to eat proper home cooked food and like to eat well, I don't have all the time in the world. If you want to do this recipe properly, check out the link above. I just throw everything in the electric mixer and then into a cake tin. I did buy a bundt tin especially for this and it did look more interesting than a normal cake tin.

Bake at 190 degrees for 75 mins until skewer comes out clear.

Finished product is a lovely light moist fruity cake



    Tuesday, 14 May 2013

    Passover Seder Night


    I unfortunately do not have many photos from some of the dinner parties that I have hosted, but I do have these ones, (prior to blogging) and wanted to share. 
    These were took from our Passover festival earlier this year, where I hosted a Seder night for 8 family members including myself and hubby (plus our 2 little ones). 


    The green place cards are just card I bought from hobby craft and on the other side is a Passover colour in sheet which I  downloaded from the internet. I thought it would keep the younger people amused, but strangely it was the older ones who loved it. It became a bit of a competition with the older members of the family, especially the grandparents!
    I cooked vegetable soup to start (suitable for a macrobiotic guest and kosher for passover!), then fish platter (smoked salmon and fish balls served on 2 large salad platters),  then roast chicken, roast veg, roast potatoes, steamed veg, followed by fresh fruit and kosher for passover ice cream, and plenty of wine!

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    I came across this great page on pininterst for passover activities and ideas
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