Potato Pancakes

Twitter #Weekendeats highlights: Happy Hanukkah!

2012-12-10 15:19:00

Saturday marked the first night of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights. During Monday morning's #Weekendeats chat on Twitter, participants shared their recipes for Hanukkah fare. Here are the highlights: Samantha Ferraro...

Hanukkah recipe: Potato latkes with cheese and onions

2012-12-07 12:00:00

Potato latkes have the reputation of being a bit, well, beige. They're good to serve with other things. But these latkes from Israeli cookbook author Phyllis Glazer, made with red and green onions and cubes of feta cheese, are sufficient unto themselves....

Hanukkah recipe: Classic potato latkes

2012-12-03 12:00:00

Latkes have soul, particularly this classic version from cookbook author Phyllis Glazer, made from grated potatoes, eggs and matzo meal and not much else. It's adapted from "The Essential Book of Jewish Festival Cooking." Classic potato latkes is one of...

Tidings of comfort and latkes

2012-12-22 00:00:00

What am I cooking for Christmas dinner? Well a goose, of course, a fine, fat one, cooked in the Barbara Kafka way that involves high heat and an hour of resting in the cooling oven; and my mom's sweet-and-sour red cabbage; and blanched Brussels sprouts...

This Hanukkah, cook with the kids

2011-12-15 00:00:00

For Jewish parents, the Hanukkah holidays are particularly challenging; they last not one day but eight. Beginning this year at sunset Tuesday and ending at sunset Dec. 28, there will be lots of candles to light, loads of latkes to fry and eight nights of...

Culinary SOS: Highland Bakery's sweet potato pancakes with brown sugar butter sauce

2012-05-05 00:00:00

Dear SOS: I was recently in Atlanta visiting a friend. She took me to Highland Bakery, where I had the most delicious sweet potato pancakes. Can you please try to get the recipe? Thank you so much. Stacy Wawerchak Redondo Beach Dear Stacy: Fresh off...

This week's Culinary SOS: Highland Bakery's sweet potato pancakes

2012-05-06 16:32:52

Recipe: Potato latkes with feta cheese and two onions

2011-12-15 00:00:00

Potato latkes with feta cheese and two onions Total time: 50 minutes Servings: Makes 1� to 2 dozen latkes 2 pounds baking potatoes 1/2 cup boiling water 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus extra olive oil (or an olive oil/canola blend) for...

Janet Fitch on her mother's domain — the kitchen

2011-12-22 00:00:00

It's become a tradition at the L.A. Times Food section: Every year, we run a holiday essay by a noted Southern California writer reflecting the unique nature of the way we celebrate the season. This year's is by Janet Fitch, whose novels include the best-...

For Hanukkah parties, fried foods are a must

2009-12-08 14:44:00

Hanukkah begins Friday at sundown, and one of our friends has already purchased colored paper and streamers, multi-colored candles and biodegradable dishes and cutlery for a party. She'll buy nuts and bolts at a hardware store for do-it-yourself menorahs,...

Recipe: Chef Thomas Keller's potato latkes with caviar

2009-12-11 07:27:24

Total Time: 45 minutes Chef Thomas Keller serves light mini potato latkes topped with salmon roe. Think of them as potato blini--you can even use real caviar instead of salmon eggs if you've got the budget. 1 1/2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled (about 3)...

Kosher chicken wars heat up

2009-09-17 08:54:28

A dramatic (soft focus, soft light) still life of some of the ingredients used in the dish.

2013-04-19 00:00:00

Who eats: Business folks, politicians, neighbors. Why eat: Heaping mounds of Jewish deli food. Ambience: Nothing fancy here � Formica tables, vinyl padded chairs, fluorescent lighting and cafeteria floor tiles. But you don't go to Manny's for comfort.

2013-02-25 00:00:00

Potato latke with creme fraiche and gravlax.

2012-12-10 14:29:00