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kugel
Topic Started: Mar 31 2009, 08:56 AM (781 Views)
Dina
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I have never been able to make one that looks or tastes right. help??
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realeez
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what types have you made and what went wrong?
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Dina
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a couple of potato ones and a spinach one.
they were just plain gross- mush and no flavor
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What did you put in it? (Well, besides the potatoes. ;) )
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Mummy
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I have a great dessert noodle kugel recipe?
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Mummy
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Oh wait, this is the pesach thread, lol - well I guess you could use the kosher l'pesach egg noodles...
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I have a stove top potato recipe...

Grate 6 potatoes on the bigger side of the grater (comes out better if you grate by hand, no idea why...) Then squeeze out the excess liquid (which can be used to make homemade potato starch if you're so inclined). Grate an onion, add three eggs and salt (and pepper) and mix. Pour into an oiled frying pan and fry on a lowish flame until done (5-9 mins). Flip and fry a further few minutes. Walla! Absolutely divine when straight from the pan and still delicious when cold.
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Dina
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isnt that a potato latke recipe?
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In terms of flavor, try using coarse salt - it really gives a better taste than regular salt and apparently has less sodium.
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hallie_ari_mom
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I have a mushroom kugel, an apple one, and then a fruit cocktail (or peach or whatever you can find that is KFP) kugel. All tried and true. Let me know if you are interested.
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Dina
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yes please
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Dina
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im thinking if i get saul to like them we can pack them for lunch for him
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My kids really liked these matzo meal latkes and they are very portable. DH even makes himself a "sandwich" with it with cream cheese and jam. I will give you the recipe as soon as I find it.
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Ok.. I"m glad you posted this bc I can't find my 3rd recipe. I"ll have to call my MIL and get it again from her, but for now.. here are the first two:

3L onions, chopped
1/2 C vegetable oil
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 C sliced mushrooms (I'll use baby bella)
7 C farfel
1/2 t pepper
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder, optional
salt to taste
2 C chicken soup (parve mix)
2 C water
4 eggs, beaten

In a large skillet, saute onions in oil until soft. Add bell pepper and mushrooms: saute until soft. Add farfel and mix until slightly brown. Add seasonings, soup and water; mix together. Add the eggs and mix. Pour batter into a well greased 11x14 inch casserole. Bake for 1 hour in a preheated oven at 350 degrees or until golden brown.

Variation: vegetables can be varied by using celery, carrots or zucchini.


The other recipe I just noticed has a ton of ingredients and steps and I don't have time right now to post it. I"ll do it later.
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Dina
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thanks!
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Dina
Apr 1 2009, 07:02 AM
isnt that a potato latke recipe?
Same idea as a a latke recipe but you pour it all in and make a kugel.
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realeez
Apr 1 2009, 07:12 AM
In terms of flavor, try using coarse salt - it really gives a better taste than regular salt and apparently has less sodium.
Yes, kosher salt has less sodium but a saltier flavor, so you use less. I only cook with kosher salt. I don't know how to measure with table salt. Once, when I didn't have kosher salt, I kept adding salt. I ended up using more salt than if I would've used kosher salt to begin with. The only time I use table salt is for baking and in the salt shaker.
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Mummy
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Do you want the sweet kugel recipe? Havent done it with kosher l'pesach noodles, but I will try it for this shabbat if you want.

My kids have this odd thing where they really like plain matzah. I gave them dinner last night (coucous with zucchini, facon and mushroom) and they ate all their matzah and most of their dinner. Odd children.

Otherwise, I am going to make some of my own matzah, its not brittle, and makes it easier to make lunches. THey are thin, but fat enough to cut like pita pockets and stuff with filling.
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Apr 1 2009, 02:09 AM
Then squeeze out the excess liquid (which can be used to make homemade potato starch if you're so inclined).
We don't use potato starch on Pesach, so we asked my mother (growing up) if we could make our own. She almost had our heads. The thought of all the peeled potatoes, washing and washing the starch, was more than she was interested in. I think the amount of potatoes to potato starch is very high (5lb potatoes to 1/4 cup potato starch, iirc). And you can't stop at one cake, especially with 6 boys. It's not worth the effort.

