Traditional Food for Rosh Hashonah

Whenever I propose a gourmet feast for a holiday -- Jewish or other -- my family rebels.  They want the food they associate with the holiday.  So for many Jewish holiday dinners that means gefite fish, chicken soup with matzoh balls, brisket in a sweet and spicy onion gravy, a starch and a vegetable (some variability permitted here), my German-style cucumber salad, and a desert that includes both some fruit salad and a cake. 

It's a lot of work!  So I admit I do someo judicious cheating.  You should consider that, too.   Make the things that you do uniquely well and buy high quality repliques for the rest.

So I buy gefilte fish (from a deli that makes that own), but make my own chicken soup and matzoh bals, make the main course, and buy the cake.  I've discovered a new line of side dishes (starches and veggies) in my super market and after I've had a chance to try them I might consider using them, too.

Make sure you decorate everything as if you cooked it yourself.

Whether you confess your little deception is entirely up to you.