Enjoy Latkes Year-Round! And a Giveaway!

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When I think back to some of my favourite foods, they are usually prepared for a specific holiday meal. For most people, holiday food is associated with happy memories and even a small scent can trigger thoughts of loved ones enjoying time together. It’s no wonder that my husband’s favourite meal of all-time is Turkey dinner as that’s what his mother prepared for Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas. Personally, I’m a big fan of my mom’s chicken soup and liver pate. Now that the holidays are over, it got me thinking how it’s a shame that we don’t eat some of the food that we prepare for our holiday meals year round. But why can’t we?

That’s why I’m sharing one of my favourite holiday recipes with you today and encouraging you to eat it year-round! Hanukkah was just last month and one of my favourite dishes from this holiday is latkes (potato pancakes for those of you not familiar with the term).

Hanukkah

Since Hanukkah is a celebration of the miracle of the oil lasting for 8 days, we tend to eat lots of food that’s fried in oil. It might not be the best for our wasitelines, but it’s delicious. There’s a reason potato latkes are a crowd pleaser at most restaurants that serve them! Of course, there are healthy varations including substituting sweet potatoes or zucchini instead of white potatoes and baking the latkes instead of frying them.  Here are two easy recipes for both fried and baked latkes (which also make for some great looking appetizers). My son loves helping me make these and I even cooked some in his class last month.  I hope you will enjoy eating these latkes year round with your family, friends and loved ones! Happy 2016!

cooking latkes

Fried Latkes

Serving size: 6 – 8 people

Ingredients: 4 potatoes, 1 small onion, 1 egg, 1/2 cup flour, salt & paprika for flavour

Instructions:

  1. Peal and grate 4 potatoes and onion in a mixing bowl. mix in egg, flour and seasoning.
  2. Place the pan over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup of canola oil.
  3. Using a spoon, scoop out the mixture in the pan and pat the mixture flat.
  4. Once the bottom side turns crispy (i.e. light brown), turn it over and cook the other side.
  5. Remove from pan once both sides are light brown and crispy.
  6. Serve with Gay Lea Sour Cream and Apple Sauce

traditional latkes recipe

Bakes Latkes

Serving size: 6 – 8 people

Ingredients: 4 potatoes, 1 small onion, 1 egg, salt & paprika for flavour

Instructions:

  1. Set oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Peal and grate 4 potatoes and onion in a mixing bowl. mix in egg, and seasoning.
  3. Coat muffin tin with spray butter.
  4. Using a spoon, scoop out the mixture in each tin and pat the mixture flat. Don’t fill the tins all the way to the top.
  5. Bake for 40 – 45 minutes, until top of latkes are light brown and crispy.
  6. Serve with Gay Lea Sour Cream and Apple Sauce

baked latkes

These make for great appetizers too!

GIVEAWAY

To help you enjoy your favourite holiday meal year round, I’m giving away 12 coupons for free Gay Lea product! Enter the giveaway via Rafflecopter (please give it a few seconds to load).  Contest is open to all residents of Canada, excluding Quebec.  Contest ends Monday January 4, 2016.

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Disclosure: I am part of the Gay Lea Ambassador Campaign and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.

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What Others Are Saying:

  4. Cassie says

    I absolutely love all the cold cut meals we do on New years eve and Christmas eve followed by other days I am felling like munchin lol

  8. Nate Fuller says

    My favorite meal during the holidays is Chinese food, which we get instead of a typical turkey which in my opinion gets a little old after a few decades!

  16. Anne Taylor says

    We love going for a great Japanese meal every year on Christmas Eve! After that, it would be our turkey dinner!

  18. Ira says

    Made from scratch real cakes. NO boxes ever! I can bake a lot of them from my moms, MILs and grand moms recipes.

  23. Pam says

    I love having lobster over the holidays and peanut butter balls, and cheese balls and charcuterie.

  27. lyndac1968 says

    it would have to be the turkey, we only have it at Christmas, so once a year and when it gets close to Christmas I start craving the turkey

  33. Erika Letson says

    My favourite is a baked ham dinner with scalloped potatoes. Thanks for the giveaway!

  35. edmontonjb says

    I love hot turkey sandwiches with the leftover turkey and gravy. We always have this the day after our big turkey dinner.

    Jonnie

  41. cottagebunny says

    I love making Chinese food and add some leftover turkey and celery to my rice,
    bamboo sprouts and egg rolls

    We find it an awesome way to use up the tasty turkey left overs.

  51. Elizabeth Matthiesen says

    I love a big turkey dinner with all the trimmings, yorkshires, sage & onion stuffing, parsley & thyme stuffing, cranberry jelly, brown potatoes (Danish), red cabbage (German) and of course a super gravy 🙂

  59. Juliee Fitze says

    Your latkes brought back a lot of memories for me, my grams always made them and we would have cream corn and sausage with them.

  68. Glogirl says

    My favourite holiday food would be a turkey dinner with stuffing, gravy and mashed potatoes.

  73. Valerie Mallette says

    My favourite holiday meal is turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and veggies.

  76. Brenda Lacourciere says

    Mine is shortbread cookies. It is the only time of the year that I have them.

  77. angelehm says

    definitely turkey and roast beef sandwiches with lettuce,mayo and love. I am going to try your latkes they sound lovely and easy . win win

  97. kathy downey says

    My favourite holiday food is Broken Glass cake my Mom makes for Christmas Eve,she has been making it over 70 years,a yummy treat the whole family enjoys

  99. Brandee H says

    I love the perfect holiday meal of my moms cooking: turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes and stuffing again! And brussels and turnip.