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It’s part of us,” kitchen—replete with natural attends Canyon Charter Ele- Saltsman said, adding with a sunlight, freshly-cut sunflow- mentary. laugh, “This is Jewish cooking ers and a library of cookbooks She can also be spotted din- for everyone!” against the walls—one of the first things you notice is the spread of seasonal produce Best Potato Latkes adorning the tables and coun- tertops. Makes 24 Latkes, 6 Servings Kennebec, and King Edward are Gourds, apples, potatoes Pareve Or Dairy all wonderful here. This recipe and pears—some of Fall’s sea- is easily doubled or tripled, and sonal harvest she has gathered Amelia Saltsman cooks up one of her recipes from “The Seasonal Jewish Kitch- These latkes are thin, crisp, it works well with other wintry from the Santa Monica Farmers en: A Fresh Take on Tradition.” Rich Schmitt/Staff Photographer and pan-fried, not deep-fried. vegetables. Market—color the kitchen. My family’s traditional recipe is On a cool late October day, made it,” Saltsman said. what you have available,” she inspired by Sara Kasdan’s, from INGREDIENTS Saltsman greeted the Palisadi- With “The Seasonal Jewish said, adding that, “The holiday her hilarious 1956 cookbook 2 pounds (900 g) starchy po- an-Post into her home just as Kitchen,” Saltsman hopes to foods are already seasonal!” Love and Knishes, which my tatoes, peeled she was taking a pan of Roasted make home-cooks comfortable Saltsman’s cookbook is di- mother received as a gift near- 1 small onion Smashed Apples and Pears out re-working classic holiday dish- vided into six “micro-seasons” ly sixty years ago. You need a 2 heaping tablespoons un- of the oven. es to suit whatever is available that highlight the deep connec- starchy potato for good latkes; bleached all-purpose flour or If you are imagining the at local farmers markets—or tion of Jewish traditions to the the starch helps bind the pan- potato starch baked fruit smelled divine, you whatever you have at home. year’s cycles. cake together. Sierra Gold (a 1 teaspoon kosher salt are not far off. “When you cook seasonal- As for her own favorite hol- cross between a Yukon Gold and ½ teaspoon baking powder The dish is one of 150 ly, it’s okay to substitute with idays, Thanksgiving and Ha- a russet), German Butterball, Freshly ground black pepper recipes beautifully featured in Saltsman’s new cookbook, “The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen: A Fresh Take on Tradition” that has been warming shy cooks to the idea of seasonal Jewish cooking since the book’s re- THANKSGIVING MENU lease in August of this year.