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"This is the piece of meat you want to make when you want your guests to ooooooh and aaaaaah when you serve it. They'll make even more obscene noises when they start eating. Prep time allows for the meat and sauce to cool."

Ingredients: pepper, dried basil...

"One of my favorite cookies of all time, these are fabulous warm from oven, but also keep well in an airtight container. My Hungarian/Austrian Grandmom called these "Butterhorns", an aunt on the other side called her version "Schnecken" and I have seen versions of this also under "Rugelach" or "Rululach". It really..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cream cheese...

"This kugel involves some work, but it is worth it. I got it from one of my new cookbooks that promotes "new-ish Jewish" cuisine, combining traditional recipes with a modern slant. I usually make this when we have vegetarian guests. It makes a huge amount, so it's a good recipe to bring to potlucks or parties, and you will get all the..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, egg substitute, eggs...

"In my never-ending search for orange zest recipes, I came across this one in Levana Kirschenbaum's new book, Levana's Table. It's the most heavenly version of orange poppy seed cake I've seen so far. My only change to the recipe was to move it from the food processor to the stand mixer."

Ingredients: eggs, margarine, orange juice...

"A quick, easy homemade applesauce recipe that I served with potato latkes this year. It has no added sugar, which makes it a better option for diabetics and low-carb people and others who avoid cane sugar. But if you prefer a sweeter sauce, add 1/2 cup of sugar. I recommend using 1/2 sweet apples (I like Braeburn) and 1/2 tart apples (Granny Smith,..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, lemon slices, nutmeg...

"One of the most simple and delicious kugels around. Perfect for Rosh Hashana, and wonderful all year round."

Ingredients: eggs, honey, lemon juice...

"The pecans and maple syrup add a very nice touch. This is a traditional Jewish Sephardic recipe."

Ingredients: egg whites, unsweetened flaked coconut...

"I am a huge fan of Lennie's Bob Newhart's Carrot Mold. We have it at least every other week at our house. For Rosh Hashana I wanted to make something with pumpkin, which is one of the traditional foods eaten on that holiday. We adore the carrot mold so much, I basically just substituted fresh pumpkin for the carrots. It was a hit with family..."

Ingredients: fresh pumpkin, eggs, margarine...

"I got this recipe from the Virtual Jerusalem website and made it when we had guests for the High Holidays. Adapted from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, by Deborah Madison."

Ingredients: mixed vegetables, fresh rosemary...

"This is from one of my favorite cookbook authors, Joan Nathan. It's a great combination of Jewish and American cuising, perfect for Thanksgiving or Sukkot"

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, jellied cranberry sauce...

"This is a Faye Levy recipe for the local weekend paper. Tzimmes can be made with meat or without. We usually have it without, as a side dish, but with meat it makes a great main course, very seasonal with the leaves turning color in the fall. This is not only perfect for Rosh Hashana, it's also great on Passover, and even for Thanksgiving."

Ingredients: salt & freshly ground black pepper, honey...

"A friend requested this for Thanksgiving this year as it is an old childhood favorite of his. I had to do some looking to find it and didn't see it here so had to share :-) It's very rich, but incredibly tasty!!!"

Ingredients: corn syrup, pastry shells...

"Ritz crackers are tasty but super fattening so use the low-fat Ritz crackers. Saved in my Thanksgiving file. You can use 4-6 Ritz cracker tubes for this."

Ingredients: chicken fat, eggs, oil...

"This is a classic French Chanukah dish, but is good for any holiday."

Ingredients: goose, fresh lemon juice...