Happy Hanukkah! Noodle Kugel

Noodle Kugel

Let's celebrate those eight crazy nights with some kugel!

My friend Jami has a lovely mom who can cook. Oh vey! She's the best! Her brisket is out of this world, mandel bread, Matzah brei, and Matzo ball soup...so yum! She's definitely my adopted Jewish mom.

Although most celebrate Hanukkah with latkes (potato pancakes), those are best eaten straight out of the hot oil. I decided to make kugel so I could bring it into work!

Note: I baked the kugel last night and these photos are of a cold kugel. The warm kugel will have a different consistency. I like it hot, warm, cool and cold! :) You can make kugel sweet or savory and add all sorts of goodies such as pineapple, raisins and even more dairy products. However, I love Mrs. S recipe and can't imagine it any other way!

"Mrs. S" Special Noodle Kugel Recipe
8 oz. medium noodles
6 eggs
1 lb. (16 oz.) carton cottage cheese, small curd
3 oz. small cream cheese [FYI: A regular brick is 8 oz.]
1/2 pint = 1 cup = 8 oz. container sour cream
1/4 lb. = 1 stick butter, melted
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Handful of cornflake crumbs to thicken the noodle-egg mixture a bit

Cook and drain noodles. Beat eggs well, add rest of the ingredients and beat well. By hand, mix in the drained noodles.

Topping
Mix together:
1 cup corn flake crumbs
1/2 stick butter, melted
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

Grease a 9 x 13 pan well and add mixture. Sprinkle topping on. Bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees, uncovered.

And there is even more to celebrate! It's Jami's birthday AND her parent's anniversary today! Happy Birthday Jami!
Happy Anniversary Cyndi and Perry!

Happy Hanukkah and Happy Holidays!