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Last year, our Sukkah experience was extra special dining in Hymie and Liza’s Spanish style beachside home in New Jersey . Wood sukkah poles were embellished with magnolia branches from the flower district in Manhattan. Baby pumpkin and squash, fastened by mini hooks, were hung by thin rope from the bamboo “sechach.” A huge thanks to our special cousins for a delicious and unforgettable Sukkot lunch!
Share your Sukkah pics! Send to marlene@thejewishhosess.com
When Amy Oren of Elegant Impressions asked me to create a table setting for “True Colors” a fundraiser to benefit Mekor Haim of Brooklyn, NY, I was immediately open to the challenge. The idea of the event was that several table decor designers were instructed to prepare round or a 4 foot long Shabbat tablescape using 1 color as an inspiration. “Would you do red?”, she asked, and I immediately accepted, even though the color red was not yet my top choice of color for a table setting theme. With the big day about four weeks into the future, I mentally swept the thought of my red table decor into the corner of my calendar until the event loomed less than a week away. I decided to stay calm while semi-frantically searching among my own table ware. I pulled out five crystal candlesticks, and some antique scarlet red fruit compotes that I had bought when I was first married. I also plucked some crystal goblets out of the cabinet that my mom had given to me when she moved out of her huge corner house on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn.
Eyeing my little assembly, it was starting to look a little cozy and romantic to me, so I decided that we would have a rectangular shaped Shabbat table for two.
I ran down to my basement where I had stored some white plexi squares that I had made up for my daughter’s birthday party last year. Hmm…..
Borrowed two stunning white beaded placemats and looped linen napkins…
Ran into Parci Parla on Kings Highway in Brooklyn, and of course Sherri was willing to lend me the entire store…
The Judaica store next door to Parci Parla was very gracious in lending me red siddurim….
I laid it down on the dining room floor, added the red siddurim and a bottle of red wine…
I played around with some napkin folding ideas and tried the one above, but my kids said it looked like a Red Cross logo, so I turned it around until it became an X.
I started to envision red rose petals along the vertical edges of my lucite table “runner”, so I called Shirley Bar Nathan who advised me that rose petals peel off the stem much more easily when they are a couple of days old, so I ran to the corner and bought three dozen deeply colored red roses, enjoyed them for Shabbat, and on the Tuesday morning of the event, I really enjoyed peeling and displaying them along the edge of the table display. Of course you can integrate this rose petal theme into so many table scopes using a multitude of rose petal hues on the floral market.
Because I was really getting into the romantic theme, I wanted to have place cards that were calligraphied “Scarlet” (get it? RED..) and “Rhett” (of course from Gone With the Wind) If you are too young to know who Scarlet and Rhett were, you can get some kind of comparison to modern day love stories here…
I used matching Kim Seybert beaded napkin rings as votives….
All in all it was great fun, and I was glad to help out a community cause. Thanks Amy!
Winner for FIRST PRIZE wins $200. gift certificate to PARCI PARLA!
This a just one of Parci Parla’s gorgeous table settings! Parci Parla has tons of gift and table ware for your home! Email Irene for more info!
SECOND PRIZE - $100 to Josh and Co. Florist
THIRD PRIZE -$75 to Josh and Co.
Winner #1 with the most Facebook likes, comments, and emailed votes sent in to me is Karen Tawil! Check out her beautiful tables HERE!!!
Winner #2 with the most Facebook likes, comments, emailed votes sent in to me AND most inspiring Holocaust survival story is Felicia Bryn, from Sunny Isles Florida. Check out Mrs. Bryn’s table settingHERE.
Winner #3 with the most Facebook likes, comments, emailed votes sent in to me is Lorene Sasson! Lorene’s two table top displays were a big hit! Click HERE to check it out!
A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Linda and Emile Haddad, Susan Lerner, Aunt Linda Betesh, Claudia Bldirici, Rachel Dweck, and Allison Srour for sharing your GORGEOUS holiday tables with us!!!!
Click on each of their names above to see their beautiful Shavuot tables!
