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Carrot-Apple Latkes

September 19, 2012 by Faith 31 Comments

These perfectly crisp Carrot-Apple Latkes are mostly savory with a touch of natural sweetness from carrot and apple.

I love blurring the lines between sweet and savory recipes, like serving savory garlic-y mashed potato cakes with sweet raspberry ginger mustard chutney. Or using black pepper in a chai-spiced ricotta cake with nutmeg-scented glaze.

Once that perfect balance of flavors is struck, an ordinary dish becomes unforgettable.

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Cheese Latkes & Homemade Applesauce For Hanukkah

December 7, 2009 by Faith 21 Comments

Chaya (of Sweet and Savory Says It All) was kind enough to host our All Through the Year Cheer Hanukkah, so I’ll be sending this dish over to her. She is now accepting recipe submissions! According to History.com, “On each night of Hanukkah, the menorah is lit to commemorate a miracle which occurred after the Jews proclaimed victory over the Syrian armies in 165 B.C.E. When Jews came to rededicate the Temple-which had been defiled by the Syrians-they found only one small flask of oil with which to light the menorah. This flask contained only enough oil for one day, yet the lamp burned […]...

Caramelized Onion and Potato Latkes with Herb Yogurt

June 18, 2009 by Faith 3 Comments

My grandmother made latkes (or potato pancakes, as my mother calls them) all the time while my mom was growing up. My mother has a serious dislike for latkes so she never made them (not even once!) when I was a kid. I tasted my first latke at a friend’s house and it was love at first bite. To reduce the fat, I baked these latkes in the oven instead of frying them. The latkes in this recipe have a slightly sweet taste because of the caramelized onion, which balances perfectly with the tangy yogurt sauce. Caramelized Onion and Potato Latkes with Herb […]...

Carrot-Apple Latkes

Cheese Latkes & Homemade Applesauce For Hanukkah

Caramelized Onion and Potato Latkes with Herb Yogurt

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