More Fun Playing with Holiday Food

I have been remiss in blogging lately - so busy with so many things! The most recent busy-ness has been the Jewish New Year - Rosh Hashonah, which literally means "the head of the days." We enjoyed two nights of friends and their family, and some terrific food. Thanks to my friend and fellow blogger Tom of Exploring Food My Way, I knew I didn't need to take a lot of photos this time around. Follow the link in the prior sentence to see Tom's photos and account of the pre-dinner festivities.

I did take a few shots, which I'll share with you:


Dinner Table - Each Place with a Ramekin of Ohio Honey


Garden Cherry Tomatoes and Horseradish, Gefilte Fish with Carrots

Once again, Mister Brisket delivered with wonderful raw fish for the Gefilte.


Platter of Assorted Garden Tomatoes with Garden Basil, and Garden Radishes and Peppers



Note to self - remove the reflective spoon from the plate before snapping picture when next you photograph.



I will stop here, so as not to spoil Tom's Part II post. This is a time of year about reflection and renewal. I have been doing a lot of that lately. I resolve for the New Year (5770, folks - the sixties are over) to continue playing with my food!

Playing with Food From the Freezer

Friday 2/29 was our first day back from Florida. So naturally, it snowed most of the day. Though our fridge was pretty empty, neither of us really wanted to go out in the terrible weather. So, what to fix for dinner?

We had a small bag of those marvelous Grape Tomatoes that we brought back from Florida sitting on the counter.

A quick inventory of the produce drawer yielded half a head of celery cabbage that was in good shape, a large bag of garden carrots, and a bag of mostly bad cilantro. Moving on to the freezer, I realized that we still had a supply of kreplach (Jewish Chicken and Liver Dumplings) left over from Rosh Hashonah last September. I also pulled out a package of thin Chinese egg noodles that had been in the freezer too long, two bags of Turkey Stock we had made in December, and some frozen garden chilies. Add onion and garden garlic from the pantry - and we had a delightful, comforting meal, even though we really didn't have any food in the house.



















So after all of the eating out we had done for the past two weeks, we re-discovered the joy of playing with our own food to produce something wonderful.