1. Leeks and minced meat make these Balkan-influenced patties from the chefs at the David Citadel hotel worthy of main course status. 

2. Lisa Roukin's gluten free sweet potato and parsnip baked latkes are a healthy option during a week of fried foods. 

3. Forget courgetti or doodles - or whatever silly portmanteau given to spiralised veg. Put your spiraliser to far better use to make these crunchy potato and spring onion cakes which set VERY well under a layer of smoked salmon and dill creme fraiche. 

4. Spaghetti flavoured with sun dried tomatoes, garlic and chives makes a novel alternative to veggies in Denise Phillips' novel Chanukah nests. Dip them in tomato chutney and sprinkle with parmesan for a tasty treat. 

5. Your five-a-day will be easy with a plateful of these spice-packed, rainbow latkes from Fabienne Viner-Luzzato. They are positively health food!

6. If you don't like apple sauce on your savoury latke - and I confess - it's not really my thing, these apple latkes (from Fabienne Viner-Luzzato) may be your tasty alternative. They're perhaps a little more pancake than latke, but I'm not complaining!  

7. While we're on a sweet kick, these butternut, ginger and cranberry latkes are the bomb! Full of flavour - you will not be able to stop eating them, I guarantee. 

8. And because these are my new favourite thing, stuffed latkes are a must for this year's festivities. Stuff with salt beef, grated cheese or whatever takes your fancy. Most definitely not health food, but a delicious way to mark the occasion.