Two weeks ago, I celebrated the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. I'm not Jewish, but I sure wish I was. We celebrated with good food, too much wine and pop music from Israel (thank you Matt.) My bro took these lovely pictures... except for the Manchego, which had vanished before he had time to take out his camera. Rosh Hashanah Menu: Brisket (see recipe) Tsimmis (recipe below) 4 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into cubes 1 package carrots washed, skinned and cut into 1 inch pieces 1 sweet onion 1 package dried mixed fruit (raisins, apricots, prunes, etc) ½ cup brown sugar

3/4 cup orange juice ½ cup butter cut into chunks Throw all ingredients except butter into a crock pot. Last, scatter butter across top. Cook on low for 5 hours. While it is not necessary, you can stir the ingredients once during cooking. Serve hot and wait for compliments.