Spinach Kugel and Potatoes pancake recipes

Spinach Kugel Recipe

3 cups uncooked pasta
3 (10 oz) packages of frozen chopped spinach
    (leave it out to thaw way early, open them up and put in colander!)
1 1/4 cup matzo meal
1 small onion finely chopped
12 oz of silken tofu (the vacuum packed kind)
1 cup veggi broth
2 TB olive oil
1/4 cup lightly packed, chopped fresh dill
2 TB lemon juice
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
Non stick cooking spray

Cook pasta, drain and let it chillax in a mixing bowl.
Preheat oven to 350, not 351, 350!
Make sure spinach is in colander and draining.
Put matzo meal in the chillaxin bowl.
Place tofu, oil and veggie broth in a food processor (or blender and puree until smooth). Add to bowl with matzo and pasta.
Press the spinach in the colander to be sure most of moisture is out of it and then into the bowl with it.
Add rest of ingredients to bowl and use hands to mixer her good!
Spray a 9 x 13 casserole dish with cooking spray, press chillaxin mixture into bowl. Cook for 30 minutes. Remove form oven and let it sit for 10 min before slicing and serving!



Potato Pancakes Recipe

2.5 lbs russet potatoes peeled (use Idaho if you feel you need to!)
1 small onion peeled
1/4 cup potato (or corn) starch
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cups matzo meal
veggie oil for frying

Cut potatoes in  1/2 or 1/4's and use the grating blade on your food processor to shred them up.  If you don't have a food processor come over and borrow mine, grating them by hand is a pain! Grate up the onion while you are at it.

Place all this grated up stuff in a large mixing bowl and add the potato starch. Use your hands to mix up the three things until the starch is dissolved and the potatoes release their moisture.Then add the salt and pepper, mix a little more, then add the matzo meal and mix really well. Now just let it sit for ten minutes and grab a glass of Manischewitz.

Preheat a large cast iron skillet with a 1/4 inch layer of oil in it. The oil is hot enough when you throw a bit of batter in it and bubbles rapidly form around it, its too hot if it starts to smoke! Wet your hands and roll mixture into golf balls sized portions. Flatten the balls out and then fry in pan. 4 minutes on one side (until golden brown) and 3 minutes on the other side. Place cooked pancakes on paper towel to drain and then into a 200 degree oven to stay warm until the rest are done, you should be able to cook 4 at a time.