LATKES: ONLY ONE WAY TO EAT THEM

The only way to eat a Latke is right out of the pan.  They can't be saved in the oven to be served as a side dish for breakfast or supper {they get horribly flaccid}.  The dinner has to be on the table and the cook has to be cooking them while everyone is sitting down to eat.  Actually standing next to the cook with your hand out is the best way.   Don't worry about greasy fingers, that's what napkins are for.  There is something about the flavor and texture of a latke that has been flipped onto the paper towel to drain and sprinkled with salt and picked up as soon as it is cool enough not to burn the roof of your mouth.   I'm drooling while typing this!  Just the idea prompts the salivary glands to exude.

I'm a little late for Chanukah.  I do have an excuse.  I wasn't home for the holiday.  The man in my life, for the last fifty years, was left to fend for himself.  Needless to say fixing latkes was not at the top of his to do list.  He does adore them though.

What's not to like about a latke?  Latkes are downright sinful.  From the oil to fry them in, the salt needed for flavor, and the eggs; without which they would not be crispy. 
You have the high carbs in the potatoes. 

They do have a redeeming value, they are a comfort food.  They bring with their smell, when cooking, memories of past family gatherings. 
Their downfall, you can't eat just one.

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SALUTE TO A NAVY SON

Each day I check the page,

To see the little boy, who doesn't age,

He'll always reside in my heart,

The little boy who is very smart.

He's gone to who knows where,

We never know if he is there,

He's protecting the rights of others,

For his worldly sisters and brothers.

At night, my arm's no longer cradle,

He is now a man with a label,

His inner pride, and self strength,

Give him the will to go to lengths.

To make decisions for his fellow mates,

Protecting his friends from fifty states,

Children who used to be cradled in mother's arms,

Trying to keep them from daily harms.

Our son is going to be Forty-seven January 29.  We couldn't be prouder of the man he's become.  His journey was not the trip we would have chosen for him.  He decided on a whim to join the Navy.  (He was already registered to attend Missouri University).

We should have known this might have been the direction he was headed.  Fourth of July was his favorite holiday.  He saved every dime he could for fireworks and treated us each year to a display.  

He comes from a long line of patriotic men. 

Father was in the Army.

An uncle who is a Captain in the Navy.

An uncle who is a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force.

Three great uncles who were in the Army in World War II.

A great uncle who was in the Army in Korea.

A great Uncle in the Air force

A great Grandfather who was in the Coast guard in 1914.

A great Grandfather who was in the Navy in World War I. 

I know I have forgotten some family members who believe in our country and believe in protecting our rights.  I apologize, what you did is no less important, I am writing this without researching family ties.

We want to Thank the Captains of our Son's Aircraft Carrier for taking care of the little boy who means so much to us.  Thank you for putting yourselves in danger protecting our right to make decisions and choices.  

Keeping oppression from our shores.

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cooking, poetry, prose and a little gardening,
 Tutorial on how to make 5 panel Boxer Shorts.
 Check out "A MYSTERY IN THE MAKING"
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 http://gloriouscreations.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-mystery-in-making.html

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