{"id":111555,"date":"2012-12-12T09:39:38","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T14:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/summerofjim.com\/?p=111555"},"modified":"2025-09-11T09:40:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T13:40:48","slug":"martha-stewart-keith-richards-to-the-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/summerofjim.com\/?p=111555","title":{"rendered":"Martha Stewart & Keith Richards to the Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Isn\u2019t bad enough that every year I have to swim thru the anxiety of how to spell Channukah?  Seriously, I have never spelled the word the same way two times in a row.  Even the different \u201cspell checks\u201d can\u2019t agree.  Then there is this\u2026 the central festival food for the Holiday is latkes<\/em>(that\u2019s potato pancakes to you heathen)!  Latkes!  A side dish!!  This is something to build a holiday meal around?  That\u2019s fine with me\u2026 give me a plate of hot latkes, a quantity of sour cream and I\u2019m a happy citizen.  Then we can sit around the table, play the dreidel game for 2 minutes and listen to our arteries congeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dreidel game I can do without; but I confess, I love latkes\u2026 healthy or not.  But now we have to endure countless recipes trying to make the dish healthy<\/em>. In theory not a bad idea\u2026 too bad that these healthy recipes strip away the flavor and the fabulous greasy character that make the dish so desirable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Martha Stewart was not to be deterred by traditional-latke-lover-naysayers.  From her kitchen we have a latke recipe that replaces potato, onion and other essentials with tofu, shredded bean sprouts and shallots.  Oh, yum (I think it\u2019s time to convert)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have seen the end results of this recipe, and I can think of at least three alternative uses for the finished product: A replacement for a \u201ccow chip\u201d in a cow chip throwing contest; A wedge to place in back of a tire of a ten-wheeler to keep a truck from rolling backward on a hill; Make a single pan-size one, and use it as a seat cushion for those recovering from hemorrhoid surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you Martha Stewart!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And to add cheer to the Festival of Light this year, you can go to YouTube and watch Keith Richards play the dreidel song!  I\u2019m a happy guy!  Happy Holidays to all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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