Kids, Miracles, and Banana Latkes

I got the best Chanukkah present from my younger son – he brought over his littlest daughter, the only one of his brood of four who was available. The two middle ones went with their school to Orlando, accompanied by their mother who is also the head of the school’s counseling services, and the oldest girl was allowed to attend one of teenage Chanukkah parties. So I got little seven-year-old Shira who loves to cook with me.

Of course, before we even started on the latkes, we had to get the chanukiah – Chanukkah menorah ready to light the first candle when the time came. While Shira worked diligently polishing the silver chanukiah, she shared with me what she had learned at school about the miracle of Chanukkah. It is to commemorate the miracle of one small cruse of oil which lasted for eight days that we add one light each of the eight days of Chanukkah. It is for the same reason that we make latkes – pancakes fried in oil.

Shira and I made a huge batch of her dad’s and grandfather’s favorite banana latkes. The recipe is here.

Here is Shira, my little miracle, my precious Chanukkah present, enjoying a taste of holiday before taking the rest of the batch home. I hope you enjoy it as well, Beautiful People!

Happy Chanukkah!