LATKES

Happy Hanukah, well almost...

On Thursday I went over to the American school to talk to a sixth grade class about Judaism since they have been studying world religions. There are only a handful of Jewish people here at this base, so the teacher was looking for someone to share information on the Jewish religion and culture. Since I work at the school already and the vice principal knew I was Jewish, she thought I might be interested in this opportunity. Since Hanukah was fast approaching I decided to not only talk about some of my favorite holidays, share some of my wedding photos (like of our ketubah and the chuppah) and share some of the things I keep in my home, I decided to make them a traditional Hanukah dish called Latkes, AKA potato pancakes. So here are the photos from my massive project as I made 3 batches of these tasty fried treats. I even had 2 pans going at once to accomodate the large quantity.

Not gonna lie...I use the box mix.

Ya gotta let it thicken!

I always go through so many paper towels when I am frying these.

Nice golden color.

So here was my finished product for the 6th graders. I also brought them apple sauce and sour cream as these are the 2 traditional topppings that these are served with. I personally do apple sauce, but just in case I also let them try these with sour cream.

The kids loved them and I think they really learned a lot about this religion. They asked great questions, like about bar and bat mitzvahs and matzo ball soup. I brought my menorah and candles with me and some stuff for Passover. It was a lot of fun being able to share with them.

So tonight will start Hanukah and as the week goes on I will have more pictures for you, my menorah and some gifts and things. We also have the Holiday party for Ryan's work tonight so there may be some photos from that too.

QUESTION: Have you ever tried a latke? If so, do you like your with apple sauce or sour cream?