Sentence 1: My friend and I decided to make latkes. 
 Sentence 3: We tried hard, but the latkes would not stick together 
 Sentence 4:  Instead, we had a pile of hashbrowns 
 Sentence 5:  We still ate them because they still tasted fine 
 Option 1: We shredded the potato and onion. 
 Option 2: Realizing we were out of potatoes, we made pizza instead.