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Skinny Scalloped Potato Gratin. Thinly sliced yukon gold potatoes, layered and baked in a light buttery sauce and shredded cheese. So good without the guilt! This is one of those dishes that exceeded my expectations, you can use red potatoes or new potatoes, but I really love the buttery texture of yukon gold. The only thing I urge to ensure the potatoes are cooked and tender is that you slice the potatoes 1/8 inch thick, a mandoline really makes this easy. Any thicker and you'll have to adjust the baking time. This is a must for Thanksgiving! Skinny Potato GratinSkinnytaste.comServings: 7 • Size: about a cup (1/7th) • Old Points: 2 pt • Points+: 3 ptsCalories: 160.2 • Fat: 4.4 g • Carbs: 24.6 • Fiber: 1.8 • Protein: 7.2 g • Sugar: 2.6Sodium: 42.6 mg (without salt)Ingredients: Directions: Preheat oven to 425°F. In a large bowl, combine potatoes, butter, salt, garlic powder and fresh cracked pepper.

Arrange half of the potato slices in the baking dish; top with 1/4 cup cheese. A craving for quinoa and sweet potato cakes. Do you ever have those moments where suddenly lunch becomes the most important event in your life? Surely, I spend most of my days planning, cooking, and photographing food, but this was different. I was running around town a few days ago taking care of household matters, such as changing the oil of my car, when I was overcome by this urge to run home and make myself a nice lunch.

Not a quick salad like most days when I have to run, but something else. I needed some quinoa and sweet potato cakes in my life. I had not been planning on styling or shooting anything that day, but I had to return home. This is how these quinoa and sweet potato cakes came about, which took no more than half an hour to make I must add. How about you? Quinoa and Sweet Potato Cakes makes 8 cakes Bring 1 cup (250 ml) of water to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat.

Heat a medium saute pan over medium high heat. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, parsley, and chives. Crispy Smashed Potatoes | Crepes of Wrath - StumbleUpon. Mid-terms are upon us! Can you feel it in the air? I sure as hell can! I’m trying to remain calm, though, and think about how I’ve only got NINE weeks of school left until I’ve got that coveted bachelor’s degree.

That’s it! Just nine weeks! I can hardly believe it, and when I think about it, it’s not that bad after all. I’ve just got to keep pushing. This is my first attempt at what I’m sure will be a regular side-dish in my house as soon as I perfect it. Your ingredients. Put your potatoes in a pot and fill with enough water to cover. Remove the potatoes from the water when they’re ready and place on a greased and/or lined baking sheet.

Top with cheddar cheese, sour cream, bacon…whatever you like! Enjoy! Crispy Smashed Potatoes 6 medium red potatoes6 teaspoons olive oil3 teaspoons kosher salt + another 1½ teaspoons kosher salt6 pinches ground black pepper6 pinches dried thyme6 pinches dried rosemarycheddar cheese, sour cream, bacon, etc. Scrub your potatoes well. Make Your Own Potato Tots - Project. Crispy Smashed Potatoes | Crepes of Wrath - StumbleUpon. Crispy Oven-Baked Garlic Parmesan Fries | The Family Kitchen. By brooklynsupper | While it’s available year round, when you start to see garlic scapes, green garlic, and young garlic arriving at the farmer’s market, you know spring has arrived. Powerful and pungent, garlic makes almost any savory dish better.

Here are 25 delicious garlic recipes that use this tasty ingredient in a wide variety of ways to suit a wide variety of tastes. nggallery id=’131282′ 25 Incredible Garlic Recipes Click through for 25 ways to cook with spring garlic! Lasagna Roll Ups Lasagna is a family favorite, but let’s face it, it can be a little messy to serve. Lamb Tagine with Garlic, Olives, and Apricots This rich Moroccan stew provides a medley of flavors the whole family will love.

Baked Broccoli Rabe with Garlic With tangy lemon and powerful garlic, this baked broccoli rabe is a healthy and tasty winter side dish. Bocconcini with Garlic Scape Pesto Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Soup. Fries (Baked!) I basically have the palate of an 11-year-old. If I were left to my own devices I would probably eat pizza, tacos, french fries, ice cream and cookies for almost every meal. These things remain my favorites even though I have gained an appreciation for fancier stuff like oysters, truffles, curry, sushi etc.. I’m a little afraid of deep frying, which is probably a good thing, but it normally prevents me from making fries at home. I’ve been experimenting with oven fries for as long as I can remember but was never completely satisfied with the results. Until now. I recently came across a technique that improved my efforts dramatically. This recipe produces amazingly crispy and garlicky fries that are ready to be dipped in some delicious sour cream mixed with chives, or homemade ketchup or chipotle mayo.

