This weekend we had our annual family Hanukkah party at our house. And yes, I’m still ridiculously full. Latkes were eaten. Candles were lit. Prayers were sung. And a good time was had by all. Every year Allie outdoes herself with some crazy new desserts. This year she decided to have all the kids make their own edible dreidels! They were super easy to make too, so I thought I’d share: Edible Marshmallow Dreidels Ingredients: …
This Saturday (December 8, 2012) marks the first night of Hanukkah. Or Chanukah. Take your pick. It’ll be a night filled with candles, potato latkes, chocolate gelt, and whiny kids screaming, “Is it present time yet?” To get you in the festive mood, I’ve scoured the internet high and low for all sorts of Hanukkah ha-has. Sadly, there wasn’t as much as I expected. So put down that dreidel (You were about to spin a Shin anyways) …
Last night after Allie put the kids to bed (let’s say around 8:30), she started making Hanukkah cookies for our family party this weekend. About an hour later, Ryan comes downstairs to say he finished reading his book, saw what we were doing and insisted he help. Fast forward 20 minutes or so, and big brother Jason comes down to follow suit. Who needs sleep, right?
Being Jewish has its advantages. I mean, how much fun is getting presents for eight straight nights? On the flip side, we don’t get to decorate Christmas trees, hang lights outside our house, kiss under the misletoe, or yes, even decorate Gingerbread Houses. Sure we could do any of those, but they’re all pretty much associated with Christians. So instead, we spin our dreidels, stuff our faces with potato latkes (mmmmm), and light about a …
The turkey’s long since eaten and mostly digested by now. I think I can finally move. I realize now that this is why we have a four-day weekend during Thanksgiving. Every year we go to Allie’s sister’s house in New Jersey to celebrate Thanksgiving. Debbie and Steve never fail to host a fantastic day filled with way too much food and family. It was a bit smaller than usual this year with, I’m ballparking here, …
