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Latkes from 'A Passion For Potatoes'

I recently posted a Healthy Low-fat Potato Latke Recipe! Read about it here: http://psr.tumblr.com/post/20889953

ubuwalker31 at 1:48PM on 12/06/07

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Is White Meat Healthier Than Dark Meat?

Wow, I am really surprised that the NY Times would publish such nonsense. Firstly, dark meat has more than twice the amount of saturated fat than does white meat. Secondly, dark meat has approximately 4mg/oz more of cholesterol than white meat. Doctors recommend that you not eat more than 14g of Saturated Fat or more than 200mg of cholesterol every day. That means that you can healthily eat 8.3oz (7.8oz with skin) of dark meat or 10oz (9.2oz with skin) of white meat for the entire day. Needless to say, this is a LOT less than most people, even those on strict diets, eat on a holiday like thanksgiving. So, sticking with white meat is prudent if you are not being careful with your portion sizes, since you can easily blow past your limit of saturated fat for the day by eating dark meat.

That being said, the author is correct to point out that there is very little difference between eating dark and white meat -- if you eat a portion controlled meal. Otherwise, all bets are off...and eating the white meat is definitely healthier.

ubuwalker31 at 2:41PM on 11/20/07

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Who Knew There Was a Conundrum?

If you want a great hamburger/meatloaf, try using your own food processor to grind up a sirloin steak. Then flavor the meat with a combination of spices from your spice drawer, such as paprika, dried onion flakes, garlic powder, salt, pepper, oregano, etc, and then add ketchup, and bbq sauce, and mix it all up.

ubuwalker31 at 10:01PM on 11/10/07

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Latkes from 'A Passion For Potatoes'

There are as many recipes for potato latkes as there are for kugel or chicken soup. Lippy, duck fat? Why not just fry them in chicken schmaltz? Although I must admit it does sound delicious, you can't serve sour cream on them as they become a meat dish. (If you're kosher). Really, you need to experiment. Over the years I've found that matzoh meal works better than flour and the potatoes should be as dry as possible and come out better if shredded, not grated. Also (and I cannot stress this enough) the oil MUST be hot! There's nothing worse than a greasy latke!

RichardCrystal at 9:04AM on 12/13/07

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Latkes from 'A Passion For Potatoes'

i make latkes for my friend and her family every chanukah, and since she has celiac disease, i make them without flour or matzo meal. i let the potatoes soak in cold water while we're lighting the candles, and just use the starch at the bottom. they turn out wonderfully. i also recommend cutting the onions as opposed to grating them and squeezing out the potatoes in a tea towel.

cybercita at 6:17PM on 12/09/07

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Latkes from 'A Passion For Potatoes'

This recipe is also similar to the one in Mimi Sheraton's From My Mother's Kitchen, although that recipe calls for 2 1/2 lbs of potatoes and offers the suggestion of matzah meal instead of flour, which I prefer.

I use duck or goose fat if I'm not using corn oil for frying.

Lippy at 9:53AM on 12/07/07

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Latkes from 'A Passion For Potatoes'

What a question! Bagels lox & cream cheese of course! Then again - cheese blintzes are great too.

sjpober at 1:48PM on 12/06/07

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Is White Meat Healthier Than Dark Meat?

Turkey fat is good for you!

I'll take the stuffing steamed in turkey fat and juices from being cooked inside the bird.

peekpoke at 10:58AM on 11/21/07

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Is White Meat Healthier Than Dark Meat?

Take a close look at that NYTimes item. It says " an ounce of boneless, skinless turkey breast contains about 46 calories and 1 gram of fat, compared with roughly 50 calories and 2 grams of fat for an ounce of boneless, skinless thigh."

Now that sounds good ... only 1 more gram! Right? Well, not so much. The dark meat has TWICE the fat as the white. As ubuwlaker31 points out, who eats only an OUNCE of turkey? Multiply that out to a say an 8 oz portion and the white meat has 368 calories and 8 grams of fat while the dark has 400 calories and 16 grams of fat.

Not sounding so much the same anymore ... but I'll still eat the dark meat over the white meat, any day!

kjgibson at 3:34PM on 11/20/07