Fried Potato Latkes (Pancakes) for Chanukah with Easy Homemade Applesauce

Potato latkes are a frugal food. My father grew up in Poland and ate potatoes at every meal. And with latkes, it doesn’t matter if the potatoes are a little soft. Do cut off any green parts, though, as they contain the mildly poisonous solanine. for My mother made latkes all the time, not just […]

Friday Roundup #22: Winter Holiday Edition

The eight-day holiday of Chanukah ended last Saturday. Kids have vacation from school, but my husband took my 8-year-old to visit my father-in-law for a week. For about two weeks my apartment felt like a revolving door, considering my guests and my kids’ schedules.