Besides, Pesach is healthier without all the cake. For 8 days a year, we don't eat any cake or cookies. I'm fine with that. :)
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Mummy
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OK, so curious, why no potato starch?

Am I the only lazy one who could NOT be bothered making cakes etc over pesach anyway. More than anything I will miss kitniyot, I live on lentils!!
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Mummy
Apr 1 2009, 09:49 PM
OK, so curious, why no potato starch?

Am I the only lazy one who could NOT be bothered making cakes etc over pesach anyway. More than anything I will miss kitniyot, I live on lentils!!
We don't use anything processed. Every community, group, family, etc. has different minhagim/customs. With Pesach, it's very tricky. That's why alot of people don't eat at others' houses on Pesach.
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Oh ok, (didnt mean to sound snarky when asking, just genuinely curious).

So what is the basis of the minhag not to use processed foods?
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Apr 1 2009, 10:46 PM
Oh ok, (didnt mean to sound snarky when asking, just genuinely curious).

So what is the basis of the minhag not to use processed foods?
That's the way I read it (being curious, that is ;) ). I can't remember the basis of the minhag, but that's the way dh and I grew up. I will ask dh tomorrow. We don't use oil, margarine, canned products, etc. I know it sounds hard to some people, but frankly, I'm not complaining. For 8 days, we eat pretty healthy (other than the schmaltz/chicken fat (instead of oil)). And on Pesach, we're supposed to remember the hardship of the Jews in Egypt.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. :)
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OK. So are you charedi/chassidish/Lub?

I like the idea of no processed, but what on earth do you eat :)
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Mummy
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Oh and by no processed that means no kosher l'pesach noodles/pasta/couscous as well?
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hallie_ari_mom
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As my rebbitzen put it.. it's back to basics for the week! Fruit/veggies!
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Dina
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fresh fruits and veggies
chicken
soups
all healthier than we typically eat.

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Mummy
Apr 2 2009, 01:10 AM
OK. So are you charedi/chassidish/Lub?

I like the idea of no processed, but what on earth do you eat :)
Dare I out myself? Or has everyone figured it out already. ;)

We have no shortage of food. There is always plenty to eat. We eat: fruits, veggies, chicken, meat, eggs, nuts, fish, dairy (women and boys under Bar Mitzvah), wine, grape juice, water. Oh, and matzoh of course ;) . I don't know if I'm leaving anything out. We squeeze our own juice (any fruit), cook the sugar (liquid sugar or simple syrup- as the gourmet chefs call it), use shmaltz/chicken fat instead of oil/margarine. We don't eat gebrochtz.

No, we don't eat the KFP noodles. Sometimes I make egg noodles for the soup- a thin omelet cut into strips.

I'll post my menu early next week and you'll see how much we eat. ;) :D
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Mummy
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I'm sorry I didnt mean to ask something personal.

So am I reading right - men cant eat dairy?

It interests me mainly because I was so unaware of all these different restrictions. The origins of these sorts of things fascinate me.

Do you feel like you're under the microscope yet, lol!! Sorry!!
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Apr 2 2009, 09:14 AM
I'm sorry I didnt mean to ask something personal.

So am I reading right - men cant eat dairy?

It interests me mainly because I was so unaware of all these different restrictions. The origins of these sorts of things fascinate me.

Do you feel like you're under the microscope yet, lol!! Sorry!!
You can ask anything. If it's too personal, I won't answer. :)

It's not that men CAN'T eat dairy, it's that we DON'T. It's a minhag/custom. There are many men who do eat dairy. We have a running joke that Pesach consists of the three Ms- "M"itzvah/commandment, "M"inhag/custom and "M"eshugas which means craziness.

I don't see it as a restriction. I see it as the way we celebrate Pesach and remember what the Jews went through. If by enduring our "restrictions" we can in some way remember their hardship, then that's the point, kwim? And that doesn't mean that what we do is right and what someone else does is wrong. Everyone has their own way. That's why alot of people don't eat by anyone during Pesach.

I'm under a microscope? Don't feed my paranoia, please. lol :D
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