#also I am allergic to both of the hamantaschen fillings that Jack likes but I know they're good and I know he loves them

[minthoneycas]

hard agree that dean makes a killer brisket. tell me more about this brisket??

on the topic of jewish food. i think sam is a latke machine. like you put him in a kitchen say "okay sam here are the ingredients make some latkes" and leave him be for a few hours you will come back in and sam will be surrounded by towers of latkes

cas makes a noodle kugel that is so full of love <3

eileen is a challah goddess. makes the most beautiful and intricate challahs you have ever seen in your life

okay so Dean makes the world's best brisket. he learned the recipe from Rufus, and they let it sear on the stovetop with some roughly chopped Mirepoix and garlic (about 1-2 inches for the veggies and diced for the alliums), then after they have some caramelization and browning they scrape up the fond in the pot and deglaze with a little dry red wine (manischewitz when they can get it). they put the meat on a low wire rack above the aromatics and veggies to let the fat and juices drip down. then they mix in a bit of ketchup, some thyme, and bay leaves, and 1 part coca cola (old fashioned/mexican/corn syrup free), and a smidge of chicken stock until it's coming up just below the brisket. they cover it and leave it to slow roast in the broiler for 3 hours on a low heat ABSOLUTELY NOT CHECKING IT until the time is up, then take out and slice the brisket to ensure even cooking add some fingerling or baby salt potatoes to the liquid. put back in the broiler covered for another 30-45 minutes until the potatoes are tender to the touch, then plate it.

I disagree I think Sam, a man who never had to truly cook for himself and when he has to as an adult subsists on salads, wraps, and diner food CONSISTANTLY burns the latkes if he's in charge of watching them fry. Cas is the real Latke making machine. Sam does make a decent charoset though. Dean Hates Grating the potato and onions and is still confused by the concept of Cheese cloth, but also thinks that using a food processor is a cop out. Cas is such a Latke Master that he even makes turnip, beet, and carrot latkes since he says they're more traditional and historically accurate to the diasporic groups that first started making latkes since potatoes were originally cultivated in the Andes by the Inca.

Sam does like Applesauce with his latkes, while Dean is more Adventurous and will try anything you give him topping wise from leftover cranberry sauce, to lox and cornichons. Jack likes applesauce AND sour cream and even makes Latke gelt latke sandwiches (they are four). Cas typically goes for Sour Cream.

Cas both makes an amazing noodle kugel, and a potato kugel that is essentially one giant baked latke in a pyrex. he makes it for Jack's birthday every year.

Eileen makes Challah that would make you weep. She does ones with edible flowers, ones with nut, and seeds, and raisins, ones with rainbow colors, and ones that have the most intricate braids you wonder if it's not magic (it is, Sam casts spells to make the dough cooperate). if you could imagine the loaf of bread Peeta gives Katniss in the hunger games that keeps her family from starving to death and makes her fall in love? Eileen makes challah that good.

Favorite Hamantaschen fillings:

Cas: Poppy seed

Eileen: lemon curd

Sam: blueberry

Jack: Apricot or Strawberry

Dean: any