Recipes: Potato dishes take center stage for Hanukkah

Potatoes have long been associated with Hanukkah, which begins Thursday evening, Dec. 10, because potato latkes — pancakes made of shredded potatoes — are customary at holiday dinners. In fact it’s oil that commemorates the Hanukkah miracle, and it can be used in a variety of potato dishes.
After ancient Jerusalem was liberated from invaders, the oil that was needed to rekindle the Holy Temple’s eternal light was said to have miraculously lasted for eight days instead of