Celebrate Hanukkah in Style

Create a glowing holiday table with small hurricanes, candles, and ribbon

More: Make a menorah

For many Jews, this traditional potato-and-onion mixture is the flavor of Hanukkah. Try any of our four variations (and one accompanying condiment) at your holiday meal.

Recipes:

• Classic Potato Latkes
• Sweet Potato-Parsnip Latkes
• Gingered Sour Cream
• Herbed Yukon Gold Potato Latkes
• Cheese Latkes

Traditional pickled fish takes a healthful turn with a sparing use of salt and assertive mix of spices. Serve with toasted rye bread or pocket bread, shredded cucumber, and reduced-fat sour cream.

Recipe: Pickled Salmon

For a quick Hanukkah appetizer, use leftover brisket to create these tasty puffs. If you're keeping kosher, use puff pastry made without butter.

Recipe: Quick Brisket Puffs

Many Americans associate Jewish cooking with Eastern European flavors, but these turnovers offer a fresh take on the traditional latkes with seasonings from North Africa.

Recipe: Tunisian Potato Turnovers

Double baking this brisket gets a lot of the prep work for a large dinner party out of the way ahead of time, and the meat soaks up the pan juices and becomes amazingly moist and succulent.

Recipe: Twice-baked Beef Brisket with Onions

A trip to New York inspired Jeannie Lee of Marin County, California, to develop this rich, cranberry-filled cookie.

Recipe: Cranberry Rugelach