Holiday recipes
High Holidays 2023
Wishing you and your family a happy, healthy and sweet New Year! On this page, Chef Melinda shares some delicious recipes for you to enjoy!
Downloadable High Holiday Cookbook: ReCustom is offering a downloadable cookbook of High Holiday recipes this year!
Other Holiday Content
‘Masa (Journey): Reflection, Return and Renewal,’ a Rosh Hashanah message from Early Learning Center director Pam Morris.
‘You Turn Me Right Round,’ a Yom Kippur message from Early Learning Center director Pam Morris.
Recipes
Soup & Salad
Here are some delicious ways to start your meals (after the challah, apples and honey, of course).
Rosh Hashanah Kale Salad
Kale, apple, dates, pomegranates with a Miso Vinaigrette
Roasted Butternut, Carrot and Apple Soup
Spoonful after spoonful of creamy fall goodness.
Pear and Hazelnut Salad
Pears, greens & grains.
Spinach Salad
Spinach, walnuts, pomegranate seeds
New Meals for new year
Main Courses & Sides
Roasted Kabocha Squash
A simple and delicious side
Jeweled Black Rice
Coconut milk, black (forbidden) rice, with pomegranate jewels
Chicken Marbella
Chicken, prunes, red wine vinegar, green olives, capers, goldenberries
Time for dessert
Here’s to a Sweet New Year
Gluten-free Almond Apple Cake
Apples & Almonds
Coconut Malabi
Coconut, pomegranate seeds and pistachios
Little Chefs series
Recipes for Young Chefs
Do you have a budding chef in your home? Here are recipes for young chefs (adult supervision recommended).
Rosh Hashanah Challah
Baked Apples
A sweet treat
Sukkot Arizona Fruit Salad
Fruit salad featuring fruit grown in Arizona
About Chef Melinda
Chef Melinda McNeil honed her skills as a chef and baker at the Scottsdale Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School and has worked at the Phoenician Resort, Simply Bread bakery and the Olive & Ivy restaurant. She has baked challah and other baked goods at the East Valley JCC’s Challah Factory since fall 2016.