{"id":23992,"date":"2025-12-05T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T07:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/cheese-latkes\/"},"modified":"2023-01-30T21:18:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T19:18:21","slug":"cheese-latkes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essyroz.com\/en\/cheese-latkes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheese Latkes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cheese Latkes. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cheese Latkes. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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Our home is full of different cultures.
\n<\/span>Each one of us brought flavors from their childhood home.
\n<\/span>And so it is that I\u2019m cooking countless kinds of kitchens.
\n<\/span>Ones that intrigue me,
\n<\/span>Ones that sweeps me away,
\n<\/span>Ones that combine marvelous ingredients,
\n<\/span>And especially ones that give us all sweet memories.<\/span><\/p>\n

When I first made these insane latkes I fell in love in an instant.
\n<\/span>It\u2019s a different and indulging bite and it reminds my Noi of his childhood home.<\/span><\/p>\n

I finished taking pictures of the latkes,
\n<\/span>They were still warm and vivacious.
\n<\/span>Noi and Michaeli spent time together in the front yard,
\n<\/span>I served them a plate filled with warm latkes and went back inside.
\n<\/span>Then I heard Noi telling Michaeli what those latkes ment for him.
\n<\/span>He was telling about his emotions and memories from them,<\/span><\/p>\n

He was telling about how his grandma Fira would make him and uncle Adam latkes just like thgose,
\n<\/span>And that in their family they were called \u201cSyrniki\u201d and how they loved eating them when they were little.<\/span><\/p>\n

I melted there and then,
\n<\/span>I was so moved by the thought that the food I just made sparked such loving and sweet memories in Noi.
\n<\/span>Unfortunately I didn\u2019t get to meet his grandma Fira, but I heard so many touching stories about the grandma
\nwho gave her grandchildren an ocean of memories.
\n<\/span>The meaning of the name Fira is Esther just like my grandma Esther who I\u2019m named after.
\n<\/span>I feel very privileged to sparkle sweet and loving memories in Noi through my food.<\/span><\/p>\n

These are my sweet cheese latkes for Hanukkah,
\n<\/span>And now they have a bigger meaning for me and for our home.
\n<\/span>They tell a story, a story of a sweet and embracing memory of a woman who gave so much to the other half of my heart,
\n<\/span>And we probably share the same name for a reason.<\/span><\/p>\n

I would like to thank all the women named Esther in my life,
\n<\/span>And thank you for the privilege to sparkle sweet and loving memories through marvelous food, filled with good intentions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sweet moments, filled with happy memories for us all \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cheese Latkes and berry and chia jam. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cheese Latkes. image: Essy Roz<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cheese Latkes<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ingredients: suitable for between 15-20 latkes<\/b><\/p>\n