Chag Chanukah sameach! Happy Hanukkah

[fan]

Happy Hanukkah. Though it is a minor festival, and only “important” in western culture due to its proximity with Christmas, it’s still a fun time with all of its junk food, singing and for some, gift giving.

chanukah is the Festival of Lights - and who doesn’t need a bit of light now?

חג שמח

 

[MsZem]

Happy Hanukkah. Though it is a minor festival, and only “important” in western culture due to its proximity with Christmas, it’s still a fun time with all of its junk food, singing and for some, gift giving.

chanukah is the Festival of Lights - and who doesn’t need a bit of light now?

חג שמח

How dare you suggest that latkes, the best of all holiday culinary options, are junk food!

Happy Hanukkah, let's hope for some miraculous times ahead

 

[fan]

How dare you suggest that latkes, the best of all holiday culinary options, are junk food!

Happy Hanukkah, let's hope for some miraculous times ahead

I was thinking more of the soufganiyot (donuts) and chocolate gelt (coins). Fried potatoes in oil are one of the 4 food groups, נכון?

 

[Vagabond]

Happy Hanukkah!

NPR's annual "Hanukkah Lights" program, an hour-long collection of Hanukkah stories will be broadcast on local affiliates this evening, generally at 6:00 or 6:30 p.m., but you can find it as a podcast here.

 

[AxelAnnie]

OMG! I never know what to serve with the latkes. (I keep Kosher - no meat and dairy). And those dang latkes take almost ever pan, bowl, grater, and pot in my kitchen........but so worth it. BTW - the sufganyot are really fun to make with the kidlets. There is blending, stirring, measuring, and rolling in sugar. BEST!

I found this: Bohemian Hanukkah - enjoy.

 

[AxelAnnie]

I was thinking more of the soufganiyot (donuts) and chocolate gelt (coins). Fried potatoes in oil are one of the 4 food groups, נכון?

Yes. l That and chocolate!

 

[Japanfan]

OMG! I never know what to serve with the latkes. (I keep Kosher - no meat and dairy).

SFAIK, they traditionally are served with applesauce.

 

[MsZem]

I was thinking more of the soufganiyot (donuts) and chocolate gelt (coins). Fried potatoes in oil are one of the 4 food groups, נכון?

They are indeed. I don't know anyone who considers chocolate a Hanukkah food, though.

SFAIK, they traditionally are served with applesauce.

Nope, that's maybe common among some (Americans...) but it's not the only option by any means. Would people eat fries with applesauce? All that's needed is a sprinkling of salt!

Also why would the latkes be anything but parve? Whoever says you must use schmaltz is so wrong.

 

[attyfan]

Gut yontiff, all!

 

[paskatefan]

Chag Chanukah Sameach!

We put applesauce on our latkes (so there is no issue of mixing meat with dairy). The sour cream is for the cheese blintzes in our home.

 

[AxelAnnie]

Oh blintzes...you are killing me!

 

[taf2002]

Happy Hanukkah to all who observe it.

 

[skatingguy]

Happy Hanukkah

 

[PRlady]

They are indeed. I don't know anyone who considers chocolate a Hanukkah food, though.


Nope, that's maybe common among some (Americans...) but it's not the only option by any means. Would people eat fries with applesauce? All that's needed is a sprinkling of salt!

Also why would the latkes be anything but parve? Whoever says you must use schmaltz is so wrong.

Sour cream. Or Greek yogurt. I insist on this....

We "lit candles" by Zoom with our Israeli grown kids at 11:00 this morning and sang songs.

 

[MsZem]

Sour cream. Or Greek yogurt. I insist on this....

OMG, I thought we agreed on everything except skating. Sour cream goes on baked potatoes, not fried ones!

 

[PRlady]

OMG, I thought we agreed on everything except skating. Sour cream goes on baked potatoes, not fried ones!

You don't even like eggplant. You're not a real Israeli anyway.

 

[MsZem]

You don't even like eggplant. You're not a real Israeli anyway.

That's right, I'm the fake kind

Though FWIW, I don't think sour cream and applesauce are as commonly eaten with latkes in Israel as they are among US Jews.

More concerning, I don't like hummus.

 

[Vagabond]

It's possible to make latkes without using potatoes.

And if you do use potatoes, there are other kinds of toppings that you can use besides sour cream and applesauce.

Variety is the havdalah spice of life.

 

[paskatefan]

Oh blintzes...you are killing me!

We eat blintzes year round! I don't make my own, but I buy cheese, cherry, blueberry ones!