To check out ALL of the magnificent tables shared by our Jewish Hostesses please click HERE ! You are all such an inspiration to me and thousands of Jewish women all over the world! Marlene
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Dear Hostesses,
Check out these fabulous Jewish Blogging women who work very hard to bring us Jewish holiday highlights, decor and kosher recipes from all over the world. Here’s a roundup of some of them!
1- The Jewish Hostess- The Jewish Hostess is a place for all Jewish Women to be inspired by one another. My special love is displaying gorgeous pictures of Jewish Holiday Table Settings and parties that women send me from all over the world. Of course, gourmet kosher recipes are also a huge part of our holiday meals and you can find tons of ideas for holiday and weeknight menus on The Jewish Hostess, many with a Sephardic and middle eastern flair!
2- Learn how to make garlic knots out of challah dough! Great to use these soft challah knots for sandwiches on Shabbat!
Click on the video below from the famous kosher cook Jamie Geller from Joy of Kosher.
3-Kosher Shopaholic- Friday night chicken soup recipe and dreidel shaped noodles! YUM!
On Kosher Shopaholic you will also find regular sales and deals, coupons, money savings tips, and reviews of products that interest the Jewish consumer.
4- For more great holiday deals, coupon, freebie, or money-saving
idea, visit my Yeshivah of Flatbush elementary school classmate, Susan Ehrenfeld Sharf over at Daily Cheapskate. She scouts the web for deals like this Barnes and Nobles 30% discount ! Who doesn’t love a good deal???
Print your coupon for 30% off one item, in-store, at Barnes and Noble. Good until 12/24/11.
And don’t forget about the $10 off $20 coupon for toys and games at Barnes and Noble.
5- Check out Esti Berkowitz’s blog at Prime Time Parenting for the latest deals on gourmet kosher products and products for growing Jewish families. Esti has been connected with brands and bloggers from around the world since 2008!
6- Get some GREAT kosher recipes from The Kosher Blogger Margo Sugarman who lives in Israel. Try her lowfat, low carb latkes all year round!
7-I’ve got to try to make this EDIBLE MENORAH! HOW PEFECT IS THIS HANUKKA IDEA ??
From my friends at COOK KOSHER.com
8- Check out this crafty no-mess DIY post by Creative Jewish Mom over in Israel. Your kids can learn how to make their own crayon resist
Hanukkah wrapping paper! Gorgeous and so personal!
9- Learn how to make Skirt Steak Diablo with Zahava from Kosher Camembert. Zahava has been featured in Saveur, PhotoGrazing, Food Gawker, and Tastespotting.
11-WAIT!! I have five more great blogs!! Busy in Brooklyn should keep you clicking!. Check out this Hanukkah snow globe!
12- Please visit The Kosher Foodies. You will love their healthy recipe for Lentil and Brown Rice Burgers!!!!!!
13- Kosherstreet is a fantastic new resource for kosher recipes and tons of trendy updates for the Jewish woman. Check out Sarah Lasry’s recipe for Carrot Craisin Healthy Muffin Bread HERE.
14- Fashion- Isha has the chicest picks of fashion and style for every Jewish woman. Enjoy!!!!
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15- Koshereye has all the latest info on all of the top kosher products on the market. Check them out!
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Thanks Karen Tawil for sharing your GOLD table setting for your holiday table!
I’ve been getting tired of the same old silver, and I’m so ready for for some matte and polished GOLD inspiration! Marlene
“Hi Marlene, I’m loving all the brushed gold that I’ve been seeing, so I got in the mood to set my table using gold accessories,which I haven’t used in a while. My house is contemporary so a lot of my old things are too traditional. I updated with a few new items, and as they say, “mix the old with the new”.
By the way the tablecloths are all custom sizes which my daughter Rachel is selling. I have two square tables and she got me gorgeous 90 by 90 squares which I have a hard time finding in a store. So to all the Jewish Hostesses, bring out your gold table decor, because ”Gold is Back”!!! Karen T 
”
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Enjoy these Hanukkah tables from Dec 2011!
ANNOUNCING THE WINNER WIHH MOST VOTES!!! RAQUEL FALLAS!!!! #2!
