Jennifer’s Nana’s Latkes, Jennifer Savran Kelly

JENNIFER’S NANA’S LATKES

Ingredients:

• 4 medium russet potatoes, grated (unpeeled or peeled) • 1 small onion, diced • 1 egg • 1–2 tsp. salt and a few turns of black pepper • 1 tsp. baking powder • Enough flour to make the batter like paste

Instructions:

1. Blend all of the above ingredients. 2. Add flour. 3. Fry in hot oil.

Kaya is a treat I couldn’t get enough of as a kid. My mom would usually buy jarred versions coz it takes a lot of stirring/standing over the stove, so I don’t have a family recipe or anything, but this recipe I found on Food52 seems about right!

Ingredients:

• 4 large egg yolks • 200 milliliters (3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons) full-fat coconut milk • 30 grams (3 tablespoons) light brown palm sugar, finely chopped if crystallized* • 65 grams (5 tablespoons) granulated sugar • 3 fresh pandan leaves (you can find them in Asian food markets; skip if you can’t find them) • 1 pinch fine sea salt • (all ingredients should be at room temperature)