Hello my friend!

Rosh Hashanah is just a few days away. No doubt your plans are made, the cooking is in hand, and you're looking forward to YomTov.

So this week's newsletter is just to wish you a beautiful and meaningful chag, and a very happy new year. May 5786 bring us all peace, health, happiness, and blessings. May it be a good year for the Jewish people and for all people, of all backgrounds, from all around the world. May it be a sweet year, in which love, empathy and kindness are abundantly overflowing!

Shana Tova! I hope we all have a wonderful year ahead!

Delicious, Quick & Easy RH recipes

With only a few days before Rosh Hashanah, here are some delicious seasonal recipes that are also quick and easy to prepare. Perfect for last minute cooking or impromptu additions to the menu.

• ​All-in-one-pan roasted vegetable rice pilaf​
  Succulent, flavoursome roasted vegetables and fluffly, perfectly cooked rice, all baked in one pan for an easy and impressive dish.
• ​Baked barley risotto with butternut squash
  ​15 minutes prep, then this delicious risotto cooks to comforting, fragrant perfection with no additional work on your part!
• ​Yerushalmi kugel - easy recipe with no boiling sugar!​
  The classic taste of Jerusalem kugel without any of the fuss! Just 20 minutes prep and no terrifying molten caramel.
• ​Beetroot salad with pomegranate​
  Use vacuum-packed beets and a tub of crunchy pomegranate seeds to get this delicious, RH-inspired salad ready in no time.
• ​Classic French carrot salad​
  Crunchy, zesty, fresh and delicious, this simple carrot salad turns a few basic ingredients into something really special.
• ​Baked cod with a sun-dried tomato and herb crust​
  Juicy oven-baked fish with a beautiful, tasty topping of sun-dried tomatoes, lemon and herbs. An easy main that’s ready in 30 minutes.
• ​Spiced apple and raisin cupcakes (vegan)​
  These dainty and delicious cupcakes are full of seasonal flavour and ready in just half an hour!
• ​10-minute halva ice-cream pie​
  Need a fancy, yomtov-worthy dessert in a hurry? This make-ahead beauty is ready in a jiffy and looks and tastes the business!

Find plenty more delicious Rosh Hashanah recipes at family-friends-food.com​

All the Rosh Hashanah recipes

Not found what you want above? Here's the link to all of my Rosh Hashanah recipes, articles and ideas. Also, click below for:

• delicious late summer salads for Rosh Hashanah​
• perfect side dishes for your YomTov Table​
• fabulous RH sweet treats and desserts​

​The Guide to the Simanim, including a free printable blessings card, is here, and a selection of over 80 sweet and savoury recipes incorporating them is here.

You'll find the recipe and instructions for my ICONIC head-of-a-fish cookies, right here 🐟

Grab a bargain!

PLUS, there's still time to snag a copy of my ebook Entertaining Guests with Special Diets for the bargain price of £10 (normally £29) by using code JUSTATENNER at checkout.

It's a great resource that makes it easy to plan menus, cook, and host guests with diverse dietary needs.

Shabbat Shalom and Shana Tova

The final Shabbat of the year! Let's make it a good one.

May this Shabbat bring peace, joy, health and many blessings to us all. Wishing you and yours Shabbat Shalom - a Good Shabbos!

Plus my heartfelt wishes for a Shana Tova - a good, sweet year ahead for one and all.

With love, Helen x.

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