The treasure trove of Hanukka tables sent in by our amazing Jewish Hostesses are SO unique and display the wonderful energy and passion that was put into their holiday atmosphere. I’v e become obsessed with each holiday table scape and I’m amazed at how each fabulous hostess reinvented the traditional Hanukka holiday table. The Jewish Hostess is all about each and every one of us and how we can all be inspired from one another!
Thanks so much to Lorraine Kasavi, Raquel Ralack, Paula BenZaken, Kim Dabah, Raquel Habert, Lori Mizrahi, Esther Sasson, Lorene Sasson, Sarah Nuseiri, Sheila Gindi, Yvette Kassin, Michelle Dayan, Rochelle Cohen,Victoria Arnold,Doris Dweck, Barbara Franco, and Vicky Cohen for taking the time to photograph and share your special holiday with The Jewish Hostess readers.
Let your imagination run free with all of these table setting ideas. There are no rules when it comes to tweaking your own theme for your table top. Make your own brand new table statement by reinventing your old color combinations. Adding new textures such as lucite, glass, gorgeous soft flowers, feathers, and fabrics are all possibilities for new table inspirations from the Jewish Hostess Hanukka pics on this site. Enjoy and bookmark these pages!
Please COMMENT BELOW with your favorite and most creative tablescape.
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1- Loraine Kasavi’s Mahjong Lunch Table-
2- Raquel Fallas’s Inspiring Hanukka Table:
3- NEWLYWED PAULA BENZAKEN LIGHTS UP HANUKKAH WITH A MAGNIFICENT HANUKKAH TABLE:
4- Kim Dabah’s Fabulous Hanukka Dessert Table:
5- HAPPY HANUKA BY RAQUEL HABERT!
6- Lori Mizrachi’s Sparkly Hanukka Table:
7: Two Beautiful Hanukka Tables from Esther Sassoon in Israel:
8: What a Hanukka Table! By Lorene Sasson
9: Sarah Nuseiri’s Decadent Hanukka Table:
10: Sheila Gindi’s Impressive Hanukka Table!:
11: Easy and Elegant by Yvette Kassin:
12: Michelle Dayan-My First Hanukka Party:
13- Rochelle Cohen’s Sparkly Hanukka Table Setting!
14- Victoria Arnold’s beautiful and Meaningful Hanukka Table:
15-Party Planner Doris Dweck’s Impressive Turquoise and Gold Hanukka Table:
16- Hanukka 2011 with the Cohens! by Vicky Cohen:
17- Barbara Franco-Modern Gold ‘n Bold on Hanukka!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE LINKS TO YOUR FAVORITE HANUKKA TABLES!!
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Thank you Rachelle, for sending in your beautiful Hanukkah table photos!!! I love all of the holiday sparkle and gorgeous flowers!! Marlene
“Hi Marlene,
I used my silver tablecloth blue napkins under a mirrored placemat. I bought lucite napkin rings that have a little hole for water and a flower from Parci Parla in Brooklyn, NY.. Then I used those sparkley dreidles as name card holders, and hung some from chandelier. I placed white orchids in the vase and real flowers in the napkin ring. I purchased all the candlesticks and candles from Ikea. After the whole hanukka table was set, I threw blue shiny sprinkles all over the table. Got a lot of ideas from your site ! Came out gorgeous. Thank u!!!!! ” Rachelle Cohen
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This recipe was a proven winner from our archives!
Ingredients:
1 (6-7 lbs) rib roast
4 large garlic cloves, chopped
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup fresh rosemary, chopped
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 Tablespoons dijon mustard
3 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
4 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Place roast bone side down in roaster.
Mash garlic and salt together, and then stir in all other ingredients.
Smear the mixture over the meaty part of the roast (not the bones).
Place in oven and roast for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes (10 minutes more for medium).
Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes. Carve with meaty side down. Expect two sliced from each rib- one with bone and one without.
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Please “LIKE” my SHABBAT TABLE!
First of all, I would like to thank all of my Jewish Hostesses for sending in their beautiful summery Shabbat table pics for our “Summery Shabbat Table Contest”.
I also knew that if I didn’t post my own Summery Shabbat table pics pretty soon then I would probably get officially fired as “The Jewish Hostess” by all of my wonderful readers, so here goes:
I decided to see if I could mix all of the purple, lavender and blue tabletop items in my house,and see if I could whip up a “Summery Shabbat” table for my family to enjoy.
