Ingredients in our Cinnamon Raisin Kugel Recipe
I fell in love with Kugel last year when I made it to take to a Hanukkah celebration. It was my first time making it and it reminded me a lot of bread pudding but with noodles. I've even used gluten free noodles from Trader Joes and it turns out amazing that way too. :)- bag of wide egg noodles
- large eggs
- milk
- cottage cheese
- sour cream
- sugar
- butter
- vanilla
- sea salt
- golden raisins
- cinnamon
- brown sugar
Cinnamon Raisin Kugel Recipe & Hanukkah Traditions
Welcome back to our Culinary Journey Around the World! I thought it'd be festive for the month of December to experience different holiday and religious celebrations that take place around the world. Of course, enjoying traditional recipes that are part of those celebrations are super fun! We also enjoyed Danish Butter Cookies and experienced Denmark holiday traditions! Let take a look at some of the traditions of a Hanukkah Festival. Hanukkah (spelled Chanukah) customs include eating foods fried in oil like latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiot (doughnuts). They also enjoy playing with the dreidel (a spinning top on which are inscribed the Hebrew letters nun, gimmel, hei and shin, an acronym for Nes Gadol Hayah Sham, "a great miracle happened there") and the giving of Chanukah gelt, gifts of money, to children.
Cinnamon Raisin Kugel Recipe & The Menorah
There's quiet an in-depth story that tells of the miracle of the Menorah but a very simple version of it is it burnt for eight days on only enough oil to last for one day. Because of the great significance of oil in the story of the Hanukkah miracle, it is traditional to serve foods cooked in oil. Among the most popular Hanukkah dishes are potato latkes (pancakes) and sufganiot(doughnuts). It is also customary to eat dairy foods on Hanukkah, in commemoration of the bravery of Yehudit. A member of the Hasmonean family, who ingeniously planned and executed the assassination of the Syrian-Greek General Holofernes, ending the siege on the city of Bethulia and saving its residents from starvation.
The festival of Hanukkah includes the lighting of a menorah. Lights are lit in the evenings preceding each of the eight days of Chanukah, beginning with Saturday night, December 24, after nightfall. The seven-branched menorah is a traditional symbol of Judaism, along with the Star of David.
Did you know that we have a National Menorah is a large hanukkah menorah located in the northeast quadrant of The Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C.? It was first lit in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter, and has been erected and lit every year since. The Menorah has grown in size as well, and is now 30 feet (9.1 m) high. 
Cinnamon Raisin Kugel is a delightful noodle custard dish that's a festive addition during the holidays!
And now to Fit Friday:
Each month my boot camp group plan out goals together. We choose three goals; a fitness goal, nutrition goal, and one more health goal that isn't necessarily fitness or nutrition. This month our third goal is to spend five minutes either the night before or first thing in the morning and plan out the day.
The goal of planning out my day is two fold; 1) to help me figure out priorities and my have-tos and 2) to stop me from living re-actively. This is definitely a must if I want to live a healthy life. It helps me plan my workouts and my nutrition on a daily basis.
Make planning time a regular thing. Same time, same place, every day!
Brainstorm. I need to take a few minutes and think of all the have-tos for the day. Then list all the hope-tos for the day. I can't rush through this step or I am bound to leave a kid sitting and waiting for pickup some where.
Prioritize. There are many times I want to focus on my hope-tos, but if I can take some time to prioritize my life is much less panicked running to various places.
Set time limits. If I can schedule out my day and not let certain activities take over I can fit in a lot more. Yes, I may want to wander around Target for an hour, but if I only need one thing a quick in and out is much more effective.
Understand life happens. It is great to have a schedule, a plan, a list, etc. It is not great if it takes over your life. When Nora needs a little extra mom time I need to be willing to adjust.
Taking time to plan your day is a great way to live with intention (a big word for many of you out there). So what do you say, are you ready to join us in scheduling the day? Hoping at the end of the month it is a habit and helps us all ease into those New Years Goals.
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- For more information of the National Menorah
- other information source Chabad.org
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