My Latkes Recipe, just in time for Hanukkah!

Every year my kids look forward to our Hanukkah meal. We light the candles, say a prayer, open little gifts and then sit down together for our traditional meal. I roast free-range chicken, and I make homemade sweet potato + Yukon potato latkes with homemade applesauce. I also usually toss together a sweet and savory salad with a balsamic vinaigrette. It's a meal that incorporates all the flavors while bringing back warm memories from the years we've enjoyed this celebration of light together.If you're celebrating Hanukkah this year, give my yellow and gold latkes recipe a try. Actually, give these a try regardless of your celebrations; everyone loves latkes!

Yellow and Gold Latkes

serves 4 to 6

You will need:

- 3 medium size sweet potatoes- 3 medium size yukon gold potatoes- 2 eggs- 1/4 cup matzo meal- 1 small yellow onion diced

- salt and pepper to taste

- 1 cup olive oil

To prepare:

Prepare a paper towel-lined cookie sheet for finished latkes.

Hand grate potatoes, so they are shredded. Add salt and set aside for 10 minutes.By hand, squeeze the liquid out of the potatoes, transfer to another mixing bowl.Add eggs, matzo meal and diced onion and mix.Note: if the potatoes still have some water, it's fine to add 1 more egg and more matzo meal to bind.In a large skillet put 1/4 cup oil and heat. Drop-in latke mix with a spoon forming small pancakes.Fry in the oil until golden and crispy.Place cooked latke pancakes on the towels to drain oil, and continue to fry the latkes and drain. You will need to continue to add oil to the skillet as you continue to fry the latkes. Place the cooked, and drained latkes in the oven on low until guests arrive.Serve with homemade applesauce (recipes coming later this week!), sour cream, or non fat plain greek yogurt.xx AnnetteLatkes photo by Stephanie Meyer for Food & Wine