Kreplach

every time i come back from Israel, safta (my grandma) sends with me a batch of frozen Kreplach. they mostly make it all the way, depends on the weather. we go through it faster than me going back to Israel... so it's about time i learned how to make them myself.

last june, for safta's 80th birthday, my mom (with the help of the family) produced a documentary film of safta's life. safta was the lead star of course, as she was followed around with the camera, doing her stuff.
a part of the movie, as she called it -- for the next generations, was a cooking lesson in how to make her Kreplach. it was very informative, going through the process step by step, but as to the tradition of jewish (or maybe polish?) mommas when handing out recipes, somethng was missing: the quantities!

it starts with "i use this full of flour (holding up a container) , and this cup full of eggs..."

so i called her on Friday night to ask for more specific recipe, but she claimed that she doesn't remember (no way, the woman is as sharp as my best $100 knife!). after a little bit of pressure she admitted to just having finished two and a half glasses of red wine. i got her to promise me to send the quantities by email :)

so today, armed with her email with the correct measures, i got down to business.

mmmmmm! success!