Holiday Cooking Event Highlights Gastroenterology
Hadassah Greater Atlanta’s Metulla group hosted a Rosh Hashanah cooking event that shared the importance of gastroenterological health.
Hadassah Greater Atlanta’s Metulla group hosted a Rosh Hashanah cooking event on Aug. 14 at the home of Michele Weiner-Merbaum, to learn about eating right and new frontiers in gastroenterology at Hadassah Medical Organization.
Dr. David Hakimian, a senior gastroenterologist at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, spoke in an interview on Hadassah On Call. Dr. Hakimian tells all his patients, “Eat fresh food. Eat healthy food. Do not eat processed food. This will prevent so many gastrointestinal diseases that affect not only the stomach, but the esophagus, small intestines, colon, rectum, pancreas, gall bladder, bile duct, and liver.”
The investigation of the human microbiome is one of the new leading edge research studies in the gastroenterology department at Hadassah Medical Center in Israel. Dr. Hakimian is examining the stools of women with irritable bowel disease who are about to give birth.
Simone Wilker, advocacy chair for Hadassah Greater Atlanta asks, “Can this disorder be transferred to the baby through the mother’s microbiome?” If the answer is found to be “yes,” Dr. Hakimian is hoping that by studying the microbiome of the mother, he will develop, before the delivery, a personalized treatment for the mother so that she can avoid passing this condition to her newborn.
“Cooking with Michele!” followed, using healthy guidelines, to prepare several delights. Michele Weiner-Merbaum, National Hadassah portfolio holder, past president of both Hadassah Southeastern Region and Hadassah Greater Atlanta and an accomplished chef, graciously provided her kitchen and expertise for the event. Everyone’s favorite, especially for the New Year, was Rosh Hashanah Apple Rosettes. It was a great hands-on cooking experience, and everyone was excited to go home and prepare these treats for the holidays.
Hadassah Greater Atlanta members are proud to support the Hadassah Medical Centers in Israel which combines the skill of more than 5,060 health care professionals to bring health and hope to the people of the region and far beyond. Hadassah extends its hand to all. Go to www.hadassah.org to learn more.
Rosh Hashanah Apple Rosettes
Ingredients:
Red apples
Apricot jam
Puffed pastry
Directions:
Set over to 350 degrees.
Thaw the puff pastry at room temperature. It should take about 20-30 minutes.
Cut the apples in half, remove the core and cut the apples in paper-thin slices. Leave the peel so it will give the red color to your roses.
Unwrap the puff pastry over lightly floured counter. Using a rolling pin stretch the dough into a rectangular shape of about 12” x 9” (30 x 22 cm).
Cut the dough into six strips.
Spread a thin layer of preserve on each strip of dough.
Arrange the apple slices on the dough, overlapping one another and make sure the top (skin side) of the slices sticks a little out of the strip.
Fold up the bottom part of the dough.
Starting from one end, carefully roll the dough, keeping the apple slices in place. Seal the edge at the end, pressing with your finger, and place in a regular muffin cup. No need to grease the muffin mold.
Bake at 350º F until fully cooked.
Recipe by Michele Weiner-Merbaum
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