{"id":4821,"date":"2014-09-09T00:10:26","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T06:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=4821"},"modified":"2014-09-10T09:03:05","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T15:03:05","slug":"morgans-lithuanian-potato-kugel-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?p=4821","title":{"rendered":"Morgan&#8217;s Lithuanian Potato Kugel Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Potato Kugel<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">4 medium potatoes (about 2 lbs.)<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">1 large yellow onion<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">2 eggs<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">1 tsp. salt<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">pepper to taste<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">3 Tbsp. vegetable oil or 3 pieces chopped bacon<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Garnish with sour cream<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">A kugel is a pudding-like dish, best eaten hot or warm. \u00a0Peel the potatoes and grate them as quickly as possible. \u00a0Peel and grate the onion. \u00a0Beat the eggs lightly. \u00a0Stir together the potatoes, onion, eggs, salt and pepper.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #000000;\">Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, pour the oil, into a shallow, medium sized casserole, add the potato mixture and bake it for 1 hour. \u00a0If using chopped bacon instead of oil on the bottom of the casserole, put the bacon into the casserole and bake 15 minutes before adding that potato mixture, then bake for 1 additional hour. \u00a0The kugel should be puffed up and browned. \u00a0Serve hot with sour cream. \u00a0Serves 6 &#8211; 8.<\/div>\n<p>Morgan loved this recipe &#8211; it is one of the Lithuanian recipes that she enjoyed just as much as she enjoyed learning to speak Lithuanian. \u00a0Morgan&#8217;s father Steve is 1\/2 Lithuanian and Morgan was practicing her Lithuanian in order to travel there someday &#8211; it was on her bucket list. \u00a0Whenever I called her on her phone she had it set to show up on the screen that \u00a0&#8220;motina&#8221; was calling. \u00a0Motina is Lithuanian for mother.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/imissyou.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"217\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/morgansstalking.com\/?attachment_id=217\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/imissyou.jpg?fit=3872%2C2592&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3872,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"imissyou\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/imissyou.jpg?fit=584%2C391&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-217\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/imissyou.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"imissyou\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/imissyou.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/imissyou.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/imissyou.jpg?resize=448%2C300&amp;ssl=1 448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/imissyou.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/morgansstalking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/imissyou.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tonight I feel Morgan very close &#8211; the full moon, one of the super moons, maybe with it&#8217;s gravitational pull&#8230;I don&#8217;t know if that is it, all I know is that she is very, very close. \u00a0And I know how much I miss her laughter, her smile, her flat hand against the middle of my back, gently placed there whenever I was upset. \u00a0Her hand seemed to put an invisible warm sense of calm throughout my body. \u00a0That same warm &#8220;blast&#8221; of energy I can still feel when I break down and cry&#8230;wondering why did this sweet, kind daughter has been taken from this world. \u00a0I know Morgan is sending her love, she wants me to stay strong, and she wants me to continue to raise awareness, and push for justice and truth, not only for her, but for all others that have not been able to find justice. \u00a0I won&#8217;t let her down.<\/p>\n<p>I enjoy sharing these recipes to keep the happy memories of Morgan alive &#8211; I hope you will enjoy them as well. \u00a0Love and hugs to all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Potato Kugel 4 medium potatoes (about 2 lbs.) 1 large yellow onion 2 eggs 1 tsp. salt pepper to taste 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil or 3 pieces chopped bacon Garnish with sour cream A kugel is a pudding-like dish, best &hellip; 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