Notice a theme? Often, traditional Hanukkah food is fried as a reminder of the oil in the story of the miracle of Hanukkah. We eat these symbolic foods not just on the first night of Hanukkah ...

But latkes aren't the only oil-involved foods appropriate for the holiday. How did they take over Hanukkah, anyway? There's nothing like a story from biblical times to give us permission to eat ...

Hanukkah 2023 officially starts on 7 December. That means eight nights of delicious food – and these tasty fried recipes are the perfect way to celebrate. The weather is freezing, it’s getting ...

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Hanukkah is commonly celebrated with gift exchanges, traditional foods such as latkes and nightly lightings of a menorah called a hanukiah. Below are festive events in which everyone can celebrate ...

Teigen and Adeena Sussman are currently collaborating together on their third cookbook Happy Hanukkah from the Teigen-Legend family! Chrissy Teigen celebrated Hanukkah for the first time on ...