We continue to delve into my grandmother’s holiday menu, as well as my story, with Part 2. If you missed Part 1, please go here. Part 3 is here. Part 4 is here. Part 5 is here. Part 6 is here. Part 7 is here.
2. Tzaddik – a righteous person, outstanding for his faith and piety.
This part comes with two recipes, Onik Leikach and White Leikach. Even though technically they are both desserts, we would have them on the table from the very beginning, together with appetizers, to ensure the sweet year. Honey and jams would also be there from the very beginning, for the same reason.
Enjoy!
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Awesome.🌷
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Thank you so much, dear Laleh.
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My pleasure 🌺
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These old tested recipes are a treasure! 🙂
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Thank you so much, dear Ronit. It gets to a point when I can bake a leikach with my eyes closed.
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🙂
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Honey Cake? I can honestly say I have never heard of it but wouldn’t be against trying it since it looks so good
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It is such a Rosh Hashana staple that we simply can’t taste the holiday without it.
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Looks so good & reminds me of Nut Bread
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The one with walnuts is similar, yes, but not everybody eats nuts on Jewish holidays. There are two opinions about nuts.
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OK I get not everyone eats nuts due to allergies but what are the two opinions about nuts?
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I explained it in the post, and that’s why there are two cakes in the photo, one with nuts and one without.
It’s a religious interpretation of the word “nut” which in Hebrew has a numerical value that amounts to “sin” (letters of the Hebrew alphabet have numerical values); however, the Yiddish word for “nuts” also means “miracles.” People who go by the numerical interpretation do not use nuts on all holidays. Conversely, Yiddish-speaking people, like my family, load everything with nuts.
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What a delightful post and recipes I love reading about your gramdmothers baking instincts and kindness she is my kind of cook….I love honey cake 🙂
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Thank you so much for your kind comment, dear Carol. Yes, that’s how she brought me up, too.
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This one really describes your grandmother herself
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Thank you for recognizing it, Derrick, and thank you for having the patience to read it over and over again every year.
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Always a treat 🙂
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You are very kind.
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Your Grandfather was a Character—much beloved!
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He was, till his last breath. Thank you so much, dear brother.
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Your grandmother sounds much like an older Cajun French lady we knew named MawMaw Couvillion. If you ask her how much of something, she’d give an approximation. If you asked her how long to cook it, she’d say, “Well, don’t let it burn!” To learn her cooking, we had to go into the kitchen with her and watch. She and your grandmother, like so many grandmothers with the secret touch, was a culinary genius.
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Thank you so much, dear Mimi. Yes, this Cajun French lady sounds just like my grandmother and many other grandmothers.
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Mmmm! Such wonderful tradition. Every time I come here you make me so hungry! I’ll have mine with nuts please. My Mummy would make all of these unbelievably delicious meals she taught me how to cook and I can’t eat a single one of them now that I’m plant based… Those were the good old days…
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Thank you so much, Darrell! I have many recipes that are plant-based, as well as other recipes that could easily be adjusted for the vegan audience. In fact, a couple of vegetarian appetizers are coming up in the next installment, and you make them plant-based by using agave instead of honey.
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Thank you for sharing ☺️
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Thank you so much for reading and commenting, dear Lakshmi.
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Yum. Happy New Year, Dolly! ❤ ❤ ❤
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Thank you so much, dear Anna.
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