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| Okay, for the handful of you who get this, my UK blog is americanpeasant here on xanga. not much there yet, but i'm hoping to get some more writing done once the ISP gets sorted. | | |
| Okay, kosher recipes for non-Jews. latkes are potato pancakes. We make them because a) eastern european Jews had lots of potatoes and not much else b) the oil reminds us of the oil in the lamps that lasted for eight nights when it should only go for one. So we eat lots of fried food at Hannukah. latkes5 large russet potatoes
2 medium sized onions
2 eggs, lightly beaten (use just egg whites--i would add an extra egg worth)
4 tablespoons matzoh meal (grind the matzoh in a coffee grinder or spice mill unitl powdered, or just go buy the box o' matzoh meal) 2 teaspoons salt
Dash pepper
vegetable oil for frying
Grate the potatoes and onions by hand, using the large holes of a box grater. This way you can suffer. Knucle scrapings are not kosher. Alternatively, use a food processor. I alternate potatoes and onions to keep it from getting black, and put everything into a big colander over a bowl or in the sink. Squeeze out the liquid. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, matzoh meal, salt, and pepper. Stir in the potatoes and onions and mix well. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. (about an inch worth). Drop the mixture by spoonfuls into the pan. Flatten latkes slightly while cooking, and turn only once. Remove from the pan when latkes are crisp and golden. Serve hot with apple sauce or sour cream.
now, if you don't want to turn the linoleum into a skating rink and have your neighbors ask if you are running a chip shop, you can add a tablespoon of oil to the liquid, and put the latkes on a well greased baking sheet and bake in the oven (try 375-400) for 10 minutes one side, 5 the other. but who doesn't like boiling oil? also, some people add parsley, or carrots, zucchini, or whatever else they feel to add to the latkes. Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 30 min 1 lb sweet potatoes, peeled and coarsely grated
2 scallions, finely chopped
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 cup vegetable oil
Stir together potatoes, scallions, flour, eggs, salt, and pepper. Heat oil in a deep 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Working in batches of 4, spoon 1/8 cup potato mixture per latke into oil and flatten to 3-inch diameter with a slotted spatula. Reduce heat to moderate and cook until golden, about 1 1/2 minutes on each side. Transfer latkes with spatula to paper towels to drain.
Makes about 26 pancakes.
matzobrei crumble up matzoh (3-4 cups) and soak in approximately 3 c boiling water for a minute. drain and squeeze out the extra moisture. Stir in 4 eggs (try egg whites only) and salt and pepper. heat 3 tbs oil in large skillet over medium heat. Either drop the batter by heaping tablespoons and fry for a few minutes a side, or put the whole mess in the skillet and make one big pancake, cooking for about 4 minutes per side. This is good with syrup, jam, honey, walnuts on top. You can also add anything you want to the mix--1)grated onions, carrots, zucchini; 2) raisins, apples, sugar and nuts and cinnamon | | |
| okay, i'm trying to figure out what a lesbian convert puts on her non-legally binding ketubah (Jewish marriage contract) when it asks for hebrew name and parents and such, because when i converted i became moriya bat avraham v' sarah. Translate my english name into hebrew, you get miriam elisheva, which i nixed as a hebrew name when i converted because elisheva was the wife of aaron. I chose moriya because it means teacher, and no middle name. if i had to pick a middle name, it's esther, which is what the brit calls me sometimes. we want to put our mother's names on the ketubah, but my mother doesn't have a hebrew name per se, so i was (of course) agonizing over this, because i haven't told the rabbi i'm a convert yet. I talked to the brit and she was no help, just said, "ask the rabbi". so i go upstairs and talk to mom and what does she say? oh, just put deceased. will that help? WARGH! not helpful. I am not putting on my marriage contract that my mother is dead when she is very much alive. fyi, you can find out what your name translates to in hebrew by going to www.my-hebrew-name.com. Mom's is sara chana | | |
| so this week the brit and i went to the local mall, and walking past a particular retailer of lacy whatnots, she says: "honey, if that woman wants to keep a secret, she needs to stop putting her knickers in the window." another reason why i'll keep her. . . | | |
| so. . . decided to brave the wilds of David's Bridal, which seems a lot like the megaplex of bridal salons. Lo and behold, I manage to get the nice older woman from Jersey (um , New Jersey) who happens to always get the lesbian brides (I didn't ask her if she got them before they came out or anything like that). She knew what I was looking for, grabbed an armful of dresses, and made me feel like the bride (as opposed to the woman at the front desk who was maybe a little too afraid of letting a big old dyke loose in that sacred of all spaces, the dressing room) and I found both dresses in the span of 45 minutes. One is for registering the partnership and the other is for the blessing with the Rabbi. I ran home, got mom, got her approval, and the dresses are hanging in my closet. The brit gets to see the blue one. I'm saving the other one. It really feels like I'm getting married now. | | |
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