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Happy Hanukkah
Topic Started: Dec 20 2011, 08:00 PM (314 Views)
jon-nyc
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Cheers
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A good friend just stopped over to pick up the laptop he had shipped here for his daughter's Hanukkah present. We hauled out some wine and lit up the first candle on his menorah.
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brenda
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Happy Hanukkah, Jon and family, and all others here who celebrate in this tradition. Do you have special plans?

We partake in the some of the foods of Hanukkah. Hubby loves potato latkes with beef brisket. I usually make some Challah bread, too.
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Aqua Letifer
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W00t!

Hanukkah, Ramadan, etc.; you'd think that we Christians would eventually get on the ball and just declare it the Month of Christmas, or for the PC crowd, the Midwinter Festival or heck, let's just stop dicking around and bring Yule back, Krampus festivities and all. Let's burn some **** up in cauldrons, I'm ready. Who's with me?
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Festivus.
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Pffft, Festivus doesn't come close compared to them silly pagans. Lookit this thing.

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Imagine getting THIS Christmas card in the mail as a 9-year-old. Then of course there's the fun family events that's basically caroling and manger scenes, turned up to eleven:

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All kinds of livestock were killed, and all the hlaut (sacrificial blood) was placed into the hlautbolli, the "blood bowl" or holding vessel. The sacrificial twigs (aspergills) were fashioned like sprinklers, and hlaut was smeared all over the inner and outer walls of the temple. The men present were also sprinkled with blood from the aspergills. The meat from the animal sacrifices was boiled and served as food at the family banquet. Fires set in the middle of the temple floor, with kettles hung over them. A sacrificial beaker was placed around the fire, as the chieftan blessed the gathering.


Does that or does that NOT beat the pants off of photos with Santa at the mall??
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HOLY CARP!!!
:lol2:

I bought and sent my christmas cards today. There was a section of spanish cards, and I figured my neice and nephews might appreciate the random humor of receiving Feliz Navidad cards in a language none of them speaks. But I made sure to remind them in my handwritten part that the money enclosed was genuine US currency.
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I think I mentioned this before, but I always get my dad "Happy Kwanzaa" gift cards.

I like the idea of him going into a D.C. Best Buy, and him presenting his gift card at what is undoubtedly going to be a black cashier.
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Krampus FTW.
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brenda
Dec 20 2011, 08:05 PM
Happy Hanukkah, Jon and family, and all others here who celebrate in this tradition. Do you have special plans?
Thanks for the kind words, but we don't celebrate Hanukkah ourselves. My wife is a recovering Jew, and I grew up in a non-believing household that celebrated Christmas in the most secular way imaginable. We traditionally celebrate neither.

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Aqua Letifer
Dec 20 2011, 09:06 PM
Pffft, Festivus doesn't come close compared to them silly pagans. Lookit this thing.

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The basket of fruits is a nice touch.
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HOLY CARP!!!
brenda
Dec 20 2011, 08:05 PM
Happy Hanukkah, Jon and family, and all others here who celebrate in this tradition. Do you have special plans?

We partake in the some of the foods of Hanukkah. Hubby loves potato latkes with beef brisket. I usually make some Challah bread, too.
brisket recipe?
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Dec 21 2011, 08:34 AM
brenda
Dec 20 2011, 08:05 PM
Happy Hanukkah, Jon and family, and all others here who celebrate in this tradition. Do you have special plans?

We partake in the some of the foods of Hanukkah. Hubby loves potato latkes with beef brisket. I usually make some Challah bread, too.
brisket recipe?
Spiced Beef Brisket

"A blend of Middle Eastern spices adds an exotic touch to the classic Jewish braised brisket."

1 brisket of beef, about 10 lb.
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ground allspice
2 Tbs. freshly ground pepper, plus more, to taste
1 tsp. ground ginger
6 Tbs. olive oil or chicken fat
Salt, to taste
3 lb. yellow onions, diced
2 cups unsalted beef stock, or as needed
2 cups tomato puree
Directions:
Place the meat in a large glass or plastic container. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, the 2 Tbs.pepper and the ginger and sprinkle the mixture over the meat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 days, turning once each day. Remove the meat from the marinade and pat dry.

