Scalloped Potatoes (Gratin Dauphinois)

Gratin Dauphinois Scalloped Potatoes

When I was a kid, my mom used to watch Julia Child on TV.  I believe it was Julia Child & Company, although I can't be sure. I can't say that I paid a whole lot of attention to her show, but I remember thinking that her voice and the things she would say were pretty funny. I remember thinking how she was probably the best cook ever, since she had a TV show and cookbooks and so many people talked about her.  I also thought the food she cooked was "fancy", because it wasn't the things we … [Read more...]

Bacon-Cheddar Potato Salad

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It makes perfect sense: potatoes with bacon and cheese. My sister-in-law created the original recipe, years ago, and now Bacon-Cheddar Potato Salad is a frequent, and favorite, potato salad in our house. When I heard that the June 2011 Daring Cooks' Challenge would be Healthy Potato Salads from Around the World, I knew exactly what I was going to make. My Bacon-Cheddar Potato Salad has long been on my to-do list to post here on my blog, and I've made enough changes throughout the years that I … [Read more...]

Cheesy Potato Casserole Recipe + Ham Review

Cheesy Potato Casserole

Several years back, family friends of our invited us to dinner and they served this potluck-type side dish, which I called Cheesy Potato Casserole, but they called it Funeral Potatoes. I thought it was an odd name, but they were good and over the years,  Cheesy Potato Casserole (or Funeral Potatoes) became a family favorite. … [Read more...]