by Georgette Gilmore | Dec 9, 2017 | Holiday Cooking, Recipes
Enjoying fried foods for Hanukkah celebrates the magical story of the Jewish holiday, aka The Festival of Lights. Families feast on crispy latkes, fried jelly doughnuts, and more decadent Hanukkah treats for eight nights. Holiday cookies, while not fried, are a fun...
by Kate Etue | Dec 6, 2017 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
I have to be honest that I don’t love decorating gingerbread houses with my kids… the mess, the crazy sugar high from all those gumdrops, and the inevitable tears when it all collapses. That’s why I prefer gingerbread people! So much more simple, and...
by Stacie Billis | Jan 28, 2017 | Holiday Cooking, Recipes
With the start of the Chinese New Year — in 2017 marking the beginning of the year of the rooster, in 2018 the year of the dog, and 2019 the year of the pig — food is a huge part of the holiday, playing a significant symbolic role. And so we want to help...
by Caroline Siegrist | Dec 22, 2016 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Recipes
As much as I love to cook, I do not want to spend Christmas morning (or afternoon for that matter) in front of a hot stove. And if you’re celebrating Hanukkah, which overlaps with Christmas this year, I’m sure you feel the same. Not when there are gifts to...
by Jane Sweeney | Dec 20, 2016 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Party!, Recipes
This month is full of reasons to stock up on festive dinner recipes. Sure there are special meals to be shared on Christmas and Hanukkah, but there are also the nights when out-of-town family arrive and when the neighbors (and their 10 kids) come over for dinner. To...
by Caroline Siegrist | Dec 19, 2016 | Holiday Cooking, Recipes
If you’re new to the Hanukkah tradition or Jewish fare in general, I have a couple of words for you: jelly doughnuts. Oh, and another word: latkes. (That’s a fried potato pancake, for those of you who don’t know.) Hanukkah and Christmas overlap this...
