Celebrate today with a hot cup of cocoa.
Photo by Patterson Minx | IST.

You can buy rimmers just for cocoa, but cocktail rimmers for chocolate martinis, espresso martinis, peppermintinis and orange blossoms are essentially the same product.

Or, make your own rimmer by grinding bittersweet chocolate bars or coffee, butterscotch hard and peppermint hard candies (or candy canes) to a fine gravel. You can mix ingredients or offer them as separate flavors.

Then, just moisten the rim of the cup or mug with water, dip it onto a plate of rimmer powder to coat, add the hot cocoa and serve. Yes, you certainly can top it with whipped cream!

• Read our article on how to prepare hot cocoa—we assume you’re not serving an instant mix.

Even if you’re not Jewish, why not make some latkes over the weekend, and join the never-ending discussion over which is the better topping: applesauce or sour cream. (In our book, it’s crème fraîche and salmon caviar.)

But, for something a little different:

• Bake a challah with this recipe.
• Make a pasta salad with kosher star-of-David-shaped pasta from The Pasta Shoppe (read our review).
• Review the history of Chanukah, and why a menorah is lit for eight nights.

Star Of David pasta from The Pasta Shoppe.

Indulge someone with indulge caramels.
Photo by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE.

There’s something for everyone, from hot and spicy chocolate to “cocktail cups”—a chocolate Margarita rimmed with salt—to chocolate bars wrapped in angel paintings.

Take a bite now.

Want pricier, pretty boxed chocolate gifts? We’ve got plenty of those, too. Some look like sushi!