[caption id="attachment_277" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Reid&#39;s latkes - in between consumption of many adult beverages, he must have made about 100 of these beauties, all of which were gone by the end of the night!"]<a href="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/holiday-party-0091.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-277" title="potato latkes" src="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/holiday-party-0091.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>[/caption]

This recipe came to me from my college buddy, Reid.  We've been getting into trouble together for more than 10 years --  since we met while studying in Granada.  This year, he and his latkes were the star of our holiday party.  What follows is actually his mom's recipe.  I didn't change a thing about it since not only were the latkes perfect but I just love her voice ...exactly the kind of advice you'd expect from a mother to her son.  I've asked Reid to become a permanent fixture at our holiday parties from here on out...hopefully, he won't mind the extra work because I just can't have another holiday get together without these fried slivers of heaven.

[caption id="attachment_276" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The rest of our holiday spread including buche de noel, Brandt beef tenderloin, potted shrimp, deviled eggs, peppermint bark, &amp; a cheese ball!"]<a href="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/holiday-party-0071.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-276 " title="buche de noel" src="http://www.karolineskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/holiday-party-0071.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></a>[/caption]