If you live in New York or any other American city, you need to be ready for of all Holidays whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah or both. There are less that two weeks until Hanukkah and it’s a great time to kick off the holiday season that will lead you up to New Year’s Eve. Who doesn’t love a cocktail party with savory nibbles for knoshing? Here is a light holiday buffet that reigns in the waistline without reigning in the fun.

Party Menu

St. Germain Champagne punch
Zucchini Latkes with Horseradish aioli
Leek keftes with cilantro dressing
Chicken kabobs with honey-mustard sauce
Bourekas with apple-honey filling
Fruit flavored meringues

– stay posted this week for recipes to follow

St. Germain Champagne punch

Equipment:
You will need a large punch bowl (borrow your mother’s or grandmother’s) Should hold at least 20 cups of punch at a time.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of Absolut Vanilla Vodka
1/2 cup of St. Germain Elderflower liquor
1   750ml bottle of dry, sparkling wine, reasonably priced (don’t want to put a $200 bottle of Krug in a punch).  Baron Herzog Kosher from California is around $15 per bottle

2 Meyer lemons to slice in rounds and freeze. You will use the slices of frozen lemons to float in the bowl instead of ice and pomegranate seeds to garnish your champagne glasses.