Let's Eat Jewish...and convince Stella to bathe already!

So I made the matzoh balls...yes, from a mix. So what? Who'll know? It's fine. (For those who have to make em from scratch, see this.) ooops...the chef uses the same box I did!
Ya gotta simmer em till they are "just right". Use chicken stock. I did add parsley and garlic to the mix. Do NOT use this stock for the final dish. This cloudy liquid should be discarded..down the sink, out the door, in the toilet.
I made some outstanding chicken stock....NOT from a box or can. Forgot to chop some carrots up. Who'll know? So what? It's fine. See how clear the broth is? So fragrant and flavorful too.
I then prepared some zchug (Jewish salsa) and opened some sour cream for the latkes.
We convinced Stella to take a bath...had to include it because she looks so cute. This has nothing to do with anything really.
I love to make schmaltz..I always save chicken fat. Ya cook that stuff long enough and guess what???
a little kosher salt on top and we had Jewish "pork" rinds. really crunchy and light.
So shred some raw potatoes and some onions...add a bit of salt and pepper and a woosh of matzo meal or flour...and fry em in the schmaltz (rendered chicken fat) so they are crispy outside and creamy inside. I love all kinds of latkes...sweet potato latkes are fabu!
Perfect...seriously. Cottage cheese and tater latkes are very delish indeed.
and because I like the matzoh's so much...I added the same photo again. ;=/ Be sure your hands are oily when you roll em...just veggie oil. Okay...this Shiksa's gotta goy.

Even Kids Love Matzo Ball Soup!

Eva was totally into the mini-passover lunch today. Everyone had two bowls!
"Can I have more mitzi soup Mel?" That girl eats like a truck driver! :) :)
Nora liked it a lot too...and loved her princess dish and cup!
Nora looked so pretty and ate so delicately....she is older than Eva.
Eva played more on the cat tree than the cats did! She cracks me up.
I made lots o matzo balls last night...this was the golf-ball size batch..which we had today.
Ahhhhhh...perfect floaters.
The chicken soup is the key to a great matzo ball soup..in my humble opinion. Do NOT cook your matzo balls in your chicken soup. Those are onions you are looking at...chicken is underneath. Also, don't boil the soup...makes for a cloudy broth. Simmer.....
These were last night's matzo balls....kinda huge but delish. All floaters BTW.
I even saved up chicken fat and made schmaltz for the matzo balls. It made a difference!

Thanks to Ann, Eva, Kate, and Nora for making this a fun lunch today. It was great having you over! I appreciated the dessert goodies...and Dave will too! Those girls are so darling...and so are their little kids.