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Tunisian / Moroccan Debla cookies
Cakes and cookies, Hanukkah, Moroccan, Tunisian

Moroccan/Tunisian rose-shaped fried cookie (debla)

Debla is a rose-shaped fried cookie that is dipped in sugar syrup. It is popular in Algeria and Tunisia, as […]

Kubbeh batata
Appetizers, Hanukkah, Iraqi, Kitniyot (legume) free, Main course, Passover, Shabbat, Sukkot

Kubbeh batata

From my grandmother’s Iraqi kitchen, fried potato patties filled with ground beef that she used to make every Hanukkah. The […]

Potato latkes
Ashkenazi, Feature story, Hanukkah

The history of levivot (latkes)

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Hanukkah is just around the corner and it’s hard to imagine a […]

Feature story, Hanukkah, Tunisian

Why Feminists Should Eat Dairy on Hanukkah

Hanukkah is associated with the bravery of the Maccabees, the group of heroic Jews who rebelled against the Greek-Syrian empire, […]

Ukrainian pampushki
Appetizers, Ashkenazi, Hanukkah

Ukrainian pampushki

 Pampushki (or pampushkes in Yiddish) are fried stuffed potato balls filled with cheese and chive. It’s like taking potato latkes […]

Classic strawberry jelly soufganiyot
Ashkenazi, Cakes and cookies, Hanukkah, Israeli

Classic strawberry jelly soufganiyot

This is the all time classic Israeli jelly doughnut. Mahlab, used to spice the dough in this recipe, is a […]

quick doughnuts
Ashkenazi, Desserts, Hanukkah, Israeli

Quick doughnuts with cherry sauce

 These small sufganiyot (Hebrew for Hanukkah doughnuts) use baking powder instead of yeast, which makes the preparation fast and easy. […]