Simanim

Rodanchas with Kalavasa

September 19, 2011

Hearing about an alternative to pumpkin borekas used to fulfill the simanim of squash for the Rosh Hashanah dinner blessings (Yehi Ratzones), I endeavored to find a picture or recipe. I have no memory of my mom or Nona making these. I am not sure which Sephardic people made these or what towns they came […]

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Pomegranate Chicken

September 12, 2011

Rosh Hashanah is around the corner so it is appropriate to make recipes containing ingredients from the Simanim (symbolic New Years foods). Pomegranate molasses is a wonderful concentration

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Black Eyed Peas with Short Ribs, Fijones or Lubia

September 3, 2010

This dish is often served as one of starters for the Jewish New Years Dinner. Black eyed peas signify increasing ones merit in life and are used in a Sephardic ceremony

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Pumpkin Borekas

September 16, 2009

Petite Pumpkin Borekas Borekas are the Sephardic Jewish version of the turnover or empanada. Turkish in origin, the Sephardic Jews adopted these pastries as their own. I make borekas with homemade dough, the way my mom and my grandmother did, and bake them until crisp and golden. Once a year for Jewish New Year, I […]

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Leek Kufte

September 14, 2009

Kufte de Prassa, Leek and Ground Beef Patties Somewhere between a meatball and patty is a kufte. Made with ground beef, they are light and fluffy with a delicate crisp exterior, and redolent with the taste of autumn leeks. Serve this recipe as one of the starters, Simanim, for a traditional Jewish New Years celebration. […]

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