Hanukkah Menu
These recipes are great for a buffet, add some olives and pickles and you will have a great menu.

Latkes (Potato fritters) (ovo-lacto)
Egg Noodles Kugel
Tsimmes (Sweet carrot dish) (vegan)
Zucchini pie (ovo-lacto)
Chopped salad (Israeli style) (vegan)
Beet Salad (vegan)
Waldorf salad (ovo-lacto)

One of the most important dish of "Hanukkah" are the jelly filled doughnuts (called "Sufganiot" in Hebrew), which, are very popular in Israel, but require a lengthy preparation. Here I am bringing 3 easy recipes that are easy to prepare and will delight your guests.
Easy jelly doughnuts (ovo-lacto)
Cottage cheese doughnuts (ovo-lacto)
Chocolate doughnuts (ovo-lacto)
Apple Fritters (ovo-lacto)

Decorations for Hanukkah

        Hanukkah is a Jewish observance commemorating the rededication of the second temple of Jerusalem (165 BC) after its desecration three years earlier by Antiochus IV Epiphanes; the Syrian king was frustrated in his attempt to extirpate the Jewish faith. Though modern Israel tends to emphasize the military victory of "Judas the Maccabeus," the distinctive rite of lighting the "menorah" also recall the Talmud story of how small supply of nondesecrated oil - enough for one day - miraculously burned in the temple for eight full days until new oil could be obtained.

        Hanukkah is celebrated in December for eight days; during this time, in addition to lighting of the candles, gifts are exchanged and children play holiday games. Food fried in oil is served and candles are lighted everyday at sundown for eight days.

Courtesy of Encyclopedia Britannica.
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