From the best classic version to the tips and hacks to prep ahead or make them special, if you’re looking to make latkes, look here. We know–you either want to go classic and you just want the best version. Or you’re looking to have a little fun and change it up. You’ll find the right…
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Crispy Sesame Chicken Stir-Fry
Make a deeply flavorful fried sesame chicken dish that your whole family will love. This easy, colorful chicken stir-fry packs amazing flavor. The chicken gets lightly coated and fried until crisp, then tossed with peppers and a glossy honey-soy sauce. It’s a great weeknight dish that tastes like takeout — but better. When Chaky Rabinowitz,…
Make from Scratch or Need a Hack? The Ultimate Chanukah Donut Roundup
Whether you spell it doughnut or donut, or whether you buy, make from scratch, or something in between, Hanukkah won’t pass without them landing on your table. There’s a perfect donut option for you below. Raise your hand if you make homemade doughnuts? This may be the most polarizing question we’ve asked on BCP. You…
Square Donuts or Beignets
There’s no cutting out circles. Cut these easily and have amazing square donuts ready all the quicker. Make them dairy or make them pareve. At our Chanukah content meeting, Renee asked, “What doughnut recipe will we be sharing on BetweenCarpools.com this year?” And I responded, “Renee. We have sooo many donut recipes on BetweenCarpools. (Not…
The Best Crispy Onion Strings
Easy to make and full of flavor. These have stood the test of time and are certainly the best Crispy Honey Mustard Onion Strings. I usually avoid writing recipes that are called “the best.” The reason for it is very simple. In 2 years from now, I might create a better version and I’ll have…
Onion Ring Latkes
Framing your latkes with onions rings is the absolute best way to upgrade your latkes. Last year, we saw Mandy Silverman of @mandyliciouschallah create this cool onion ring-latkes mashup. We loved the twist. It was fun and totally in the spirit. After all, while you’re frying latkes, framing them with an onion ring completely made…
Dreidel Nachos
Bake them, or fry them. Serve them with a cheese sauce, or top them with pastrami. Choose your favorite way to enjoy dreidel nachos below. Chanukah is the time of the year when you can do cheesy things and it’s completely acceptable. Not only is it acceptable but it adds to the excitement and fun…
14 Ready-to-Fry Dinner Ideas
Need more special-for-Chanukah dinner ideas? We’ve rounded up our favorite family-friendly dinners that involve some frying (because if not now, then when?).
Chaya’s Chatzilim
There is nothing better than chatzilim with challah. Or sourdough. Ever since I bought my first Fresh and Easy cookbook, this is the recipe that I would prepare again and again without fail. How funny is that? Even the obsessive baking of Everything But The Kitchen Sink Cookies came later on. At that point, I…
Kosher Kopykat: Mike’s Chicken
If you fry one thing that’s not donuts or latkes, it’s this fried chicken. A couple of years ago, I received a photo of a handwritten recipe and the sender called it, “Mike’s Chicken.” Many of you know that Mikes Chicken Crunchers is a fried chicken takeout located in Lakewood, NJ. And it’s known to…
