{"id":445,"date":"2009-12-13T17:17:51","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T01:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topmomblog.com\/?p=445"},"modified":"2018-12-05T09:17:21","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T17:17:21","slug":"preserving-holiday-traditions-through-cooking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/preserving-holiday-traditions-through-cooking\/","title":{"rendered":"Preserving Holiday Traditions through Cooking: Latkes for Hanukkah"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"How<\/a>Having lived in California for 28 years with no family at all to celebrate holidays with, I firmly believe in the importance of creating your own family traditions. But I also find comfort in the past and feel that, especially these days, with family members often scattered far and wide, sharing memories from your childhood and preserving time-worn rituals beyond gift giving can provide your children with a deeper understanding and appreciation for the meaning behind religious and non-religious holidays. Food is always a significant part of any celebration and simple experiences like baking cookies, preparing tamales, or helping mom make latkes are priceless.<\/p>\n

Friday, December 11th was the first night of Hanukkah<\/a>, a Jewish holiday that is celebrated for eight days and nights. Among the traditions of Hanukkah<\/a> are lighting the menorah and making latkes <\/a>(potato pancakes).<\/p>\n