Yeah, I know. I said that I was going to take a few days off. Well, sometimes ideas fall right into your lap.
This one is less about Epcot’s Food & Wine festival but more of a “flashback” to last Spring’s Flower & Garden (er, “Food” & Garden) event. Do you remember Germany’s potato pancakes? The dish that I sampled and said, “A bit too much minced onion for my taste and a little too salty. I don’t need another helping, thanks.”
“Food” & Garden’s Potato Pancake
How about this? Upon meeting Epcot Executive Chef Jens Dahlmann at “Food” & Garden, Mrs. All in WDW and I were asked what we liked and what we did not. Bravely, we told him that Germany’s potato pancake was just a little bit salty. Geez! How did we ever have the nerve?
Prior to the attending the festival, I had commented, “Potato pancakes and I have a bit of history. My dad makes ‘killer’ potato pancakes. Germany? My expectations are extremely high. You better be ready to “bring it!” Well, as I described above, they didn’t. And, in fact, as a result, Germany’s effort finished with a ranking of #16 in my Final “Food” & Garden Top 20 and with a description of “Just OK”.
I mentioned the other day that Mrs. All in WDW and I are spending the Labor Day weekend visiting family, with a first stop to stay with my mom and dad. All four of our parents take great care of us. This time, mine welcomed us with healthy doses of our favorite beer and pizza, a home-cooked breakfast of bacon and eggs, and … Dad’s “killer” potato pancakes.
I just had to share. You know how much we like to try to recreate WDW dishes. From shrimp tacos to shrimp and asparagus, if it’s “Disney good”, we want to try to make it at home. Well, Dad’s got us covered on this one. Simple in their design, these potato pancakes are all kinds of delicious.
Like I said … a simple recipe!
Leads to a pile of ‘cakes!
Look at ‘dem ‘cakes! And, this wasn’t even the entire batch! Of course, we had to try to replicate Chef’s dish, so here they are with an apple sauce topping.
With an apple sauce garnish!
Try ’em out! Or, just enjoy the pictures, if you like. Either way, I’ll bet that you’ll come away wanting more and more! It’s just a cold, hard fact … as an entree or as a side, these “cakes” just rock! Way to go, Dad! Sorry, Chef Jens. My dad’s got you beat!
