Happy Hannukah, Y'all

[festivalgirl]

May the Latkes be hot & plentiful!! Good Health and Peace to All.

Happy Festival of Lights From Festivalgirl & Festivalboy. :)

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[ibjamn]

mmmmmmmmmlatkesmmmmmmmmm Happy חנכה !!
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[kimmienalex]

Happy Chanukah to all who celebrate this holy day...I like red cabbage soup, potato latkes, but I usually pass on the Mogen David

[Belle]

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu l'hadlik neir (shel) chanukah.

Translation: "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, Who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to kindle the Hanukkah lights."

No I am not Jewish but learned to appreciate the faith by working with those that are for years.

[rosetree]

Happy Chanukah to all who celebrate this holy day...I like red cabbage soup, potato latkes, but I usually pass on the Mogen David

Isn't red cabbage soup borscht???

...and a Happy Chanukah to you too!:D

[rosetree]

Put on your yarmulka, here comes Chanukah....
Happy Chanukah y'all!
Enjoy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hmr5YOewww

[Belle]

Isn't red cabbage soup borscht???

...and a Happy Chanukah to you too!:D

No its beets baby!!

[rosetree]

No its beets baby!!

Oh stupid me!!!! I knew that! I'm just trying to do too much multi-tasking right now!!!!

[kimmienalex]

IDK, I never made it but it sounds right to me...I was married to a Jew for 8 yrs and we just went to his folks house for Chanukah n Passover meals...Who here likes Matso? Yickee

[festivalgirl]

Isn't red cabbage soup borscht???

...and a Happy Chanukah to you too!:D

There is Cabbage Borscht & Beet Borscht. We were a cabbage family.

[Belle]

IDK, I never made it but it sounds right to me...I was married to a Jew for 8 yrs and we just went to his folks house for Chanukah n Passover meals...Who here likes Matso? Yickee


Having worked for Jews for years. I really came to appreciate the culture, the food and the history. You ought to try any of the food if you haven't already. Good stuff and great customs

[festivalgirl]

IDK, I never made it but it sounds right to me...I was married to a Jew for 8 yrs and we just went to his folks house for Chanukah n Passover meals...Who here likes Matso? Yickee

Nothing like a piece of Matzoh slathered in butter. Or dipped in egg and fried for breakfast [matzoh brei] - Jewish French Toast. Yummy!!

[festivalgirl]

Having worked for Jews for years. I really came to appreciate the culture, the food and the history. You ought to try any of the food if you haven't already. Good stuff and great customs

Good for you! Steve isn't Jewish either but after all these years he eats like one!!

I've got the short ribs braising & gefilte fish chilling. Waiting for Steve to get home - he's great at squeezing out the potatoes for latkes.

[kimmienalex]

and I've a simple recipe too...Beets qrtd...s&p...sugar...onions(Vidalia is the best)...white vinegar....a little clove(whole)...put in a sealed jar...refrig or not this time of year...OMG with some leavened bread...

[kimmienalex]

too congealed for my liking but I love the pickled tomatoes n Kasha(sp) with pasta...not to shabby

[ozzie]

Happy Hanukkah... Let there be light.

[breambob]

and I've a simple recipe too...Beets qrtd...s&p...sugar...onions(Vidalia is the best)...white vinegar....a little clove(whole)...put in a sealed jar...refrig or not this time of year...OMG with some leavened bread...

WOW, that is so close to what my mom does. Great, huh? Yummy. Those big sweet Vidalias make it :)


Anyway, I went to the client office this morning, all locked up. WTF?
Only person in the office was the genius intern from Cambodia, working her ass off, as usual.
The owner is Orthodox Maximus, but I'm not on the holiday distribution list so I didn't know. I had a lot of work to anyway but I felt a little blasphemous. But that's not the first time I've felt that way.

Happy Hanukkah

[kimmienalex]

So dam easy n oh so yummy!!! I would really like a good recipe for a single brisket...I like to add a little Americana to it

[festivalgirl]

http://www.recipezaar.com/131076

You can't go wrong with Julia!!

[saturn]

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[Belle]

Good for you! Steve isn't Jewish either but after all these years he eats like one!!

I've got the short ribs braising & gefilte fish chilling. Waiting for Steve to get home - he's great at squeezing out the potatoes for latkes.

Can I come over?

[Amyloves...]

Happy Hannukah to all the beautiful Jewish threadheads!

[mightyradgumbo]

happy Hannukah to all my friends who celebrate the occasion.

