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Over two thousand years ago, a motley crew of Jews rebelled against their Greek occupiers and reclaimed the Second Temple in ancient Jerusalem. Later, some rabbis added an apocryphal tale to the event about oil lasting, as Adam Sandler would say, eight crazy nights. Today, we commemorate it all by eating fried potato pancakes called latkes. It might seem like a stretch, but hey, it makes more sense than a human-sized rabbit handing out eggs on Easter, or someone dressed in Tim Allen cosplay flying around the world with magical reindeer to deliver presents to every child in a single night. Traditionally, latkes are made of grated potatoes, onion, flour or starch, and an egg to bind it all together. But chef and professional Jewish sandwich slinger, Jeremy Umansky, is looking to change that. He’s making his latkes with just potatoes. They tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat Umansky is the founder and chef of Larder Delicatessen & Bakery in Cleveland, Ohio—a James Beard nomi...

Photo : Claire Lower I am, as I write this, very cozy. With the weather being what it is (cold), it’s the only way to be. Being cozy is related to being warm, but it’s more about being comforted in a warm way. Soup, for example, is cozy. It warms from the inside out, but it also nurtures, satiates, and fills the home with delicious and inviting aromas. Potatoes are also cozy, and I have been eating a lot of them. I was/am on a big baked Yukon kick, but now I’ve shifted into soup mode with this deeply savory, creamy, and incidentally dairy-free potato and onion soup. (The sour cream on top is not dairy-free, but you can omit it.) This soup has two super- star ingredients: a bag of frozen hash browns, and burnt onions . The hash browns are a time- saver. The potatoes are already peeled and finely shredded, meaning all you have to do is open the bag and dump them in. The little shreds cook quickly and evenly, and puree with almost too much ease. You can use frozen hash browns in a...

Over two thousand years ago, a motley crew of Jews rebelled against their Greek occupiers and reclaimed the Second Temple in ancient Jerusalem. Later, some rabbis added an apocryphal tale to the event about oil lasting, as Adam Sandler would say, eight crazy nights. Today, we commemorate it all by eating fried potato pancakes called latkes. It might seem like a stretch, but hey, it makes more sense than a human-sized rabbit handing out eggs on Easter, or someone dressed in Tim Allen cosplay flying around the world with magical reindeer to deliver presents to every child in a single night. Traditionally, latkes are made of grated potatoes, onion, flour or starch, and an egg to bind it all together. But chef and professional Jewish sandwich slinger, Jeremy Umansky, is looking to change that. He’s making his latkes with just potatoes. They tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat Umansky is the founder and chef of Larder Delicatessen & Bakery in Cleveland, Ohio—a James Beard nomi...

Over two thousand years ago, a motley crew of Jews rebelled against their Greek occupiers and reclaimed the Second Temple in ancient Jerusalem. Later, some rabbis added an apocryphal tale to the event about oil lasting, as Adam Sandler would say, eight crazy nights. Today, we commemorate it all by eating fried potato pancakes called latkes. It might seem like a stretch, but hey, it makes more sense than a human-sized rabbit handing out eggs on Easter, or someone dressed in Tim Allen cosplay flying around the world with magical reindeer to deliver presents to every child in a single night. Traditionally, latkes are made of grated potatoes, onion, flour or starch, and an egg to bind it all together. But chef and professional Jewish sandwich slinger, Jeremy Umansky, is looking to change that. He’s making his latkes with just potatoes. They tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat Umansky is the founder and chef of Larder Delicatessen & Bakery in Cleveland, Ohio—a James Beard nomi...