Potato Recipes

Since I am not the type of person to deny an expectant mother  a potato recipe, I am posting potato recipes. These are my top three potato recipes based on compliments received over the last 10-12 years. Enjoy.

Potato Casserole

Serves 2-4 people depending on how hungry they are

• 4 Boiled, peeled and diced potatoes
• ½ Cup American Cheese (Cheddar works well also)
• ½ Cup Mayonnaise
• ¼ Cup Chopped Onion (optional)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• ¼ lb. Partially fried bacon, chopped
• 1/8 Cup sliced chopped olives

Mix 1^st four ingredients. Place in a 9X9-casserole pan. Top with bacon and olives. Bake 1 hour at 325.

(Notes: I boil the potatoes until they fall off a fork when I poke them. Then I drain and mix them with the other ingredients. They break up fine and you don’t have to burn your fingers chopping them. This recipe can be doubled, tripled, halved, whatever and it it’ll turn out fine. Leftovers re-heat well.)

Potatoes Anna

Serves 4-8 people depending on how much they want

• 2 T Butter
• 1 T Kosher Salt
• 3 Large Potatoes (About 4 Cups)

Melt butter with salt. Slice raw potatoes about ¼ inch thick. In greased 8-inch pie plate, arrange potatoes so they look nice, overlapping them; Drizzle butter/salt over the top. Cover with foil and bake for 20 mins. At 450. Uncover and bake 55 mins. or more until potatoes are tender and top is crispy. Let stand five minutes. Then you are supposed to remove the pie from the pan and cut into wedges. This has never worked for me so I serve it from the pie plate. It still tastes good.

Potato Soooprize

Serves however many you want to serve and the rest of them too.

• Chop one good-sized potato for each person into 1″ cubes.
• Melt 1T butter or Olive Oil per potato.
• Add a little salt and pepper and whatever seasoning you feel like adding to the oil.

Toss potato cubes in the expertly seasoned oil and spread into single layer on a baking sheet or casserole dish. The Casserole dish is less messy. Cover loosely with foil and bake at 350 until they are tender. Turn oven up to 450; remove foil and quickly brown outside.