Love and Light: Happy Hanukkah 2014

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day celebration of religious freedom, miracles, and light. Family comes together and each night a candle is lit on a menorah. And like many celebrations, there is delicious food.  Whether you celebrate Hanukkah or not, everyone can enjoy these traditional recipes with a twist that are pure pleasure for your taste buds.

A colourful twist on the traditional potato pancakes, these latkes get a flavour boost from some super-charged sour cream.
Being Jewish at Christmas time can be tough on kids...and their parents.

Celebrate the Festival of Lights by baking these party perfect cookies with your kids.
Growing up neighbours giddily anticipated Christmas, but my Jewish siblings and I were anticipating Chanukah, the eight day Festival of Lights

Jelly-filled donuts dusted in powdered sugar, known as sufganiot, are a typical treat served on Chanukah. This year I made them with a twist.
Take the clutter out of the holiday season and give your kids these amazing gifts of experience.
quinoa cakes
Crispy quinoa cakes go very well with a salad as your main course, as a side dish, or instead of carb heavy potato latkes for Hanukkah.
by: Lara Katz
Like many Jewish holidays, Hanukkah is all about good food. You'll want to add these to add these five tasty treats to your Hanukkah celebration.
Puffed pillows of dough filled with white chocolate ganache, these deep-fried bundles of deliciousness will bring grown men to their knees.
Don't feel 'gelty' serving these latkes for the lazy.