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Scalloped Hasselback Potatoes. “Scalloped” is an attractive word, isn’t it?

Scalloped Hasselback Potatoes

When I hear it I think of several things: first, there’s scallops, as in the seafood—totally delicious. Then there’s the scalloped shape that can live on the edge of a pair of shorts or on the collar of a woman’s blouse—always pretty and dainty. And of course scalloped potatoes also comes to mind, which carries my imagination to a land of crispy potato skins drenched in a sea of cheese and cream. I can think of no better place to exist, actually. So when I came across TK member Shelbi Keith’s recipe for Scalloped Hasselback Potatoes, I knew we were going to become fast friends.

The first players up are: a few Russet potatoes (I’m sure other varieties will work equally as well), Parmigiano-Reggiano and butter. Start by scrubbing your potatoes good and clean. Then, using a sharp knife, make slices across the potato, being sure to stop before you reach its bottom. Cut up your butter. Then do the same with the Parmigiano-Reggiano. Description. Rustic Herb Potatoes. Provençal or urban – this is the most accommodating side for everyday meals.

Rustic Herb Potatoes

Prep time: 45 minutes 2 lbs Yukon gold potatoes 1 bay leaf ½-teaspoon freshly ground black peppercorns 4 sprigs fresh thyme 2 sprigs fresh rosemary 12 medium garlic cloves, not peeled 4 tablespoons olive oil ½ cup beer Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Cut the potatoes into irregular big chunks. Place them in a baking dish and mix well with herbs, black pepper, garlic cloves, olive oil and salt. Pour the beer evenly over and bake in an oven for 25 min at 350F until soft inside and golden brown crisp on the outside.

Find the full recipe at the April issue of MAZA Cooking Journals available for free at the iTunes Store. Rosemary Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes. So, I’d like to go on record as saying that mashed potatoes are pretty dang good on their own, and I usually don’t condone any messing with a good old classic mashed potato recipe.

Rosemary Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes

On occasion my mother has snuck some mashed parsnips into her mashed potatoes. Or maybe it was mashed turnips. Whatever it was, I know her intentions were good, but we figured it out and staged a mutiny. There was to be NO messing with mashed potatoes! So for me to break my sacred mashed potato rule, you know it had to be for something amazingly, extra-specially good. Which brings me to the subject of rosemary. I miss it SO much in the winter, so much so that this past year my heroic Southern husband tried to keep some growing in a pot during the chilly winter months.

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Crispy Oven-Baked Garlic Parmesan Fries

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