Hanukkah Dinner Party!

Last Monday I hosted a Hanukkah dinner party at my house. We had a great time, but I think we all ate way too much. It was a night of complete over-indulgance! We ate some much, it was completely ridiculous, although it was probably my fault. I made a complete 4 course meal, not including the bagels and lox Carolina brought over. Todd was also kind enough to bring me a nice menorah and candles.

Latkes, candles, and eating too much...very Jewish indeed.

I completely forgot to take pictures (I am new at this blogging stuff) but I wanted to at least share my menu:

Fresh Hummus with toasted pita

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Potato Latkes 

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Baked panko-breaded Tilapia fillets with maple-soy glaze

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Dark Chocolate Mousse

Vegetarian Stir Fry - Dinner with Jess

Dinner with Jess: Vegetarian Stir Fry, Cumin Steamed Rice, Salad with my homemade Ginger Dressing. 

Last night I made Jess dinner. Since I am going out of town, I wanted to use up all of my produce. I figured I could put a lot of different vegetables together to make a stir fry. I steamed white rice and added whole garlic cloves and cumin to the pot while it cooked, to really give the rice flavor. And I used the ginger dressing (that I made a couple nights ago) for the salad.

Its a really simple recipe, but the entire meal took me under 30 minutes to cook. Its really simple, fun to make, and easily pleases a crowd.

Read more for the ingredients and directions.