Heritage Healthy Kitchen

Rosh Hashanah Recipes: A Sweet New Year Menu

A Rosh Hashanah table built from Ashkenazi tradition: golden chicken soup with kneidlach, round challah, gefilte fish, and honey-glazed carrot tzimmes. Every recipe below comes with its history, step-by-step method, and where tradition allows, a lighter version.

Wishing you a shanah tovah u’metukah – a good and sweet year.

The Centerpieces

Traditional Challah

BREAD

Traditional Challah

Braided for Shabbat, shaped round for the New Year – the same dough works for both.

Traditional Matzo Ball Soup

SOUP

Traditional Matzo Ball Soup

Clear golden broth and tender kneidlach – the starter every holiday table waits for.

Traditional Gefilte Fish

APPETIZER

Traditional Gefilte Fish

Poached the traditional way, with a lighter version included in the article.

More for the Table

Traditional Tzimmes

SIDE DISH

Traditional Tzimmes

Carrots, sweet potatoes and prunes glazed in honey and orange juice – the sweet side of the New Year table.

Traditional Latkes

A HANUKKAH DISH

Traditional Latkes

Not a New Year dish — see the Hanukkah menu for its own holiday.

Lighter Versions for the Holiday

Healthy Challah Variations

LIGHTER TAKE

Healthy Challah Variations

Whole wheat challah with less sugar and applesauce in the dough.

Powered by CookieAdmin