chicken paprikash
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7 Cozy Jewish Dinners to Make in December

Heap your plate and hunker down.

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We made it! To soup season, bowl food season, snow season, the season to be jolly, etc., etc.

December is all about hunkering down with hearty dinners, indulging in rich desserts and — of course — celebrating Hanukkah with festive fried food. So put on your stretchy pants and knitted sweater (or Hanukkah pyjamas!), curl up in your favorite armchair and feast your eyes on these seven cozy Jewish dinners.

From a grandmother-approved chicken paprikash recipe to beloved Syrian cherry meatballs; a rustic Balkan vegetable stew that keeps for days in the fridge to a decadent eggnog challah bread budding, there’s something here for everyone.

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Syrian Meatballs in Cherry Sauce

A simple take on Syrian kibbeh geraz that the whole family will enjoy. 

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Easy Balkan Vegetable Stew

Ghiveci or guvech is a comforting, rustic dish.

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Polish White Borscht

It’s soup season!

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Eggnog Challah Bread Pudding with Spiced Rum Caramel Sauce

Decadent, delicious and super easy to make.

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Cabbage and Meat Soup

Meaty borscht meets caramelized cabbage in this rich, hearty soup.

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My Grandmother’s Chicken Paprikash

Cozy, nostalgic and utterly delicious.

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Bimuelos de Kalavasa

These Sephardic pumpkin donuts may be even tastier than sufganiyot.

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