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By Judith, 09/30/2010 2:02 pm

It’s always wonderful to have friends to enjoy the Feasts of YHVH with. I can hardly remember my life before. These Appointed Times are now so much a part of our lives that I can’t imagine life without them.

The following is a favorite dish that I occasionally make at other times of the year but it is a tradition at Sukkot. Unlike traditional Greek Moussaka this one is a kosher meat dish if those distinctions are important to you. This recipe is adapted from a Jewish cook book that is unfortunately out of print.

During Sukkot our meals are casual and we dish up in the kitchen and head out to dine in the Sukkah.

My FAVORITE Moussaka Recipe

4 large potatoes, peeled and very thinly sliced

1 medium eggplant, peeled and very thinly sliced

1 lb. ground beef or lamb

5 eggs

2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped

2 onions, chopped

1/4 cup chopped parsley

Pinch of cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 cup olive oil

Salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 350.

Boil the potatoes slices for 5 minutes, drain, and reserve.

Salt the eggplant well, weight them under a heavy plate for 30 minutes, rinse well and pat dry

In a large bowl mix the ground beef, 2 eggs, onion, tomatoes, parsley, cinnamon, nutmeg, oil, salt and pepper

Oil the bottom of a deep casserole dish (10×14 in.)

Line with a layer of 1/2 the potato slices, add a layer of 1/2 the eggplant slices and then add all the meat filling.

Add a layer of the remaining eggplant and finish with a layer of remaining potato slices.

Separate 3 eggs and beat yolks with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and a pinch of salt until creamy

Beat the whites until stiff and fold into the yolks.

Pour this over the potatoes and sprinkle with additional nutmeg.

Bake at 350 for 45minutes

The taste is improved if the Moussaka is made several hours or even a day in advance and re-warmed before serving. It should not be served very hot .. Serves 4-6

This is a very filling dish and all you need to accompany it is a green salad sprinkled with feta . Enjoy!

Keep Food Real,

~Blessings~

Judith

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By Judith, 09/23/2010 10:09 am

We are continuing to build our sukkah today in preparation for the Feast of Tabernacles.

This is one of our family’s favorite times of the year.

Ours is anything but “Orthodox” after all we are Believers in Messiah and we enjoy HIM fully during this time. It is during this HolyDay that we commemorate the birth of Yeshua and also anticipate HIS return.

The next eight days are full of faith, food , fellowship, fun and freedom . We glean from Jewish traditions but do not feel obligated to observe them to the letter. We have to adapt some of the details of our festival because of our local. For example we don’t have date palms at our disposal so our Sukkah will have a roof made from branches of trees we have in our region.

This year the budget didn’t allow for a Lulav and Etrog from Israel. So we will make do with a regular lemon and local species.

Lulav & Etrog

The most important thing for us is to set these days apart and delight in them before our Heavenly Father.

I pray that you and your loved ones have a Blessed Feast time. If you have never participated in Tabernacles before I encourage you to jump in. It’s a lot of fun, very rewarding spiritually and you are joining a reach heritage of worship that was practiced by our Savior Yeshua.

Throughout the week I will add pictures of our celebration. Please feel free to share the special ways that you keep this APPOINTED FEAST.

Blessings in Messiah Yeshua!

Judith