Happy New Year!

I experienced my first Rosh Hashanah last night thanks to my friends upstairs.  I've celebrated both Hanukkah and Passover before (with many thanks to Liz and her family!) but always seem to miss out on the fall holidays. I learned that Rosh Hashanah celebrates the new year according to the Hebrew calendar and everyone eats apples drizzled with honey on this particular holiday.

I was charged with picking up the apples since I drive by an orchard every day after work. So I got Jonagold, Cortland, and Gala apples for the dinner party.

After delivering the apples to the apartment upstairs I took in the scene before me...

There were so many delicious foods to take in!  From left to right: Dan's family recipe brisket , a green bean and asparagus casserole (with lemon), sliced apples with honey, both plain and raisin challah, baked butternut squash and on the very far right barley with mushrooms. Not pictured is a fresh salad.

Unbelievably good!  Especially the brisket.  Slow-cooked meats are always delicious!  We mostly just sat and ate and talked, but it was a good time and the wine was flowing.  All in all a lovely evening spent with good people.