Chicken Paprikash and Potato Latkes
Menu Chicken Paprikash II Latkes (Jewish Potato Pancakes) Applesauce and Sour Cream Green Salad My husband had invited a co-worker and her spouse to join us for dinner. The date happened to fall on a Tuesday. “Don't worry, “ he assured me, “I already told them to expect a Slovenian dinner.” In his mind, it wasn't even a question. If it was Tuesday, it had to be Slovenian. There was just one stipulation. His young colleague had a food request: Potato pancakes—or latkes, in the Ashkenazi Jewish tradition she and my husband share. He had mentioned preparing them, a few months back, and she had been impressed, or maybe just nostalgic. So all I had to figure out was a main course that would go well with potato pancakes. It shouldn't be too difficult. I had come to realize that Slovenian and Ashkenazi Jewish cooking styles have a lot in common. So this would be my first official attempt at a Slovenian-Jewish fusion dinner....