Modern Hanukkah Recipes: A Dinner Party Menu For The Festival Of Lights (PHOTOS)

Some of our Jewish-holiday-celebrating compatriots may be able to commiserate with us on one particular point -- we have a lot of holidays throughout the year and frequently, we end up eating the same things over and over again. Please don't misunderstand us, we love brisket. But after eating it for Passover, Rosh Hashanah, multiple Shabbat dinners, etc., by the time Hanukkah rolls around, we're craving something a little different.

The menu below is a celebration of all the things we love about Hanukkah. We love olive oil -- we love frying in it, roasting in it, baking with it and dressing salads with it. We love latkes, although we've mixed them up just a little bit. Most importantly, we love lots of leftovers for the next few days of Hanukkah. Of course, for all of us, there are some things we just can't change. On our table, straight potato latkes are non-negotiable. But, let us know if you give any of these modern Hanukkah recipes a try. We'd love to hear whether your friends and family revolt, or fall in love with something new.

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• Harissa-Cheese Stuffed Fried Olives

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.aliyaleekong.com/harissa-cheese-stuffed-fried-olives/">Harissa-Cheese Stuffed Fried Olives recipe from Aliya LeeKong</a></strong>

• Potato Croquettes With Dandelion Yogurt

  <strong>Get the <a href="Karen Mordechai/Sunday Suppers">Potato Croquettes with Dandelion Yogurt recipe from Sunday Suppers</a></strong>

• Shaved Apple Salad With Manchego Cheese and Almonds

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/shaved-apple-salad-with-m_n_1056740.html">Shaved Apple Salad with Manchego Cheese and Almonds</a> recipe</strong>

• Roasted Halibut With Olive Oil And Lemon

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/roasted-halibut-with-oliv_n_1057134.html">Roasted Halibut with Olive Oil and Lemon</a> recipe</strong>

• Shredded Root Vegetable Pancakes

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/shredded-root-vegetable-p_n_1061837.html">Shredded Root Vegetable Pancakes</a> recipe</strong>

• Three Ingredient Prime Rib Roast

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/three-ingredient-prime-ri_n_1058746.html">Three Ingredient Prime Rib Roast</a> recipe</strong>

• Horseradish Green Beans

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/horseradish-green-beans_n_1059337.html">Horseradish Green Beans</a> recipe</strong>

• Pomegranate Poached Pears

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/pomegranate-poached-pears_n_1049934.html">Pomegranate Poached Pears</a> recipe</strong>

• Olive Oil Walnut Cake (Karydopita)

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/olive-oil-walnut-cake-ka_n_1061406.html">Olive Oil Walnut Cake (Karydopita)</a> recipe</strong>

• The Maca-Bee Cocktail

  <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.sippingseder.com/maca-bee/">Maca-Bee Cocktail recipe from The Sipping Seder</a></strong>

• Messiah Nut Brown Ale

  Beer drinkers, rejoice! Now there's <a href="http://www.shmaltzbrewing.com/HEBREW/index.html">Hanukkah-appropriate ale</a>!

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