In 2024, for the first time in 19 years, the first night of Hanukkah begins. Christmas Daywhich means that many families will be celebrating both holidays in a joint “Chrismukkah” celebration.
For Erica Holland-Toll, director of culinary Edge, that means bringing together the best of both worlds when it comes to holiday dinner.
The Culinary Edge is a creative development center based in San Francisco, its website says.
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“The holidays are always a wonderful time to come together to share food and traditions around the table,” Holland-Toll told Fox News Digital. “Diverse families like mine can roll a dreidel while eating latkes and applesauce, while prime rib is roasting in the oven.”
He said Holland-Toll grew up in a mixed-faith family, and “always loved Hanukkah celebrations”. This Hanukkah he said it was the fourth time in his life that two holidays happened on the same day or night before Christmas.
This year, the first night of Hanukkah is the same day as Christmas. (iStock)
“Well, my faith-separated family has spanned a few generations – and our food traditions have melted into the proverbial melting pot, blending mine. man's traditions and mine,” he said.
“Our favorite holiday meal idea is holding our 3-year-old's hand, in 2016, lighting a menorah, followed by cooking grammie latkes and opening stockings with candle light while I eat my mother-in-law. pepperoni sauce – then spins a dreidel, using his famous toffee as gelt, while watching the candles burn on Christmas Eve.”
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Holland-Toll and her husband are both chefs — “so any vacation it's time to grow up and try something new, while holding onto a piece of the past. ”
“Chrismukkah” is when families of mixed faiths celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah. (Bodo Marks/DPA/AFP via Getty Images)
This year, Holland-Toll will be cooking Italian classics on Christmas Day – and serving them his grandmother's latkes.
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“You can call them potato rosti, though, if you want. They'll be delicious either way,” said Holland-Toll.
Grammie's Best-Ever Latkes Recipe
Tools
5 kilos of Russet potatoes, washed
1 large yellow onion
1 tablespoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
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1 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 eggs
“Enough” all-purpose flour (which usually means about ¼ cup)
Olive oil, for frying
Erica Holland-Toll's grandmother came up with this recipe for latkes, she told Fox News Digital. (Erica Holland-Toll)
Ways
1. Grate potatoes and onions with a box grater.
2. Gently mix the eggs, salt, pepper and flour into the potato and onion mixture.
3. Heat olive oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. When frying, test the temperature of the oil with a small amount of latke mixture.
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3. Once the oil is hot enough, fry dollops about the size of two spoons until they are crispy and golden brown.
4. Eat immediately, with sour cream and applesauce.
This recipe is by Erica Holland-Toll and shared with Fox News Digital.