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My Holiday Message

Gift of Love

Louis Borachaner is a great and talented baker from Hungary. He is also a great person. I wrote about him many years ago in “The Pie and Pastry Bible” because I heard that when he was pastry chef at the Boulders in Carefree AZ he created the original crème brulée tart that many chefs since were laying claim to.

It wasn’t until many years later that I happened into his former bakery in Colorado Springs (“Bread Head”—named by his son.) He recognized me from the photo on my book and introduced himself. It was such a joy finally to meet him.

I was delighted to hear from Louis Borachaner again recently when he sent me information about his latest production: The worlds largest chocolate menorah for Hanukah. It stands all of 9 feet tall and surely smells as delicious as it looks against the backdrop of Pike’s Peak and the other snow-capped mountains. Louis made this as a gift to the Jewish community of Co. Springs.


The spirit of this gift touches my heart because it follows a very beautiful tradition of embracing other people’s spiritual beliefs. Did you know that the most powerful Jewish liturgical music, the Kol Nidre, was written by the musician and Protestant minister Max Bruch as a gift to the Jewish community in England? I wrote my book “Rose’s Christmas Cookies,” in this same spirit and was rewarded by it becoming a classic, still beloved by many after 15 years. My editor, at first, doubted the wisdom of my writing it, but admitted later that she had been mistaken. And what was one of the truly most gratifying moments of my professional life was when a reviewer in Rhode Island wrote that the introduction contained the most moving prose on Christmas ever to be written. I still get the chills even as I write this.

Happy Holidays Everyone and help keep the love and spirit of this season going all year ‘round.

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try jb prince or sur la table

Dean & DeLuca was recommended, in Rose's Christmas Cookies book, as a source for the ice cream scoops used for dropped cookies. I don't find them there. Would anyone recommend another source and give me the brand name and size of scoops you like?

noam, i must have misunderstood bob sherman (on the listening room--wqxr) when he said that about max bruch. he must have been referring to the instrumental paraphrase that was the gift to the jewish community! thanks for pointing this out.

thanks roxanne. yes the commercialism involved in christmas is the exact antithesis of what the holiday is about.

Sorry Rose, But I have to correct you here. Kol Nidre was NOT compsed by Max Bruch, the music dates from the 18th century. Max Bruch used this melody to compose an instrumental (cello and orchestra)paraphrase.

Thank you Rose!

I did not grow up celebrating Christmas either, but I try to embrace the spirit of the holiday anyway because it's such a positive force this time of year.

I stay way from the commercialness of Christmas. Instead, I show my appreciation and love for friends and family through cooking and baking all sorts of yummy goods for everyone, and I always try to throw at least one holiday potluck sometime between Christmas and New Years.

So, in the spirit of the holiday season, I wish you and your family all the best!

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