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Shavuot: Festival of Milk and Honey

22 May 2007 2,721 views 4 Comments

ShavuotShavuot is an annual Jewish festival of dual significance. Agriculturally, it commemorates the time when the first fruits were harvested and brought to the Temple, historically, it also celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. To mark Shavuot I always prepare a dairy-based menu that incorporates honey in some form or fashion. I also try to host a Shavuot seder and to study/read Torah all through the night on the first evening (tikkun leil Shavuot)

This year Shavuot is being observed from sunset May 22 – nightfall May 24, I don’t think I’ll be holding an actual seder but I will be cooking up a storm. This is this year’s menu :)

This year’s menu:

• French Bread, Honey Butter
• Fresh Green Bean Salad
• Pasta w/ Pepper Feta Provencal Sauce
• Roasted Squash with Red Chili & Lime Butter
• Oven-baked Dutch Apple Pancakes
?��Ǩ�� Coquito, Pineapple Lemonade

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4 Comments »

  • Lilandra said:

    Okay, Happy Shavuot?

    # 22 May 2007 at 2:39 am | link
  • Sarina said:

    lolz :) yeah :)

    # 22 May 2007 at 4:36 pm | link
  • Trig said:

    This may sound like a stupid question, Sarina, but do you have any Jewish blood in you? I must say you caught me quite off-guard

    # 23 May 2007 at 1:19 pm | link
  • Sarina said:

    yes honey, you missed my hanukkah, passover posts etc, and when i told ya i don’t do easter? :)

    # 23 May 2007 at 7:05 pm | link

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