[Zydekitten]

L'chaim and have a wonderful Chanukah full of love, laughter and light!

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[KeyWest Bruce]

mmmmmmmmmlatkesmmmmmmmmm Happy חנכה !!
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LOVE the images Jenn! :D I am going to a big Hanukkah party on Sunday....with all the goodies and traditional celebrations; also Key West's synagogue is 120 years old this year. HAPPY HANUKKAH TO ALL!

[festivalgirl]

Can I come over?

I'll be more than happy to make this dinner for you any time you're in our neck of the woods!! :D

[Corona]

Happy Hannukah friends!!! Wish I knew more about the traditions. Not much of a clue really. It's always sounded like a fascinating religion to me....
Enjoy!

[papafrog]

Happy Hannukah friends!!! Wish I knew more about the traditions. Not much of a clue really. It's always sounded like a fascinating religion to me....
Enjoy!

well one of the best traditions is kids get gifts and chocolate every nite.....
and it lasts 8 nites....wahooooooooo.....

happy H day yall....

[NYMAMA]

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[ibjamn]

We lit our menorah & I made sweet potato latkes last night. We are not Jewish, but we are Unitarians (we celebrate EVERYTHING!). On Friday we will do the menorah lighting at the Riverwalk, which we have done every year:

Temple Sinai, 6227 St. Charles Ave., hosts Chanukah on the Avenue, with services at 6:15 p.m. followed by the traditional menorah lighting during an outdoor ceremony at 7 p.m. Dec. 7. Call (504) 861-3693. Chanukah-at-Riverwalk, with the theme "Honoring Israel's Soldiers," includes a special presentation and a "living menorah" composed of some of the past members of the Israeli Defense Force -- now living in New Orleans. Children receive dreidels and chocolate coins during the celebration hosted by Chabad-Lubavitch of Louisiana. It begins at 4 p.m. Dec. 9, on Spanish Plaza, with a children's program, music, Israeli food from Casablanca restaurant, latkes and more. The ceremony to light the giant menorah begins at 5 p.m. Call (504) 866-5164 or visit www.chabadneworleans.com (http://www.chabadneworleans.com).

If any local THs would like to join us at Spanish Plaza, give me a call.

[Belle]

We lit our menorah & I made sweet potato latkes last night. We are not Jewish, but we are Unitarians (we celebrate EVERYTHING!). On Friday we will do the menorah lighting at the Riverwalk, which we have done every year:

Temple Sinai, 6227 St. Charles Ave., hosts Chanukah on the Avenue, with services at 6:15 p.m. followed by the traditional menorah lighting during an outdoor ceremony at 7 p.m. Dec. 7. Call (504) 861-3693. Chanukah-at-Riverwalk, with the theme "Honoring Israel's Soldiers," includes a special presentation and a "living menorah" composed of some of the past members of the Israeli Defense Force -- now living in New Orleans. Children receive dreidels and chocolate coins during the celebration hosted by Chabad-Lubavitch of Louisiana. It begins at 4 p.m. Dec. 9, on Spanish Plaza, with a children's program, music, Israeli food from Casablanca restaurant, latkes and more. The ceremony to light the giant menorah begins at 5 p.m. Call (504) 866-5164 or visit www.chabadneworleans.com (http://www.chabadneworleans.com).

If any local THs would like to join us at Spanish Plaza, give me a call.

Sounds terrific. Keeping celebrating everthing!

[Michelino]

Cheers to The Festival of Lights and all who celebrate it!

[glinda]

Put on your yarmulka, here comes Chanukah....
Happy Chanukah y'all!
Enjoy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hmr5YOewww
LOve that song, jim. A good friend's kid developed a new intererest in his father's faith because of that song. ... and eventually made his bar mitzvah. They sang it together all the time, so funny.
Guess who eats together at the karnickey deli,
Bowzer from sha-na-na, and arthur fonzerrelli

Happy Chanukah to all!

[papafrog]

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2007, 4:00pm - 7:30pm
Krewe du Jieux's Annual Chanukah Latke Party
1020 St. Claude Avenue (between St. Philip & Ursulines 1 block off Rampart
Street).

We will begin with the traditional schmoozing and boozing and then wander
into the usual discussions and planning for the Jieuxish Cohenspiracy.
Dr. Katie Sellers will lead a more formal discussion on the fine art
of bagel decoration and then around 5:40 we'll light the menorah and
start firing up ... um ... the latkes ... and nosh until our arteries
are thoroughly clogged.

