Wednesday night marked the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. In addition to attending synagogue, it is traditional to welcome the new year with a festive meal and dishes involving apples and honey (for a sweet new year).
I have been very lucky during my six years in D.C. to have developed a great group of friends with whom I often celebrate Jewish holidays. Not all of them are Jewish, and the group changes a bit from year to year, but I definitely feel like these people are my family and I always look forward to sharing my holidays (and holiday food) with them. This year, a good friend of mine has been gracious to open her apartment and kitchen for both Passover and Rosh Hashanah, so last night we co-hosted a small dinner party.
The menu consisted of: matzo ball soup, sweet noodle kugel, roasted root vegetables and the main attraction - roasted leg of lamb. For dessert, MG made a spiced apple cake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting and our friends made an oatmeal apple crisp, which we devoured. And, of course, there were apples, honey, and my personal favorite, round raisin challah.
We made a serious dent.
From back to front: lamb, roasted veggies, noodle kugel, finger gun.
Unfortunately, I am still adjusting to my role as blogger and I got so caught up in enjoying my evening that I forgot to take pictures until the end. On the one hand, I'm happy that my blogging didn't take precedence over my enjoyment of the evening, but I did hope to have some nicer pictures to share with you.
Apples in dessert form: the aftermath.
I hope that whatever holidays you have coming up in the next few months are as happy and filled with friends and food! Shanah tovah!
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