I smell of fish
My Rosh Hashannah shindig is tomorrow evening (because I'm the only Jew in attendance, and having the party on Monday would be just damned inconvenient for my guests and G-d said it was okay), and I've just finished pureeing haddock in the food processor.
Indeed.
Please don't feel bad if I didn't invite you; it has nothing to do with you and everything to do with how many plates I own.
This year's menu is... eclectic. I've selected items from two great culinary bodisvattas- Joan Nathan and Nigella Lawson. And there will be no apples and honey (mostly because they never get eaten when I do serve them...) In their place I will be offering rather potent apple cocktails (I refuse to call them 'appletinis' because a martini is gin and vermouth, goddammit) and apple spritzer things for those who don't drink. Given that I am not currently on fire from a lightening strike, I think the universe has better things to be concerned about than my menu, da? Right. The menu:
Union Sqare Cafe spiced nuts
Gefilte fish patties, served cold with beet-y horseradish (trust the Nigella)
Lamb tagine with prunes
delicious mash of sweet and white potatoes (with a few baked russets available for those who don't care for sweet potatoes)
carrot kugel
cranberry apple sauce
challah
honey cake (courtesy of ragnvaeig )
my Nana's cherry pie (courtesy of Nana, natch.)
And now I'm off to fry fish patties at 11pm.
Indeed.
Please don't feel bad if I didn't invite you; it has nothing to do with you and everything to do with how many plates I own.
This year's menu is... eclectic. I've selected items from two great culinary bodisvattas- Joan Nathan and Nigella Lawson. And there will be no apples and honey (mostly because they never get eaten when I do serve them...) In their place I will be offering rather potent apple cocktails (I refuse to call them 'appletinis' because a martini is gin and vermouth, goddammit) and apple spritzer things for those who don't drink. Given that I am not currently on fire from a lightening strike, I think the universe has better things to be concerned about than my menu, da? Right. The menu:
Union Sqare Cafe spiced nuts
Gefilte fish patties, served cold with beet-y horseradish (trust the Nigella)
Lamb tagine with prunes
delicious mash of sweet and white potatoes (with a few baked russets available for those who don't care for sweet potatoes)
carrot kugel
cranberry apple sauce
challah
honey cake (courtesy of ragnvaeig )
my Nana's cherry pie (courtesy of Nana, natch.)
And now I'm off to fry fish patties at 11pm.