Tzimmes, or tsimmes, is a Jewish side dish that is a traditional part of a Rosh Hashanah meal. Carrots get a slow simmer with honey to make a sweet dish symbolizing a sweet new year.
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Carrot Tzimmes
Carbonade Flamande, or Vlaamse Stoverij
(Belgian beef and beer stew)
Beef and beer is a food pairing any brew enthusiast will love. Flemish Belgians invented carbonade flamande using just that combination, and it's one of Belgium's iconic dishes.
Caramel Apples
(American caramel-covered apples)
Caramel apples are a traditional autumn treat in the United States, especially popular with children around Halloween. Fresh apples are impaled on wooden sticks and dipped in sticky, sweet caramel.
Dušené Zelí
(Czech braised cabbage)
Braised cabbage is a very popular side vegetable in Central Europe, transformed by a slow simmer to turn meltingly tender and subtly sweet.
Daube de Boeuf Provençale
(French Provencal beef braised in red wine)
Popular in southern France, daubes (pronounced "dōb") are slow-simmered stews traditionally cooked in a special pot called a daubière. The version here is popular in Provence.
Brussels Sprouts Gratin
(English roasted Brussels sprouts with cheese sauce)
Brussels sprouts get a bad rap. Undercooked they can be bitter. Overcooked they turn into nasty mush. But if you cook them just right they have a tender, nutty sweetness that will make you a convert.
Brasato al Chianti
(Italian beef braised in red wine)
Brasato al chianti is great Tuscan cold-weather food. This tender braised beef roast goes well with polenta or potato gnocchi.
Boxty
(Irish potato pancakes)
Boxty, a simple potato pancake, comes from the northern regions of Ireland. It goes well with a breakfast of sausages, bacon and eggs or as a side dish to Irish stew.
Boston Brown Bread
(American steamed whole-grain molasses bread)
Lightly sweet, with a deep, rich color, brown bread is a scrumptious, whole-grain treat made from a batter that is steamed, sliced and spread with butter or cream cheese.
Boston Baked Beans
(American white beans baked with molasses)
Flavored with molasses, and slow baked in the oven, Boston baked beans are a Yankee favorite and are traditionally served with Boston brown bread.