Dawn of erev Rosh Hashanah.  I started preps not long after.

It’s amazing what you can do with simple basic staples to create a holiday feast.  In addition to the holiday challah by E, local apples, and honey, we have:

Turkey with carrots, red potatoes, and fresh homegrown herbs, brussels sprouts, and pineapple ginger spiced sweet potatoes,

middle eastern-style potato kugel, and sweet-spiced apple noodle kugel with apricot, peach, and sultanas,

and a homemade cherry/ raspberry cobbler for dessert.  L’chaim!

Not bad on a poverty budget!  (I should mention, this will feed us for the next couple of days, I just made it all at once, to be efficient.)  It’s like thanksgiving, only for a better cause, and I’m thankful we are able to celebrate to this extent, despite all our personal and national setbacks.

I wish my family, who are going through their own difficult transitions, a year of finding some peace and solutions in the midst of turmoil.