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).
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!
Fried Latkes
Serving size: 6 – 8 people
Ingredients: 4 potatoes, 1 small onion, 1 egg, 1/2 cup flour, salt & paprika for flavour
Instructions:
- Peal and grate 4 potatoes and onion in a mixing bowl. mix in egg, flour and seasoning.
- Place the pan over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup of canola oil.
- Using a spoon, scoop out the mixture in the pan and pat the mixture flat.
- Once the bottom side turns crispy (i.e. light brown), turn it over and cook the other side.
- Remove from pan once both sides are light brown and crispy.
- Serve with Gay Lea Sour Cream and Apple Sauce
Bakes Latkes
Serving size: 6 – 8 people
Ingredients: 4 potatoes, 1 small onion, 1 egg, salt & paprika for flavour
Instructions:
- Set oven to 375 degrees.
- Peal and grate 4 potatoes and onion in a mixing bowl. mix in egg, and seasoning.
- Coat muffin tin with spray butter.
- 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.
- Bake for 40 – 45 minutes, until top of latkes are light brown and crispy.
- Serve with Gay Lea Sour Cream and Apple Sauce
These make for great appetizers too!
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joy says
we love our Chinese food on NYE — it is a tradition to stuff ourselves silly!
mrdisco1 says
i love me some good mashed potatoes and gravy
Athena says
I love turkey and stuffing.
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
Wendy hutton says
I love stuffing cranberry sauce and turkey
Jeannie Lam says
I love shortbread cookies and cheesy bacon scalloped potatoes.
J says
Cinnamon buns and fresh bread with dried fruit.
Zoey Jiru says
And holiday-themed cookies.
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!
Vivian D. says
I love homemade shortbread.
Betty S says
favourite food is scalloped potatoes,
Silvia D says
just turkey dinner with homemade cranberry sauce
Cheryl says
I love making lots of cookies and sweets during the holidays
Karrie C says
Smoked turkey!
409cope says
I love turkey and mashed potatoes with gravy!
Brenda Penton says
I love shortbread cookies during the holidays
Anne Taylor says
We love going for a great Japanese meal every year on Christmas Eve! After that, it would be our turkey dinner!
Amy Heffernan says
Fruit Cake!
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.
redlizzy1 says
I love a dark, rich Christmas cake. Not sure why it gets such a bad rap. I love it.
Judy Cowan says
My favourite holiday meal has to be the turkey dinner, just love it! Going to have to try make latkes, they sound good!
SweetPanda says
My favourite is turkey and mashed potatoe
Francine says
homemade shortbread is my favourite
Pam says
I love having lobster over the holidays and peanut butter balls, and cheese balls and charcuterie.
prairiebelle says
I love butter tarts!
Doris Calvert says
I love cabbage rolls and perogy’s
Jolie says
Love shortbread cookies.
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
beth says
I iove ham and turkey
Tina L. says
I like turkey and stuffing.
Florence C says
I love turkey, dressing, gravy and cranberry sauce.
talah says
i love perogies and meat on a stick…love that you make these in the oven, will try! rafflecoptercharityk
missbobloblaw says
I love all of the baked goodies like butter tarts & nanaimo bars!
Erika Letson says
My favourite is a baked ham dinner with scalloped potatoes. Thanks for the giveaway!
loucheryl says
Turkey dinner is my favourite holiday food meal. 🙂
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
Tricia Cooper says
I love shortbread cookies and some of the other cookies/bars that we don’t usually have throughout the year!
sojeles says
Dessert is my favourite of any meal…but there’s just something about stuffing.
billiondollarprincesss says
Turkey is my fave with all the fixins!
Bailey Dexter says
I love to make and nibble on church windows squares. love the creamy butter taste with caramel!
mags c (@magscheung) says
I love apple crumble pie with icecream along with shortbread!
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.
Karla Sceviour says
ohh turkey and stuffing,..and anything else,,I love all food.lol.:)
Jennifer (@Mindfulcat7) says
I love shortbread cookies.
michie2003 says
turkey
Monique L.S. says
I do enjoy a good turkey dinner.
Cloe St-Amour says
turkey dinner of course!
Katharine Wong (@marbles999) says
Mashed potatoes with gravy
Nicole says
I love fondue – we make it New Year’s Eve.
ivy pluchinsky says
I love sugar cookies and short bread
Tammy Dalley says
shortbreads
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 🙂
Yuen C says
I like a good turkey dinner
Lindsay T says
My favourite holiday meal is Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes & gravy!
michelle matta says
Nanaimo bars are my favourite. sad to see them go for another year
Robyn Bellefleur says
My favorite food for the holidays is the stuffing. It is usually the only time of year that I get it.
ginette4 says
My favourite holiday food is my husband’s homemade lasagna
aly3360 says
I love eating and making short breads and ham over the holidays.
– Amber y
Tainan Lu says
turkey and stuffing
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.
Victoria Ess says
I love turkey!
Courtney says
I love butter tarts. I made over 60 this Christmas!
Linda Klages says
scalloped potatoes & ham
Nicole (@nicoleroannef) says
I love stuffing, something I only enjoy around the holidays.
naiddia p says
I love to eat cheesecake.
josephine evans says
The whole Christmas feast! Turkey, stuffing, potatoes… all of it!
Josh S says
Turkey with potatoes.
Gillian Morgan says
WHIPPED SHORTBREAD IS MY FAVOURITE HOLIDAY TREAT.
Glogirl says
My favourite holiday food would be a turkey dinner with stuffing, gravy and mashed potatoes.
hollyogorman says
I love stuffing.
Erin McSweeney says
my moms broccoli blue cheese casserole
beewbedard says
mine is turkey and stuffing
Debrakotnik@gmai says
Me too! My favorite
DianeG says
My favourite holiday food is the Christmas Day turkey, stuffing and gravy.
Valerie Mallette says
My favourite holiday meal is turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and veggies.
Julie Bolduc says
I love turkey and gravy
Sandra F. says
Garlic mashed potatoes and cheesecake
Brenda Lacourciere says
Mine is shortbread cookies. It is the only time of the year that I have them.
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
Elizabeth R says
I love all the Christmas cookies, especially gingerbread.
Viv Sluys says
My Grandma’s butter tarts are my favourite holiday food.
newfiechick72 says
I love Turkey Dinner …that’s our holiday meal.
tanyab79 says
Love the homemade butter tarts, pete de soeurs and meat pies.
Mandy says
My fave holiday food is prime rib followed with lemon meringue pies.
elaing8 says
Turkey and gravy is my favorite.
Melanie Barclay says
I love turkey dinner and stuffing, oh and mashed potatoes and squash and gravy!
Christy E says
My favorite holiday food is shortbread!
Lee-Ann says
Shortbread – it’s not a real holiday without that buttery goodness!
Eldon says
I like egg tarts
Stephanie says
I like Christmas cake (surprisingly)
Soozle says
I like cabbage rolls (we only have them at Christmas!)
ANNA Mary Foster says
Oh my favorite food has to be Thai food so delicious
nicolthepickle says
I like croquettes. We don’t make them often so it’s pretty special.
Lushka Smith says
Turkey
September Dee says
Latkes are delicious and so simple to make. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Nicole B says
I love turkey with my husbands stuffing. It’s the best ever!
Melinda Jana (@Sukki24) says
latkes! since I’ve been introduced to them, they are my absolute fav
Angela Mitchell says
I love turkey stuffing and cranberry sauce.
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
Maria says
I love green bean casserole, mashed garlic potatoes, ham & roasted veggies
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.
marie s says
I love stuffing! that’s all I want is stuffing
Chris Stockford says
Turkey and mashed potatoes