Garlicky Oven Fries (adapted from a Cook’s Illustrated Recipe) Preheat oven to 475° F. Add the potatoes to the bowl with the remaining oil mixture and toss to coat. Potato Gratin. My favorite dish at this year’s Thanksgiving dinner was this Potato Gratin recipe, courtesy of Frank Stitt’s Southern Table. Stitt’s cookbook has been very reliable, it is also such a beautiful book that I enjoy flipping through it whenever I can. It took some convincing for Bryan to agree to a Thanksgiving dinner with no mashed potatoes, he’s a traditionalist, but after he tasted these he was glad he agreed.

Just look at that brown and crunchy and delicious cheese topping! Since this is so easy to make, maybe it will become a good substitute for my macaroni and cheese cravings. Old-Fashioned Potato Gratin 4 russet potatoes, peeled and sliced about 1/8-1/4-inch thick1 garlic clove, crushed1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at room temperatureKosher salt and freshly ground white pepper1/4 cup freshly grated Comté cheese (or substitute Gruyère)1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano1 1/2 cups heavy cream Preheat the oven to 350° F.

Sweet Potato Gratin with Smoky Breadcrumbs | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn. I love sweet potato casserole, but not the overly sweet brown sugar and marshmallow versions found on many Thanksgiving tables in the United States. The sweet potato dish I'm interested in is closer to a gratin, with a big push towards the savory to play off of the natural sweetness of the potatoes. To do this I use herbs, garlic, parmesan cheese and smoked paprika (or chipotle if I'm in the mood to add heat.) Read on for my recipe! Sweet potatoes are naturally very sweet and baking them only intensifies that sweetness. According to Cook's Illustrated, the sugars in sweet potatoes develop up until their internal temperature reach 175 degrees, so a good way to enhance their sweetness is to slowly raise the oven temperature.

I adopted this method for my gratin. But I didn't want to end up with an overly sweet, marshmallow-y side dish. The resulting gratin is a wonderful contrast in flavors and textures, a rich, savory/sweet, creamy/crunchy delight. Butter a gratin dish and set it aside. Appetizer Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Potato Bites with Spicy Sour Cream Dipping Sauce | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn. Okay, we're not going to win any awards for thinking up this combination, but hey — these potato bites are easy, delicious, and perfect for a sports-loving crowd, should you find yourself surrounded by one this weekend. They even remind us of sports-bar food ... like little deconstructed potato skins. (Image credit: Emma Christensen) We decided to make these after countless evenings munching on these bacon-wrapped dates, which are also very yummy, but got us thinking about other things we could wrap in bacon.

Potatoes? Potatoes could be perfect. And cheap. If you can find tiny new potatoes, those would be even more aesthetically precious. With the creamy wedge of potato and the crunchy bacon, the sour cream dip is what pushes this appetizer over the edge. Makes about 3 dozen bites Preheat the oven to 400°F. Wash and dry the potatoes. Drain the potatoes and put them in a large bowl. Cut the strips of bacon into thirds. Cook the potatoes for 15 minutes, then flip each piece. Lightened Loaded Potato Soup | Handle the Heat. Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Gouda Cheese Sauce. This morning I was looking at my home page and I realized that there is a lot of orange sweet potato and pumpkin going on.

Considering the time of year I think it is very fitting. Maybe I should go red and green when Christmas comes around? Got any green and red recipes that I can try out for Christmas? In keeping with the autumn orange theme I got the idea to try a sweet potato gnocchi covered in gouda cheese sauce. The idea was to do it in a stovetop mac and cheese kind of style. I have never made a potato gnocchi before. First and most important you need 1 pound of sweet potato.

In the photos I as preparing a double recipe so that is why you see so many potatoes. Pierce the potatoes with a fork. Microwave the potato for 5-6 minutes on each side, until tender. Slice the potatoes in half and let cool. Scoop out the flesh of the potatoes and mash, you need 1 1/2 cups of mashed potato. Add Parmesan cheese, brown sugar, 1 teaspoons salt, and nutmeg; mash to blend. You have made a roux! Gnocchi.