Oh! I had a sweet potato latkes recipe somewhere. I'm in uni right now, but I'll search for it later and post it if you want.
Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.
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Shir - Dec 23, 2008 4:42:53 am PST #7612 of 10002
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Barb - Dec 23, 2008 4:44:38 am PST #7613 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”
Oh, mos def, Shir. Can't have too many good latke recipes
Theodosia - Dec 23, 2008 4:44:40 am PST #7614 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Using a blowtorch to clear your snow may be a stupid idea, but you've got to admit it has style. At least, for a short while, until the porch catches fire....
flea - Dec 23, 2008 4:46:59 am PST #7615 of 10002
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Shir, do you use mashed potatoes for latkes? In the US, grating is a big deal - there's a whole cultural trope about grating the potatoes and onions and you always skin your knuckles and the trials your mother goes through for you...
Shir - Dec 23, 2008 4:49:52 am PST #7616 of 10002
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
In that case, flea, our cultures resembles: we grate. But I found grater to be helpful with that...
Barb - Dec 23, 2008 4:50:38 am PST #7617 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”
There are actual blood, sweat, and tears in those latkes, you little pisher, and don't you forget it!
Or something along those lines.
msbelle - Dec 23, 2008 4:51:24 am PST #7618 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I had something to say, but no I've forgotten. I am so very tired and even going to bed shortly after 10 did not help. This is the really bad part of the staying here for Christmas, I do not get a day to sleep in or the option of an afternoon nap.
oh right, sara reminded me, 1) I have not wrapped anything yet AND I work/go to the Dr. tomorrow. 2) getting 5lbs of bionicles is awesome. I should look into ebay lots.
Jesse - Dec 23, 2008 4:57:14 am PST #7619 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Here's the latke recipe my father contributed to our family cookbook:
[Yes, this is my minister father, so he opens the recipe with a little history: "The pancakes are fried in oil as a reminder of the miracle of the oil lamps that miraculously kept burning for eight days after the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple in the year 3622 (Hebrew calendar) or 164 BC (Christian calendar)."]
4 c. peeled, grated potatoes
1 large onion, chopped
1 1/2 t. salt
2 T flour
2 eggs
pepper to taste
2 t. chopped chives (optional)
Wash, peel, and grate the potatoes. Squeeze out liquid. Combine with onion, salt, flour, and pepper (and chives). Lightly beat the eggs, and stir into mixture.
Heat the oil in a skillet [note: oil does not appear in ingredients!] and spoon in tablespoons of the neixture to make medium sized patties. Brown on one side, turn and brown lightly on the other. Repeat with the rest of the mixture.
Serve with applesauce, cottage cheese [??], yogurt [??] or sour cream.
Shir - Dec 23, 2008 5:00:10 am PST #7620 of 10002
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
cottage cheese [??], yogurt [??]
I have the feeling it's an Israeli recipe, since I know the meaning and the differences.
Also, 164 BC? I thought it was 170 BC.
Jesse - Dec 23, 2008 5:05:10 am PST #7621 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't know, man. Thing one is I've only ever eaten latkes with applesauce or sour cream, not the other options. Also, I wouldn't put it past my father to take into account varying time issues related to Jesus's birth year, and adjust the dating accordingly. Either that, or he was wrong.