Deciding what to cook for Hanukkah is a no-brainer: latkes, obviously. While you can certainly just eat a pile of fried potato pancakes, if you want to create a complete holiday meal to celebrate the festival of lights, then we suggest coming up with a few dishes to round things out.
You can always keep things simple and serve latkes with applesauce, or with sour cream and lox — maybe even a spoonful of caviar if you’re feeling fancy. You could also go the all-fried food route. After all, how many holidays can say that they are a celebration of all things oil? But it can be nice to have some lighter counterpoints to the heavier fare. If you’re craving a fuller menu, then here are a few suggestions for what to serve with latkes….