Daily writing prompt
Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays?
Growing up my mother cooked 12 seafood dishes for Christmas Eve and then made a delicious cheesecake for Christmas day. I can’t remember all of the foods but I will try:
- 1. Stuffed Mussels
- 2. Stuffed Shrimp
- 3. Clam Chowder
- 4. Some sort of white fish
- 5. Fried Calamari
- 6. Squid sauce for pasta
- 7. Steamer clams
- 8. Shrimp cocktail
When she passed away in 1994, I took over the seafood cooking but year by year the menu got smaller as the guest list got smaller. I almost always made homemade clam chowder and Steamer clams. I can’t even remember the recipes for the other things. I used to know how she made her seafood stuffing for the shrimp and the topping she used on the mussels but now I have no recollection. I also always make the cheesecake!
Stine Writing 
My mother always made oyster dressing… but with the price of oysters that is a dish that isn’t on the menu! My dad always wanted potato kugel – and I make it now too!
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What is potato kugel? I suppose I could just google it…
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It is a dish of riced potato, riced onion, chicken fat, egg, salt and pepper. It is baked as a casserole so that it gets a golden crispy top and sides… So yummy with a little butter on top. https://www.kosher.com/recipe/potato-kugel-recipe-3298/
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That does sound good!
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Just looking at the recipe it doesn’t look to hard to make. Almost like a giant potato latke
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Sort of but it is baked and not fried! The texture is more like cream of wheat that’s solidified instead of hash browns….
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I think I’d be okay with that. I remember my mom making potato pancakes with the blender, sort of like this!
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If you like potato pancakes you’d love the potato kugel!
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It sounds like they might be easier to make too!
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It is super easy as long as you have a blender!
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I love cheese cake but I hate seafood! 😀
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Well next time you come to the US or I make it to Ireland I will make you my awesome cheesecake!
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Now there’s an idea…………… I haven’t made a cheesecake since my birthday so maybe I’ll do that for Christmas Day.
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They are fairly easy to make. They just take time to prepare.
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I have a terrific recipe with no cooking other than melting the butter for the biscuit base.
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perfect!
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It’s on my blog if you;’ like to try it.
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