As for the Squash kugel, what a pleasant surprise when I pulled it out of the oven! With a ton of milk, sugar and eggs, it was the strangest kugel recipe Ive seen. In fact it is more like a squash pie or heavy custard. It was a beautiful bright orange sprinkled with cinnamon. The wonderful aroma reminiscent of a fall afternoon and Thanksgiving lingered. I would definitely make it again but perhaps half the recipe. The woman who entered the recipe for the contest had only one word to describe it... "Yum" she wrote and signed her name.
Of the nine kugels the others made, all used noodles except for one token matzoh kugel, and one even had chocolate in it (mixed reactions there). The food editor, G-d love her, made four kugels. When she walked into the office she promptly announced which kugel she thought would win.
The JA crew was excited. They eagerly awaited the tasting. They even started chanting "ku-gel, ku-gel". I set out plastic container after container as they came out of the microwave and set them on the long white table in the office. I deftly suggested we use that table where we would have more space to spread out (and since I thought the nasty smell i n the kitchen area would skew the tasting).
More than half of the staff had never even heard of kugel no less tasted one, but no matter. By the end of lunch everyone was pronouncing kugel like a pro.
Nice! So which was the best?
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