THE DEAL WITH THE MEAL PRACTICAL TIPS FOR CREATING PEACEFUL, STRESS-FREE, & BEAUTIFUL ROSH HASHANA (& TISHREI) MEALS BY DANIT SCHUSTERMAN We have all just experienced a collective world trauma. With Rosh Hashana coming up, I have spoken with three very wise women who all offer their sage advice in turning what could be a very stressful, exhausting and overwhelming experience for many of us into a peaceful, stress-free and beautiful Rosh Hashana (and any Yomtov) meals. Rivky Levy, Levy a certified life coach in Crown Heights, Hindy Cohen, Cohen a certified parenting coach and Shlucha, Sara Hecht, Hecht color analyst and personal shopper from Crown Heights, all discuss how we can change the way we approach the High Holidays, on a physical, emotional and spiritual level.
PROPER PLANNING: Hindy: I like to sit down and Hindy: plan my menu a few weeks
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in advance. If you have a large freezer, there are so many dishes you can make in advance and freeze. Examples are roasts, challah and certain kugels - they freeze beautifully. You can also prepare schnitzel
and knishes and freeze them raw, thaw it and fry/bake it the day of Yomtov. It saves so much time and clean up and you are still serving fresh delicious food. The more you can plan and make in advance,
