Welcome to Firefox. The Wanna be Country Girl - StumbleUpon. This hash-brown casserole is the perfect side dish.
I served it last night with my chicken pot pie to a crowd. It’s cheesy comfort food at its best. The parmesan gives it a tangy flavor, and best of all it’s really easy to fix. Its got five ingredients you mix together and pop it in the oven. Start out by adding 1 – 32 ounce bag of hash-browns to a large mixing bowl. Next add 2 – 10 3/4 ounce cans of cream of potato soup. Followed by 16 ounces of sour cream. Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes. I know, I know, au gratin potatoes aren’t the most authentic of Thanksgiving dishes since mashed taters usually take the starch center stage for this holiday.
However, I have to say that I love a cheesy, creamy potato dish at Thanksgiving and since this one will be appearing at my Thanksgiving table (and probably Christmas, too!) , I wanted to share it here. This recipe takes all the delectable requirements of an au gratin potato dish and streamlines it into an easy, no-fuss process. The ingredients are simple and wholesome (in every caloric sense of the word, if you know what I mean) and the finished dish bakes up with perfectly cooked thinly sliced potatoes layered between creamy cheesy goodness and topped with a crunchy, browned crust.
Soupy Sundays: Lasagna Soup. It’s holiday time… yeah!!!
You’re decorating, baking, shopping, running around like a chicken with your head cut off… you don’t have time to slave all day for a yummy lasagna. Old School – Self Reliance 101 » Blog Archive » make your own ricotta cheese in five minutes. Homemade ricotta?
Really? That smooth, beautiful layer of yum in lasagna? Yes, dear students, it’s possible. And it’s as easy as kindergarten. The Damsel suspects you have everything you need, at this moment, in your kitchen. At the Old School, the Damsel likes to teach things they used to know by heart in the olden days, and put a new twist on them when she can. First, set a colander over a dish. Measure 2 cups of milk (the higher the fat content, the higher your yield) into a glass bowl or other microwavable vessel. Add two tablespoons of plain white vinegar, or, in other words, one tablespoon per cup of milk. Microwave this for 2-4 minutes, or until you see it start to bubble around the edges.
Stir gently. Scoop the solids into the colander and let it drain until it reaches the desired consistency. The resulting cheese is soft and sort of like cream cheese, but less firm. The Damsel loved its fresh taste. Penne with 5 cheeses - StumbleUpon. This pasta dish of Ina's is to die for. it is a creamy and cheesy adult style macaroni and cheese with the volume turned up. the combination of all the cheeses give it an incredible flavor - and whatever you do - DO NOT skip the smoked mozzarella. i made it without it once and i missed it the whole time i was eating it. recently i decided to add some sundried tomatoes to it and it was a welcome addition. the nice part is i can make it early in the day, keep it in the fridge and right before people arrive i throw it in the oven - it is a perfect entertaining dish. penne with 5 cheesesadapted from the great one (Ina Garten) from Barefoot Contessa Family Style Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
Bring 5 quarts of salted water to a boil in a stockpot. Combine all the ingredients except the penne and butter in a large mixing bowl. reserve a 1/2 c of cheese mix minus fresh mozzarella for the top. Mix well. Drop the penne into the boiling water and parboil for 4 minutes. Baked Mashed Potatoes with a Creamy Gruyere Topping. My friend Donna Natale Mason…what can I say other than that Texas is not nearly as colorful without her?
She is a vibrant, loud, gorgeous bit of Texas stomping through the snow in Indiana in red cowboy boots. We were debutantes together in Wichita Falls and she keeps threatening to come back to Texas and have a get together where we all wear our (very small sized yet shockingly poufy) deb dresses and eat lots of food and tell raunchy jokes. In the meantime she has given me a very decadent, yet simple recipe that is dear to her heart. You know I have a soft spot for recipes that are truly an embodiment of love.
This recipe not only yields a baked mashed potato dish that will make you tear up with delight, but the story behind it will make you a little weepy, as well. This is part of the note that Donna sent to me: “My sweet Momma made these for me when I was pregnant with my daughter, Molly in 2005. Hence, I call these Donna’s Good Luck Potatoes. Notes: French onion soup. I’m firmly of the belief that no matter what ails you in the realm of the kitchen, onion soup can cure it.
Never cooked before? Don’t think you’ll be able to pull off the kind of cooking you believe you need to go to a restaurant to experience? Start with onion soup. Have only $5 to spend on dinner? Refrigerator is almost bare?