Outside of Vegas, there are no glitter crimes, and what we need to rebuild
Jieux Orleans is GLITTER! Please feel free to bring big tubs of glitter, some
"NO-RUN" Elmer's school glue, puff pens, googley eyes or any other things you
might care to imagine adorning a bagel. Speaking of glitter crimes, one theme
thread of an idea floating out there is "Crimes Against Bagels." Food for
thought so to speak.

Speaking of thinking about food, we'll have plenty of latkes and sour cream
and there are promises of homemade applesauce. Feel free to bring
libations and
l'chaims, special latke toppings or little things to nosh on, (or more
applesauce or more sour cream)!

Honor thy Mother Krewe:

Krewe du Vieux is having their fundraiser this very same night from
6:00pm-10:00pm and our Big Macher and Soon to be King Ronald W. Lewis, will be
introduced at 8:00pm and will be followed by The Jackals, an amazing
amalgamation of the Iguanas, OO7 and legendary Washboard Chaz. We're
wrapping things up at 7:30pm so that those of us who can wander over
there can do so. The gig is members and guests only and we are
official guests of King Ronald. The Fundraiser called, "The Krewe du
Vieux Brewe-Do, Doobie-Do & Cow Poo Party" and costs $10.00. Entrance
on Architect Street, parking on Press Street and at NOCCA -- Security
Provided and Free Beer. Please feel free to forward this to anyone you
think may be interested. Even though the event is Members and Guests
Only, if you've got $10.00, you can be an unofficial guest!

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2007, 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Chanukah @ Riverwalk & The Third Annual New Orleans Community Wide Second
Line Parade
Spanish Plaza Riverwalk.

Our friends the blackhatters throw the largest Jewish event of the year, and
our second line has become the traditional grand finale. I'll be sending out
an e-mail with a route sheet and details on this event shortly. Please
save the
date. This year we're k'velling because the Jewbirth Brass Band has the
backbone of the dream team. For the first time in History, Rebirth Brass Band
Founders Keith and Phil Frasier will split the clefs with Klezmer All
Star Founder Ben Schenck and his Panorama Jazz Band!

This year's second line event is sponsored in part by Chabad House of
Louisiana, Congregation Beth Israel, MardiGrasZone.com and members of the
Conservative Rabbinic Assembly. If you or anyone you know of would be
interested in becoming a cosponsor, please reply to jieuxkrewe@aol.com.

[Marc Stone]

Shalom, y'all! I'm up in NYC celebrating the holiday (and both my parents' b-days). Happy Holidays to everyone, tribesfolks and otherwise. Peace to everyone!

Marc

[KeyWest Bruce]

We lit our menorah & I made sweet potato latkes last night. We are not Jewish, but we are Unitarians (we celebrate EVERYTHING!). On Friday we will do the menorah lighting at the Riverwalk, which we have done every year:

Temple Sinai, 6227 St. Charles Ave., hosts Chanukah on the Avenue, with services at 6:15 p.m. followed by the traditional menorah lighting during an outdoor ceremony at 7 p.m. Dec. 7. Call (504) 861-3693. Chanukah-at-Riverwalk, with the theme "Honoring Israel's Soldiers," includes a special presentation and a "living menorah" composed of some of the past members of the Israeli Defense Force -- now living in New Orleans. Children receive dreidels and chocolate coins during the celebration hosted by Chabad-Lubavitch of Louisiana. It begins at 4 p.m. Dec. 9, on Spanish Plaza, with a children's program, music, Israeli food from Casablanca restaurant, latkes and more. The ceremony to light the giant menorah begins at 5 p.m. Call (504) 866-5164 or visit www.chabadneworleans.com (http://www.chabadneworleans.com).

If any local THs would like to join us at Spanish Plaza, give me a call.

That's fantastic Jenn! I would've definitely showed up if I was there. I think that's SO nice that you light a menorah and celebrate this special holiday:)

[Goose]

Happy Chanukah everyone! :)

Jenn...i'm sure your sweet potato latkes were delicious! Will you please share your recipe?

[ibjamn]

Sure:

1 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and coarsely grated
2 scallions, finely chopped
1/3 cup all-purpose flour or matzoh meal
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 cup vegetable oil

sometimes I don't use onions, salt & pepper, but sugar & cinnamon, top with applesauce & sour cream sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.

[Goose]

Sure:

1 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and coarsely grated
2 scallions, finely chopped
1/3 cup all-purpose flour or matzoh meal
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 cup vegetable oil

sometimes I don't use onions, salt & pepper, but sugar & cinnamon, top with applesauce & sour cream sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.

