Sort of Sephardic Sweet Potatoes and Squash

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Epicurious has posted Jewish holiday kitchen with Joan Nathan
www.epicurious.com/e_eating/e06_jewish_cooking/nathan_home.html
Learn more about 5 Jewish holidays; includes recipes that can be prepared
with children. Here is one. Untried but it is a basic recipe. I halved the
oil.
Equipment: Vegetable peeler; Sharp paring knife; Wooden spoon; Frying pan;
Mixing bowl; Aluminum foil; Oblong casserole dish (about 9 by 13 inches);
Preheat oven to 375F.
Peel the squash. Peel the sweet potatoes or yams. Then carefully cut both
the sweet potatoes and squash into 1-inch cubes. Place most of the oil in
the casserole. Add the sweet potatoes and bake, covered with aluminum foil,
about 20 minutes. Take out the hot dish from the oven and carefully remove
the foil. Add the squash and the cranberries or cherries. Sprinkle the
sugar and cinnamon on top and dribble with the remaining oil. Bake
uncovered at 375F for 30-35 minutes, or until well browned. Serve over
roast chicken or pot roast. Serves 6.
Variation: If your family likes onions, add one, sauteed in the oil until
soft, to the sweet potatoes before baking.
Acknowledgements: The Children's Jewish Holiday Kitchen by Joan Nathan as
presented by Epicurious Food © 1997 CondéNet Inc.
http://www.epicurious.com/e_eating/e06_jewish_cooking/nathan_home.html.
Added to elf archive by kitPATh dec 97: MC Estimated PER SERVING: 120 cals,
2.5 g  fat (17.9% cff).
INTRO: *Sephardic Jews from Turkey, Greece, Morocco, and other countries of
the Mediterranean region say seven special blessings over seven different
symbolic foods at their Rosh Hashanah dinner. Five of these blessings are
over vegetables . apples (candied or dipped in sugar or honey), leeks, beet
greens or spinach, dates, and zucchini or squash. These blessings symbolize
their hopes for the New Year. Many of these Jews trace their ancestors back
to Spain, which is called Sepharad in the Bible. Over the centuries, the
Sephardic Jews took advantage of the abundance of vegetables available in
the Mediterranean countries, often throughout the year. Among these
vegetables are sweet potatoes and squash, great favorites of my family. The
special blessing you can say over your sweet potatoes and squash at the
beginning of your Rosh Hashanah dinner goes like this: **Yehi ratzon
mi-le-faneha Adonai Eloheinu ve-lo-hei avoteinu she-tik-rah ro-a gezar
dinenu ve-yi-karehu lefa-neha za-hee-yo-teinu. ***May it be thy will, Lord
our God and God of our fathers, that you should tear up any evil decree and
let only our merits be read before you.
Recipe by: The Children's Jewish Holiday Kitchen by Joan Nathan
Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n311 by KitPATh <phannema@wizard.ucr.edu> on
Dec 08, 1997

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