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Happy YASSSletter Thursday Gingis!

September is here and you know what that means! Pumpkin spice everything. Just kidding! Not yet.

With Rosh Hashanah around the corner we wanted to highlight some beautiful recipes using HONEY! Whether you celebrate the Jewish New Year or not, these recipes are timeless, delightful, and wonderful to share with your lovers.

So without further ado, let’s talk HONEY!

1. History + Origin: Honey & Rosh Hashanah

2. Beehive Challah w. Honey Glaze

3. Honey Cake 

4. Apples & Honey Butter

History + Origin: Honey & Rosh Hashanah

Honey carries deep significance during Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year! This holiday symbolizes reflection and renewal, with honey representing the hope for a sweet year ahead. Dipping apples in honey is a customary practice, embodying the desire for happiness and prosperity. The tradition also draws from biblical references, as Israel is often described as a “land flowing with milk and honey.” This connection to blessings amplifies honey’s importance. Rosh Hashanah’s symbolic foods include pomegranates (symbolizing good deeds) and round challah (representing the cyclical nature of life). As a central emblem, honey encapsulated the holiday’s essence — aspire for positivity, acknowledge past actions, and embrace growth in the coming year.

Beehive Challah w. Honey Glaze

What is more festive than pull apart challah bites lathered with milk and honey? Whether you make this for your family or with your family, you are guaranteed to have a crazy delicious time. Finally a treat that is as easy to make as it is to eat!

Honey Cake

Fun fact: Did you know that when harvesting honey, you have to wait until the honey has fully matured. What does that mean? Bees store honey in cells within the honey comb and when it reaches the right level of dehydration (caused by the flapping of their wings) they seal those cells with beeswax as a preservation method. Then we come in and harvest that ripened honey in the late summer/early fall. And the whole process of creating honey starts all over again.

Just as honey is a natural product that comes from the hard work of bees, Rosh Hashanah is a time for individuals to reflect on their own actions and to work towards personal growth and improvement. The new year represents a fresh start, much like the process of bees creating new honey.

And where there is honey…there must be honey cake!

Apples & Honey Butter

Make this quick compound butter and enjoy it every day of September or serve it as the perfect sidekick to your round challah at Rosh Hashanah dinner! Loaded with raw honey and freshly powdered freeze dried apples, this rich treat is not to be missed!

Hope you have a weekend full of YASSS! Until next Thursday Gingis.

Love, Ben & Zikki xx

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