In a large, heavy fry pan or on a griddle over medium heat, warm 3 Tbs. of the olive oil. Season the meat with salt, add to the pan and brown for 4 to 6 minutes per side. Set aside.

In a heavy pot large enough to hold the brisket, heat the remaining 3 Tbs. oil over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until tender and translucent, about 10 minutes. Place the beef atop the onions and cover the pot. Reduce the heat andsimmer the brisket for 2 hours. Add the stock if the onions and beef havent exuded enough juices; you will need about 3 cups of liquid. Add the tomato puree and cook until the meat is tender, about 1 hour more.

Transfer the brisket to a carving board, cover with aluminum foil and let rest for 10 minutes. If the pan juices are too thin or lack flavor, set the pot over medium heat and simmer the juices until reduced slightly. Taste and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper. Slice the meat across the grain and serve with the pan juices. Serves 12.
Adapted from Williams-Sonoma, Complete Entertaining Cookbook, by Joyce Goldstein (Time-Life Books, 1998).
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Bach, I should tell you that this recipe is really delicious. Hubby just loves it. I've made others, but I think I'll do this one again soon, maybe next week. Yes, we make the potato latkes and such to go with it. It's quite a tasty combination.
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Happy Hannukah!

thanks for the brisket recipe.. I happen to have one in the freezer!
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HOLY CARP!!!
jon-nyc
Dec 21 2011, 02:19 AM
We traditionally celebrate neither.

Not even for the boy?

How's that working? Doesn't he feel left out?
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Well, he's too young to miss anything at this point, but we do think we'll need a gift giving event at the end of the year so he doesn't feel left out (plus we want to do it). So this year he opened a few gifts last Saturday.
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bachophile
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HOLY CARP!!!
brenda
Dec 21 2011, 09:44 AM
bachophile
Dec 21 2011, 08:34 AM
brenda
Dec 20 2011, 08:05 PM
Happy Hanukkah, Jon and family, and all others here who celebrate in this tradition. Do you have special plans?

We partake in the some of the foods of Hanukkah. Hubby loves potato latkes with beef brisket. I usually make some Challah bread, too.
brisket recipe?
Spiced Beef Brisket

"A blend of Middle Eastern spices adds an exotic touch to the classic Jewish braised brisket."

1 brisket of beef, about 10 lb.
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ground allspice
2 Tbs. freshly ground pepper, plus more, to taste
1 tsp. ground ginger
6 Tbs. olive oil or chicken fat
Salt, to taste
3 lb. yellow onions, diced
2 cups unsalted beef stock, or as needed
2 cups tomato puree
Directions:
Place the meat in a large glass or plastic container. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, the 2 Tbs.pepper and the ginger and sprinkle the mixture over the meat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 days, turning once each day. Remove the meat from the marinade and pat dry.

In a large, heavy fry pan or on a griddle over medium heat, warm 3 Tbs. of the olive oil. Season the meat with salt, add to the pan and brown for 4 to 6 minutes per side. Set aside.

In a heavy pot large enough to hold the brisket, heat the remaining 3 Tbs. oil over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until tender and translucent, about 10 minutes. Place the beef atop the onions and cover the pot. Reduce the heat andsimmer the brisket for 2 hours. Add the stock if the onions and beef havent exuded enough juices; you will need about 3 cups of liquid. Add the tomato puree and cook until the meat is tender, about 1 hour more.

Transfer the brisket to a carving board, cover with aluminum foil and let rest for 10 minutes. If the pan juices are too thin or lack flavor, set the pot over medium heat and simmer the juices until reduced slightly. Taste and adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper. Slice the meat across the grain and serve with the pan juices. Serves 12.
Adapted from Williams-Sonoma, Complete Entertaining Cookbook, by Joyce Goldstein (Time-Life Books, 1998).
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HOLY CARP!!!
Jon, jump on the bandwagon! I'd say a good amount of people who celebrate Christmas do it just for the presents and Santa.
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Happy Hannukah, bach! I'll join in the Festivities!

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Boogie Woogie Hanukkah

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