My Review

I found this recipe through the a neat site called foodily.com. It basically searches food blogs and sites for recipes and then you search there site by ingredients etc. This recipe came from seriouseats.com. I had never stumbled upon this site before but I bookmarked it! 

I really like scallop potatoes but I have not found a recipe that is both relatively easy as well as tasty.

What I changed

I followed the original recipe pretty close. I used bottled garlic and dried thyme. I also doubled the recipe.

What I liked

Cooking the potatoes first on the stovetop and then in the oven resulted in perfectly cooked potatoes. This also allowed for the recipe to be started later in the meal preparations. I did cut the potatoes up then let them sit in water until I was ready to start the recipe.

What I didn’t like

The flavor was kind of bland. The thyme was okay but it needs something else as well. Also for me it did not thicken up as much as I would have liked and was a complaint of my husbands as well.

Overall

As is I probably would not make this recipe again. I do like how simple it is though and plan to play around with it maybe add some sour cream or other cheeses to the mix.

My Rating

Has potential

One last note. I hope to add pictures as I go. My camera is not a high end device so I struggle with taking pictures of my recipes. I hope to get a better camera soon. So for now I will add them when I can or use the original picture from the site I get the recipe. Also bear with me as I figure out a good format for writing my reviews. Happy Cooking!

Do you have a great Scalloped Potato recipe? Did you try this recipe, how did you like it? Feel free to share your feedback in the comments!

This is another recipe that is a favorite of mine at holiday meals. I make it now almost every time I make mashed potatoes. Its also another one I had to think about how much of what I was using so I could write it down here.

Source: Family

Prep time: 20 min Cook time: 45 min

• 10-12 medium size russet potatoes
• 1-1/2 to 2 cups sour cream
• 8 oz cream cheese softened
• 1-2 tsp salt
• 1/2 -1 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp paprika

Peal potatoes; cut potatoes into quarters. Cook potatoes in water for 15-20 minutes or till potatoes or tender. Drain and mash. Add sour cream, and cream cheese mix well. Add salt and pepper. Put mashed potatoes into a greased cooking dish and sprinkle paprika on top. Cook at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Yields: 6 servings

Baking the mash potatoes brings out the flavor of this dish. I always use my kitchen aid mixture to mash and mix this as well. You can also make this dish in the slow cooker. Just cook on low for 1-2hrs.

This was a favorite of mine growing up. I don’t make it as much as I should but I enjoy it when I do.

Source: A mix of a few online recipes

Prep/cook time : 25 minutes

• 1-2 lbs red potatoes
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/8-1/4 cup minced parsley
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Scrub or scrape new potatoes. Cook in boiling salted water just until tender, 15-20 minutes. Melt butter in saucepan; stir in parsley and lemon juice. Pour sauce over potatoes.

Yield: 4 servings