I have an enormous sweet potato that needs a fate (seriously, I ordered 2 pounds of sweet potatoes through our farmer's market, and I got two tiny potatoes and this one enormous one). So maybe we could do mix-and-match latke night.
Come on out, River. The nice man wants to kidnap you.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - Dec 23, 2008 5:14:57 am PST #7623 of 10002
information libertarian
brenda m - Dec 23, 2008 5:24:49 am PST #7624 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
You know, I have all those things, and I'm working from home today. Hmmm.
My Russian SIL makes amazing latkes with both potatoes and zucchini. Le nom.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 23, 2008 5:41:03 am PST #7625 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
There are actual blood, sweat, and tears in those latkes, you little pisher, and don't you forget it!
I don't think those ingredients are going to make anyone feel more grateful to have them...
Hil R. - Dec 23, 2008 5:47:35 am PST #7626 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
OK, the way my mom makes latkes, as well as I can remember right now:
Grate the potatoes. (If you're using a food processor, then use the grating disk, and then switch to the regular blade and pulse a few times.) Also grate in a little bit of onion if you'd like. (My dad's mother did not put in onion. My mom's mother did.) Squeeze the water out of the potatoes. Add in one egg for every two potatoes. Heat at least half an inch or so of oil in a pan, with a few pieces of onion in the oil, so that the oil gets the onion flavor, and then the pancakes get the onion flavor. Fry. Serve with applesauce if you're German, sour cream if you're Polish, and sugar if you're my mom's cousin Betty.
Cashmere - Dec 23, 2008 5:50:31 am PST #7627 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
That's it, I'm totally making latkes.
We got another 3 inches of snow last night. I'm trying to decide it I want to blow off the gym again today.
Kathy A - Dec 23, 2008 6:05:00 am PST #7628 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Wow--a man was ejected from his car after crashing it on a bridge on the Dan Ryan expressway, fell 125 feet onto a rail yard, and survived!
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 23, 2008 6:16:01 am PST #7629 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
What could you land on in a railyard after a 125-foot fall that would result in no serious injuries?
Frankenbuddha - Dec 23, 2008 6:17:59 am PST #7630 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
What could you land on in a railyard after a 125-foot fall that would result in no serious injuries?
A railroad employee?
Granted, it would probably end in serious injuries for the railroad employee.
Jesse - Dec 23, 2008 6:18:29 am PST #7631 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sweet -- I just got an "emergency" work call, and not only did I know all about it, I have handled it already. I just didn't tell anyone else that I had.
Ginger - Dec 23, 2008 6:19:09 am PST #7632 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
What could you land on in a railyard after a 125-foot fall that would result in no serious injuries?
The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man?