Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel, I made it out of clay

Okay, so I am embarking on new territory. I made a cooking segment for my talky-blog today. Last night, because that is when I taped it, was the last night of Hannukah or tonight is, I'm not all that sure. So I was having the gays over and I decided to make latkes. It was fun. The house now smells like fried food. (It tastes good but it doesn't make the house smell good afterwards.) So anyway you get to see me making them, sort of. Sort of because you can really only see my face and occasionally I show you what I'm working on. The computer was up on this ledge that is between my kitchen and my living room, but it was kind of too high to actually show what I'm doing. But I think it is pretty good. Then you get to see my friends Alan and David enjoying their latkes. So here it is. I'll post the recipe at the end. Enjoy.



Dede's Latke Recipe

As promised, latke recipe (there is probably a different recipe for every Jewish cook in the world J):

2 lbs potatoes
1/2 medium onion, grated
2 tbs flour
2 eggs, beaten
1.5 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 tbs minced parsley (should really be fresh)
Cooking oil (healthy, of course, is canola but pure vegetable shortening/oil is good, too)

Wash & peel potatoes. Cover with cold water, drain.  Grate at once and drain water that collects on grated potatoes.  Add onion and mix.  Add flour, eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and parsley.  Mix thoroughly.

Heat oil in frying pan or griddle.  Place large spoonfuls of potato mixture in hot pan, 3-4 at a time, patting down into a pancake form, until brown on one side. Flip to brown on the other side.  Drain on paper towel and keep warm (usually I use the top of the stove) while you cook others.  Have applesauce available to serve with pancakes.