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Pam R

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  1. Figuring that baked latkes was not the way I wanted to go, I made him more standard latkes loosely based on the recipe in recipeGullet

    I know a lot of people make baked latkes but I've come to the conclusion that they aren't really latkes. The whole point of latkes is that they are cooked in oil, so I think you made the right choice.

    So far we've made over 100 dozen standard potato latkes. I'm in charge of the latkes for the family Chanuka party on Sunday and was thinking I'd stick with plain potato, but now I'm wondering if I should do more than one variety. Maybe zucchini and leek latkes because though they're fried, they feel healthier. :rolleyes:

  2. Chag sameach! Thanks for the sufganiyot tour -- could you possibly overnight one of each to me? Thanks. :wink:

    Cottage cheese. We only use this brand now as ever since the social strikes (tent city)many people refuse to buy the other more popular brand as they are responsible for the price hikes of cottage cheese. Cottage is a basic here, there is almost no home without a few containers of it. It comes in 1/2%, 3%,5% and 9%. Guess which tastes best? :wink:

    Can you tell us which brand that was? I saw things posted about the cottage cheese wars but wasn't sure. I can only get one brand here and think it's the big, bad brand. :wink: Do you only eat plain or do you like cottage with olives or other additions?

  3. I will show sufganiot, of course! This is my standard way of making it. Often I will make my own tomato sauce, but it tastes quite similar in the end, to be honest. In the morning I need to be quick!

    That's great. I wish I could get the sauce here -- I would make shakshuka more often. As it is now, it's a special treat (which I suppose can be a good thing).

  4. Ok, first of all, great start. Second, I love that you can actually buy sauce for shakshuka. Is this your standard way of making it or do you mix it up? (I like to roast poblano peppers and add garlic, which a Moroccan Israeli told me was not correct, but it is delicious. :rolleyes: )

    Third, is there any chance you'll have time to show us some sufganiyot? I'd love to see some of the interesting flavours available. Todah!

  5. And it should be on rye.

    Rye is my usual, bit iirc from childhood in the 50's, "club rolls" were quite an acceptable alternative.

    My family had a kosher deli for a few years and on occasion, somebody would order a pastrami on white with mayo. A shanda.

    I've been to Katz's once and thought the sandwich was great. The knishes, not so much.

  6. Oil is used to keep the kugel parve so it can be eaten with a meat meal. I've also seen recipes that call for margarine, so if you wanted to use butter instead, I don't see why you couldn't.\

    eta: some recipes call for cooking the sugar on it's own then adding margarine later, when you're mixing everything together; some for cooking the sugar in oil. I'd probably keep the oil in the recipes that call for cooking the sugar with the oil, but sub butter in the margarine recipes.

  7. Kate, what a week! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your world with us. I'm still trying to not be too jealous of your markets and have decided to just enjoy your beautiful pictures, mashed-up cuisines and fun writing. It was truly enjoyable to follow along.

    To all our readers, if you're a participating member and would like to take a turn at sharing your culinary world with us, please send me a note to discuss doing an eG Foodblog. Thanks!

  8. Alas, as rarerollingobject's week comes to an end, the eG Foodblogs are starting a short summer hiatus. Don't worry, they'll be back this fall.

    The eG Foodblogs have had a fantastic year and I'd like to thank all of the foodbloggers for sharing their culinary worlds with us. It may seem like a simple thing, but as each of the participants knows, it can be a lot of work to document all of the food shopping, prepping, ordering, cooking and eating that takes place in a week -- especially when they go out of their way to show us interesting things.

    And a thank you to all of the members who have encouraged our foodbloggers -- asking questions, giving suggestions and showing your appreciation for what they were showing you. The conversation is what makes our foodblogs so great!

    If you would like to take a turn, please send me a note or email and we can discuss scheduling a foodblog in the fall/winter.

    Thanks!

  9. Sorry for the terrible picture from my phone, but they are installing my appliances and one of the first things I had to do was try to stick a magnet on it. In the upper right-hand corner of my freezer door, you can see that magnets do stick to the stainless steel on these appliances. It also has the special coating that doesn't leave fingerprints. It does still dent, however. And the reason I wanted to try a magnet so quickly is that it came with a little dent, which is now under said magnet. :hmmm:

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  10. North Queensland, for example, stays hovering around 30C in winter.

    I'm not sure thermometers in Winterpeg even go that high, do they?

    It's 30C today, in fact. :wink: But with a temperature range of -40C to +40C winter produce is very sad. You can only eat so many root vegetables.

    I'm very envious of RRO. I love all fruits and vegetables (well, maybe not all) and really enjoyed exploring the markets in Melbourne (and a little in Sydney), buying all sorts of things I'd never seen before to try. I was there during the summer, but the pictures she's sharing show that the variety even during the winter is amazing. I should consider moving. :wink: Thanks, Kate!

  11. Some of my Korean friends use a can of 7 Up in the marinade. *faint*

    Hey now, don't knock it till you try it :wink:

    Oh, believe me, I'd never throw bbq ribs out of bed in the morning regardless of how they'd been marinated, but 7 Up is just too sickly sweet to me. Standard galbi marinade already contains one or all of kiwi, pear, sugar and honey!

    Ginger ale seems more appropriate. :wink:

    I'm fascinated by all the produce markets we get shown through the eG Foodblogs -- and the one you shared today is amazing. Does it vary a lot from season to season? I do realize that winter in Sydney is not like winter here (having had the pleasure of visiting once) but your winter produce looks so impressive compared to what I see during the summer season here. Nevermind how depressing the produce is here during the winter. :sad:

  12. And a huge THANK YOU to you, Jerry. Thanks you for sharing such a fun week with us -- I don't know which was better -- the food you shared or your wonderful writing.

    I've been through your neck of the woods a couple of times, doing a mad dash from the great white north to sunny California, never stopping. Should I be so lucky to get there again I'm going to plan on spending some time. Thanks. :wink:

  13. Excuse the ignorance of an Englishman, but what's a "saskatoon" (apart from animation from South/Central Canada)

    I wondered as well but these 2 sites seem to explain:

    http://www.pickyourown.org/unusualfruits.htm

    http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1993/v2-516.html

    Nayan Gowda, I have zero experience with the saskatoons. I see them around and I think blueberries that are red. I will check out those links Heidi, thanks.

    Saskatoon berries are wonderful for pies or sweet perogies. I never knew they grew out east - thought they were more of a prairie thing.

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