Hello, everyone. Fires in our beloved Pacific Northwest and the west coast, the anniversary of September 11, masks everywhere…I’m so sorry all of this is happening.
I’m a helper and from our home here in Australia, what I can give you is this: the best, easiest classic recipe for scalloped potatoes.
A few weeks ago I bought a mandolin, my first ever (because I was always too afraid a kid would slice his finger) and wow, it’s a game changer for slicing potatoes.
Don’t bother peeling — just wash the potatoes, slice, slice a white onion thinly and you’re set.
The secret?
A loooooong cooking time to ensure the potatoes are tender. Start with 40 mins at 350F / 180C but keep checking with a knife. Also: cream. That’s another secret!
5 potatoes, thinly sliced. (Peel if you prefer, but I never do.)
1 onion, sliced
1.5 cups of heavy cream whisked together with 2 teaspoons chicken stock powder
1 cup grated cheddar
Salt to taste
Heat the oven to 180C / 350F.
Oil a baking dish and layer with potato, then some onion rings, potato and on it goes. Finish with potato on top.
Pour over the cream mixture.
Sprinkle with cheese.
Bake for 40 minutes plus. Check for tender potatoes.
Some things in life really are easy.
Good thing, too, especially when life is handing us some challenges in 2020.
I hope you love these — I don’t make them often, but when I do my husband has seconds (or maybe even thirds).
Enjoy your weekend, everyone.
Love, Catherine x
PS.
I’ve been working quite a lot in the corporate world lately, and can’t wait to get back to some writing soon…I have a great concept for my first novel for adults and I’m super excited to test the idea with you!
Next week, I’ll be blogging from my favourite beach in the world — yay! We’re celebrating our first son turning 20 with a weekend getaway. People always say the years fly by, but for me…I was there for every second and they didn’t fly. The years waltzed or jitterbugged: from the worn out knees on my jeans to endless endless endless batches of cookies, washing all those school uniforms, Sunday dinners, rowing driving before 5am, all of it. A long and beautiful family waltz…and I’m grateful!