On Tuesday I was lucky enough to receive a gorgeous bouquet of hydrangeas and roses from a friend(by Sheila Bibi Fine Flowers). The flowers were still so pretty and alive by Friday morning, I decided to separate them and divide them up into short blue juice glasses that I’ve had forever.
I placed them on gold leaf trays that I bought last summer from One Kings Lane.The blue flower candle holders are also from One Kings Lane.
I always find great table top treasures from that site when I don’t have time to shop around in the stores. I placed tea lights in blue glass votive that I found in Pier One imports about 10 years ago.
Atop the mauve laquered dining room table( that one belonged to my parents), I placed three cool tablecloths that were also purchased from One Kings Lane.
(They were originally labeled as towels, so I bought them thinking they were cool as kitchen towels. When they came in HUGE I decided to use them as tablecloths instead of returning them.)
In the center of the table below I placed some flowers atop a gold sprayed mosaic tray that my daughter made in summer camp a couple of years ago.
Note the artwork by Irene Mamiye in the background above.
My homemade napkin rings top off each plain white Pottery Barn Caterer’s plate below.
HERE’S HOW to make THESE pretty floral napkin rings yourself.
Purple glass goblets and place mats (above) purchased last summer.
Shabbat Challah cover below purchased in Israel made by children with special needs.
Crate and Barrel buffet platters below:
Colorful glass shot glasses by Surrey Lane in Deal, N.J.
Phew!!!! All done! Shabbat Shalom!!!
Love, Marlene
HERE’S HOW to make THESE pretty floral napkin rings yourself.
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One of my favorite neighbors (who wishes to remain anonymous) amazingly transforms her Shabbat table with renewed style each week. Details such as linen napkins and place card holders are never displayed in the same spot. Her napkins are always folded differently, and candles and flowers are a weekly surprise.
Enjoy the pics below- and see if you can pick out the details an differences in these two glamourous tables!!
If you are enjoying The Jewish Hostess- please forward to your friends all over the world! Lets unite through our holiday table pics!!!! Thanks so much! Marlene
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I made this simple dish on Friday night. The fresh mediterranean flavor was an instant hit.
Recipe from Joy of Kosher
Directions
1 Combine marinade ingredients and pour over the chicken in a large ziploc bag. Swish it around a bit so the pieces are fully saturated. Let the chicken marinate in the fridge for at least 3 hours or longer. (Let it go overnight for maximum flavor.)
2 Lay the chicken on a HOT grill, skin side down, for 15 minutes. Turn over and grill for an additional 10 minutes. Remove to a serving platter and let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.
In the winter months these GRILL PANS are a great alternative to chilly outdoor cooking :
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This is a gorgeous dessert for holidays or even after a special weeknight dinner. I wouldn’t have believed how easy it was if I didn’t watch this video.
Quick Instructions:
Make butter rum sauce:
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Thank you Susan for sharing your Shabbat and Shavuot table settings with us! Your hot pink peonies and pops of color make me very happy!! The subtle hints of green that peek through your vases add another shade of color into the mix. Pier One placemats are the perfect base for your centerpieces! Keep sending your pics!!! Thanks again- Marlene
“Hi Marlene!
Just a note to tell you that I love your website. My name is Susan Lerner and I live in Jamaica Estates, NY. I am very good friends with Vered Shamosh and she is the one who told me about your beautiful website. Thought I would share some pictures of my Shavuot and Shabbat tables. Great finds all from Pier One and Homegoods!!!
All the best and continued success,
Shabbat Shalom,
Susan”
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The talented Irene Kassin, owner of Parci Parla styled this Shavuot table for her client Rachel Dweck.
Glass dishes were updated with Kim Seybert blue tie dye napkins. Kim Seybert white coral napkin rings and silver square chargers are the perfect accent for this summer table setting. I LOVE the jolt of aquatic blues and coral accents that infuse this holiday table with a nautical, sun soaked elegance.
To top it all off, three large blue glass vases filled with banana leaves and fresh cut pink cherry blossoms feel right at home in the center of this gorgeous table.
Great job, Irene!!!
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