Jewish (Sephardi) Hanukkah Recipes

"Fragrant, Autumnal, Delicious. Dairy or Parve (if you omit the butter or use olive oil instead) Make this ahead of time and bake at the last. I like to experiment, remember! So this is one that went well. Really, really, really, well. My Mom went crazy for it, my sister, who hates all things rice, loved it, my Dad who wants "just plain..."

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Ingredients: coffee, Kahlua...

"Every Israeli mother makes this when in a hurry or lazy. Great for parties or the Shavuot holiday. You can make it as small or as large as you need. There are also many ways to make it less rich to cut down calories but the taste will be affected. I often drizzle flavors on the top and between layers like maple syrup, silan (date honey), fig honey,..."

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Ingredients: white cheese, cream cheese spread...

"For Temple Kol Ami cooking class"

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Ingredients: eggs, cold water, oil...

"This recipe is from Melissa Clark's new cookbook, "In the Kitchen With A Good Appetite." Don't make the potato batter ahead (not even grating the potatoes). It's better to fry the latkes ahead and keep them warm in a 200 F oven than to have the batter sit and turn brown while it waits. ave everything measured out before your guests arrive,..."

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Ingredients: chicken fat, eggs, duck fat...

"I'm not Jewish and I can not remember where I found this recipe but I absolutely love it. The cookie itself is a bit tangy from the cream cheese and the dried apricots and raspberry preserves add some sweetness along with the cinnamon sugar. The preparation is a bit time consuming but its well worth the effort."

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Ingredients: cream cheese, dried apricots...

"This recipe -- for Hanukkah -- was found in the2008 cookbook, Jewish Holiday Cooking."

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Ingredients: dried apricots, fresh ginger...

"Here is a dessert for Chanukah -- Festival of Lights. It was found in the 1998 publication, A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking. Preparation time does not include the time needed for the baked cake to chill & set."

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Ingredients: phyllo pastry sheets, cream cheese...

"This "Bon Appétit" recipe works very well with virtually any green, including spinach, kale, or some spring mix."

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Ingredients: swiss chard, ground allspice...

"Stuffed Dumplings in Soup"

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Ingredients: swiss chard, lemon juice, oil...

"from Faye Levy's International Jewish Cookbook. - "Fluffy doughnuts without holes similar to these are known by many names; I've seen them as Bismarck Jelly Doughnuts, krapfen, and in France as boules de Berlin (Berlin balls). Probably Austrian bakers brought them to Israel and now they rival potato pancakes in popularity as Hanukkah food...."

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Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, egg yolks...

"This kosher salad was posted for the World Tour 2005 RecipeZaar event. The source is The Hadassah Jewish Holiday Cookbook - Traditional Recipes from Contemporary Kosher Kitchens. DH and I love the flavors of this simple salad. The fresh herbs really make this dish. As a bonus, it's also a South Beach diet friendly dish."

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Ingredients: pepper, cucumbers, fresh dill...