omanot: May 2006

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

This weekend we will be celebrating Shavuot, which according to Jewish tradition, the Ten Commandments were given to Moses on Mount Sinai on Shavout. That is why this holiday is called "Zman Matan Toratenu" - the Time of the giving of our law thus it has become the tradition that on Shavout we eat only dairy products.

Shavout is also the festival of new fruits, when each man brought the first of his barley, wheat, grapes, figs, olive-oil, pomegranates, and honey to the Temple in Jerusalem. There, everyone took part in the Bikkurim (First Fruits) ceremony, which has been revived in new dress in modern Israel.

Here are some Shavuot dairy recipes:

Cheese and Olives Pie

Cheese and onion pie

Cheese and Passiflora cake

Cheese pastry

Cream of broccoli Soup

Cucumbers with yogurt salad

Olive bread

Potatoes with cream and cheese

Potatoes with mushrooms and cream

Roasted black bream with yogurt sauce

Salmon steak with sage butter and white wine

Spinach, Roquefort cheese and walnuts Quiche

Happy Shavout