Rosh Hashanah decor and menu ideas for Good Day New York with Rosanna Scotto.

Rosh Hashanah is the joyous celebration of the Jewish New Year. It's a time to gather with loved ones around a special meal. Sweet foods are a symbolic way to usher in a sweet year ahead, with apples dipped in honey being the most iconic food item of the holiday. This special combination inspires this year's color palette and menu.

Some apple inspired décor ideas:

APPLE BUD VASES

FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH CRAB APPLE BRANCHES

SILVER BOWLS OF APPLES

SIGNATURE HONEY BOWLS MADE FROM CORING APPLES with melon baller

PRETTY CANDLES in APPLE CANDLE HOLDERS Our candles are available on Chefanie.com, but anyone can carve candle holes into apples to make these decorative candle holders

APPLE & HONEY BOARD • This is like a cheeseboard but with the classic apples and honey • Great welcome snack as guests arrive … • I’ve mixed different kinds of apples and honey. • The key to making this beautiful is using different colored apples and slicing them uniformly.

For Round Challahs: Rosh Hashanah challah is traditionally baked into round loaves symbolizing the cycle of life, continuity, wheel of the seasons.

HERB CHALLAH Incorporated fresh herbs into round challah braid. The herbs impart flavor as well as a pretty twist on the classic bread.

CHALLAH CROWN My friend Chana showed me this! Make individual balls of dough in springform pan. Roll dough in egg wash then sesame seeds, poppyseeds, za'atar.

TRADITIONAL ROUND The trick to a shiny challah is including some sugar in eggwash.

For desserts:

POMEGRANATE APPLE BARK 3 ingredient no bake dessert with dried apples and pomegranate seeds. with dried apples and pomegranate seeds

HONEY PIE Like the Beatles song. All-American take on a honey dessert. You can make the pie crust from scratch or buy it from the store. Full recipe here.

APPLE SORBET Apple sorbet served within an apple. A non-dairy dessert option.