Rosh Hashanah 5770 - Taste With The Eyes

Dinner for A Sweet New Year

Crispy Rosemary Chicken Paillard and

Grilled Apples with Truffle Honey

Israeli Couscous with Butternut Squash, Spinach, Walnuts

Israeli Couscous Side Dish

Roast cubes of butternut squash with a little olive oil, salt and pepper. Cook Israeli couscous. Add squash, baby spinach leaves, toasted chopped walnuts to the cooked couscous. The spinach will wilt in the hot couscous. Season with salt and pepper, finish with a drizzle of roasted walnut oil.

We are celebrating the Jewish New Year 5770

which began last night at sundown.

Squeeze lemon juice on sliced apples, then brush with olive oil. Grill over high heat.

Make breadcrumbs out of day old baguette, add fresh rosemary, pulse to combine.

Have you tried air-chilled chicken? During processing, the USDA requires that the carcass temperature be lowered to 40 degrees within 4 hours to retard the growth of bacteria. Usually chickens are placed in an ice bath with chlorine for about an hour. In contrast, air-chilled chickens are sprayed with a chlorinated water and laid out on a track under refrigeration. Some say this method is safer, less contamination with other chickens. The meat definitely has a different texture from not soaking in water for over an hour. And they say the skin comes out more crispy with the air-chilled birds too.

These boneless skinless chicken thighs are from Whole Foods Market. I usually prepare this dish with chicken breasts but tried thighs this time. These air-chilled chicken thighs were the best ever. So flavorful and moist.

I put the thighs, one-by-one, in a ziplock bag and pounded them with a mallet to a uniform thinness. Seasoned each with salt and pepper, dusted with flour, dipped in egg, and coated with the breadcrumb/rosemary mixture.

Sautéed until golden brown over medium-high heat in canola oil.

Truffle Honey

La BOUTIQUE de la truffe

The Italian Truffle Honey is made of acacia honey and white truffles 3% (tuber albidum pico). In addition to the fabulous truffle carpaccio I served with heirloom tomatoes, La BOUTIQUE de la truffe also produces this dreamy truffle honey. Drizzle the truffle honey over the chicken and apples.

“the truffle is the very diamond of gastronomy”

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826)

This truffle honey gives the chicken and apples complex intriguing flavors. Simultaneously sweet and earthy and exotic. It rocks! The open jar of honey was sitting on my counter top, truffle aromas filled the kitchen.

Crispy Rosemary Chicken Thighs Paillard

Grilled Apples with Truffle Honey

Wishing You a Sweet New Year

L’Shana Tova!

To observe Rosh Hashanah, traditional foods sweetened with honey and apples are served. They symbolize sweetness, blessings, abundance and the hope for a sweet year ahead.

L’Shana Tova Tikatevu

May Your Name be Inscribed in The Book of Life

For a Good Year

15 thoughts on “Rosh Hashanah 5770”

And the sweetest New Year to you Lori Lynn. Everything looks so aromatic. I'm especially fond of the Israeli Couscous with Butternut Squash, and Spinach. It sounds so gratifying.

Thank you so very much for sharing your meal with us.

P.S. Thanks for the heads up on the chicken. Interesting concept…

I love your version of Israeli couscous – I also made it this year – great minds!!!

Wow! Everything looks amazing. I especially love your take on apples and honey… and I'm a huge fan of Israeli cous cous. mmm!

p.s. Shanah tovah to you too!

Yum! Good enough for any holiday!

Shana Tova! It's a perfect dinner for Rosh Hashana! The chicken pallard looks excellent and I definitely need to try that truffle honey – yum!

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Looks like a beautiful meal. Best wishes to you and your family. P.S. I make couscous the same way, only I prefer it with a little vinaigrette and served room temp or slightly chilled.