Shana tovah umetukah! Today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. We offer the longer blessing because we love the meaning for cooks and eaters: a good and sweet year. On Rosh Hashanah observant Jews will be serving apples, honey, sweet challah, pomegranates, and other new fruits to symbolize a sweet new year.

For more good eating and Rosh Hashanah coverage, we turned to our friends over at The Jew and The Carrot. Here are our favorite posts from their week of sweetness; vegan alternatives to honey, beautiful honey pots, oranges on the Seder plate, meaty advice and more below.

Here are a few of the good pieces from our friends at The Jew and The Carrot.

• Culinary Prayer: Lesser-Known Rosh Hashanah Food Rituals
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• The Buzz May Have Died Out, But CCD Is Still Plaguing The Nation’s Hives
- Honey is still in trouble.
• Honey, Darling? Agave, Honey: Vegan Alternatives for a Sweet Rosh HaShanah
- Yes there are vegan alternatives to the traditional sweetener.
• Meaty Advice for the High Holidays
• Orange on the Rosh Hashanah Seder Plate
- Another take on the Seder orange.
• Healthy Rosh Hashanah Recipes: Mix & Match
- Healthy recipes to check out for the High Holidays.
• A Honey Pot for Every Table
- Beautiful, traditional, modern, and more.
• Yid.Dish: Apple Cake with Apple Cider-Honey Zabaglione
- Oh my! We MUST try this.

Related: Cooking for Passover for the First Time: Q&A With Leah Koenig - Editor of The Jew and The Carrot

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