Community Magazine December 2019

Style SPIRIT & FORTHEWOMANOFTODAY 64 COMMUNITY MAGAZINE J E W E L T O N E D L A T K E S I hate frying. Don’t get me wrong, I love rich and crispy finger food as much as the next person, but waiting for batches of food to fry while standing over splattering hot pans of oil feels like a waste of time. Therefore, most of my food is baked in my trusty oven. No laboring over hot pots, cleanup is a cinch, and no one can tell me they can’t eat the food I’ve prepared ​‘because it’s fried’. ​While each latke recipe has various colored vegetables to obtain their vibrant color and flavor, the directions remain the same. I used the shredding disc from my food processor to grate the vegetables in a quarter of the time it would’ve taken to grate them by hand. To ensure their round shape, these multihued latkes are baked in muffin tins. Just don’t forget to squeeze out the water after grating each vegetable to ensure the latkes don’t fall apart after baking. ONCE T UPON T thyme a ADINA YAAKOV POTATO LATKES ● 5 potatoes peeled, grated, and juice squeezed out ● 1 onion peeled, grated, and juice squeezed out ● 2 eggs ● 1 teaspoon salt ● ¼ teaspoon pepper ● ¼ cup flour ● nonstick cooking spray BEET LATKES ● 1 small white onion, peeled, grated, and juice squeezed out ● 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice ● 2 eggs ● 3 tablespoons flour ● 1 teaspoon salt ● ¼ teaspoon pepper ● ½ teaspoon cumin ● ¼ teaspoon coriander ● 4 medium beets, peeled, grated, and juice squeezed out ● 1 small russet potato, peeled, grated, and juice squeezed out ● nonstick cooking spray SWEET POTATO LATKES ● 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled, grated, and juice squeezed out ● 1 small white onion, peeled, grated, and juice squeezed out ● ¼ cup flour ● ½ teaspoon salt ● ⅛ teaspoon pepper ● 1 egg ● nonstick cooking spray SPINACH AND POTATO LATKES ● 3 medium potatoes ● 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry ● 1 small white onion, peeled, grated, and juice squeezed out ● 2 cloves minced garlic ● 3 eggs ● ¼ cup flour ● ¾ teaspoon salt ● ¼ teaspoon pepper ● nonstick cooking spray