TIP OF THE DAY: Chanukah “Margarita” Cocktail

Toast to Chanukah or winter. Photo courtesy SKYY Spirits.   Spell it Chanukah or Hanukkah: The word for the Jewish Festival Of Lights was translitrated from the Hebrew alphabet. The name derives from the Hebrew verb for “to dedicate.” This year, Chanukah begins at sundown on December 16th and ends at sunset on Wednesday, December…
Continue reading “TIP OF THE DAY: Chanukah “Margarita” Cocktail”

GIFT: Harney Tea In Holiday Flavors

For Thanksgiving and Christmas gifts, there are seasonal flavors and boxed gift sets for the tea lover. Among the finest are these, from Harney & Sons, include: Cranberry Autumn, flavored black tea is a full-bodied brew, sweet and tart with dried cranberries and orange peel. Pomegranate Oolong, bright, floral. Just open the tin and the…
Continue reading “GIFT: Harney Tea In Holiday Flavors”

PRODUCT: Menorah Challah Bread

There are different ways to braid a challah, but we’ve never seen one this clever. To celebrate Chanukah, Hanukkah or however you spell it, Manhattan specialty food purveyor Eli Zabar has created this whimsical challah menorah. It’s not kosher, but it is delicious. Order yours at EliZabar.com. At $45, it may be the costliest bread…
Continue reading “PRODUCT: Menorah Challah Bread”

HOLIDAY: Challah Stuffing Recipe For Thanksgivukkah

In case you’ve been off the grid, the hot holiday news this year is that for the first time in history, Thanksgiving coincides with Hanukkah. It’s been dubbed Thanksgivukkah. And it won’t happen again for another 70,000 years. So even if you’re not Jewish, think of celebrating this once-in-a-lifetime (many lifetimes, actually) double holiday by…
Continue reading “HOLIDAY: Challah Stuffing Recipe For Thanksgivukkah”

CHANUKAH: Build A Cookie Chanukah House

Manischewitz’s Chanukah House Kit. Photo courtesy Manischewitz.   For centuries, many children have celebrated Christmas by decorating a gingerbread house. While there’s nothing religious about it, it is a Christian tradition. Now, Jewish children have their own holiday house: a vanilla cookie house called—wait for it—Chanukah House. The Manischewitz Chanukah House Decorating Kit includes everything…
Continue reading “CHANUKAH: Build A Cookie Chanukah House”