by Guest Latke Maven, Chef Laura Frankel

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KosherEye is delighted to feature our very talented "Foodie" Friend, Chef Laura Frankel and her ideas for a latke makeover! The following article is from her blog, Laura's Kosher Kitchen. Enjoy!

This Year the Latke Gets a Makeover

I admit to being somewhat of a gastronomic and a culinary discontent. I like to push the envelope and play with an idea or recipe and then move on and do it all over again. The same applies to holiday menus. I love the rituals of the Jewish holidays and the foods, but I do not like the routine recipes that often accompany those dishes. This Hanukkah I am thinking outside the box and mixing it up a bit.

I love the basic latke of potatoes and onions, all crispy and golden brown, with the aroma of crackling onions and fat topped with a generous dollop of homemade applesauce or sour cream. I could eat a whole platter full of them myself ? on the first night. And then what? We have eight nights to celebrate. So I started thinking ? HOW COULD I MAKE THIS HANUKKAH DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHERS?

I do not want an ordinary Festival of Lights. I want something spud-tacular. I want a LATKE-PALOOZA. An extraordinary celebration of crispy fried goodness. I am going where no chef has gone before. I am going to create an abundance of delights, a different one for each night of Maccabian Madness.

Latke options are infinite. I can stick with the classic potato and onion cake as my base but I want to add some pizzazz, creating endless variations on the central theme. After all, even the little black dress needs a little

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by Guest Latke Maven, Chef Laura Frankel

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