Happy Chanukah!!!

We spent our morning shopping for food in Brooklyn and then hit the road to head home for the first night of Chanukah. (That is why Shalom spent the day in his pjs - his preferred travel attire.) While on the Eastern Shore of MD, we watched as the sun sunk into ground and our day turned into night. As soon as it was dark, Shalom made a big announcement that it was now Chanukah. Still being on the road, there wasn't much we could do to celebrate other than break in out in loud "Happy Chanukah" cheers - which we did with great gusto.

We finally arrived at home at around 7 pm..and having been in a car for my entire day, I suddenly found all sorts of energy. As Levi set up the Menorahs, Shalom and I danced around the house singing Chanukah songs! (So that you won't wonder - Mushky is far, far away having a blast in sleep over camp in Arizaon!) Once the Menorahs were lit, we did some more singing and dancing - and then we sat down for an unusual game of Dreidel. We decided to tally up our Gimmels - and whoever had the most after 15 minutes would win the prize...Shalom won by a landslide getting a Gimmel almost every time he gave the Dreidel a spin - Levi and I didn't even come close!

Next, I decided that it wouldn't be Chanukah without latkes...and I opted to do a little experiment and make Zucchini-Potato latkes (well, mostly zucchini). They turned out to be delicious - and when I told Shalom that I put zucchini in them, he tasted them and made sure to let me know that they were perfect and were just as good as "regular ones".

Happy Chanukah everyone!!

(PS...if you are in the 757 - make sure to come to the GIANT Menorah lighting in front of Waterside in Downtown Norfolk tomorrow night at 5:45 pm...lots of Chanukah fun to be had!!)

Zucchini - Potato Latkes


1 sweet onion
2 large zucchinis, unpeeled
2 medium size Russet potatoes
2 eggs
1 cup flour
A tiny  bit of white vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
Oil for frying


Peel onion and grind in a food processor fitted with a chopping blade. Pour onion into a mixing bowl. Remove the chopping blade and set up the food processor with the shredding/grating disc. Grate the two zucchinis  and add to the bowl. Switch the blades and put the chopping blade back in (of course you could do the potatoes first to avoid all the switching - but I wanted to do them last to keep my potatoes from turning grey.) Grind the potatoes until finely ground and add to the bowl. Pour in a tiny bit of vinegar - to help keep the mixture nice and white. Add in the eggs, flour and salt and pepper. 


Heat oil in an electric skillet (more even frying experience!) and drop the batter in by the spoonful (I use a small ladle.) Fry until crispy on one side and then flip. Remove to platter and enjoy!