Thank you! I think i'll make them for Jon & I this weekend. My family always makes the traditional ones at our annual Chanukah party but we're not getting together until 12/15 (we're having a late celebration this year) and I can't wait that long for latkes! :)

[larrybawlmer]

My 2 boys 12 &10 have taken up the trumpet and also sax. They played a harmonised dreidle dreidle tune and the horn line to a made up Hannukah song to the tune of midnight hour with dad on piano and voaclsfor all the home day care kids we have littered around our house. Sure is nice heaaring the boys pass on a musical tradition

Seasonal Salutations to all

[Jordan]

WOW, that is so close to what my mom does. Great, huh? Yummy. Those big sweet Vidalias make it :)


Anyway, I went to the client office this morning, all locked up. WTF?
Only person in the office was the genius intern from Cambodia, working her ass off, as usual.
The owner is Orthodox Maximus, but I'm not on the holiday distribution list so I didn't know. I had a lot of work to anyway but I felt a little blasphemous. But that's not the first time I've felt that way.

Happy Hanukkah

No need to feel blasphemous (no need for me to tell you how to feel either). Channukah isn't a religous holiday -- people usually work, in Israel, stores are open, etc...

[windowman]

I love "The Hanukkah Song" by Adam Sandler, it is a hoot. I am dusting off a late night at Vaughan's and after I get out of the shower I am heading to Dorignac's to pick up some potatoes, vidalias and oil for tomorrow night. If we had not made plans, I'd come to the KDJ with you, Papafrog, that sounds like a blast.

Ms windowman was not raised jewish, but loves to cook. When we were first married, she was determined to master "ethnic" cooking and she would practice before we would have company over for such occasions. One morning I was showering when she told me that we were having pork roast with latkes for dinner. We don't keep kosher, but I thought this was such a strange combination for a religious holiday, so I asked, "Sweetie, why are we having pork roast with latkes?" My sweetie replied, "because they both go with applesauce". I never would have considered the possibility, but she was right and it is a delicious meal and highly recommended, if you are not offended.

Happy Holidays!

[mightyradgumbo]

Sometimes you just gotta trust the cook's instinct eh, Wynn?

[festivalgirl]

I love "The Hanukkah Song" by Adam Sandler, it is a hoot. I am dusting off a late night at Vaughan's and after I get out of the shower I am heading to Dorignac's to pick up some potatoes, vidalias and oil for tomorrow night. If we had not made plans, I'd come to the KDJ with you, Papafrog, that sounds like a blast.

Ms windowman was not raised jewish, but loves to cook. When we were first married, she was determined to master "ethnic" cooking and she would practice before we would have company over for such occasions. One morning I was showering when she told me that we were having pork roast with latkes for dinner. We don't keep kosher, but I thought this was such a strange combination for a religious holiday, so I asked, "Sweetie, why are we having pork roast with latkes?" My sweetie replied, "because they both go with applesauce". I never would have considered the possibility, but she was right and it is a delicious meal and highly recommended, if you are not offended.

Happy Holidays!

Sounds alright & yummy to me.

I was raised to believe that what you eat - or don't eat - has nothing to do with how good a person you are.

Food laws made sense in ancient times for health reasons but luckily we don't live in ancient times. ;)

[ScoopJohnD]

Belated wishes for a wonderful holday!

[sophisticated sissy]

Chappy Chanukah, everyone! :)

[ibjamn]

We had a wonderful evening yesterday at the menorah lighting at Spanish Plaza, ran into windowman there. It's always one of my favorite holiday things to do. Afterwards we went to a reveillion at Muriel's on Jackson Square with our foodie board group. A very fun holiday evening! :)

[Goose]

Sure:

1 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and coarsely grated
2 scallions, finely chopped
1/3 cup all-purpose flour or matzoh meal
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 cup vegetable oil

sometimes I don't use onions, salt & pepper, but sugar & cinnamon, top with applesauce & sour cream sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.

hey ibjamn...just wanted to follow up...i made your sweet potato latkes last night and they were great. :) i made them with the onions, salt and pepper to have as a side with roast chicken. jon said he thinks he likes them better than traditional latkes...thanks again for sharing your recipe! :)

cindy

[tangledupinblue]

We had a wonderful evening yesterday at the menorah lighting at Spanish Plaza, ran into windowman there. It's always one of my favorite holiday things to do. Afterwards we went to a reveillion at Muriel's on Jackson Square with our foodie board group. A very fun holiday evening! :)

Hey darlin'....i hope to see you guys soon....what is your week looking like?