(Healthier) Hash Browns

So, I've got a wicked backlog of food I need to post. But the excuse du jour is that I have a cold. So, instead I'm posting the comfort food I've been making the last 3 days. (Seriously, for lunch today, I just had a plate of these.) 

Slice 

Slice again

Cube and oil

Once done

Perfection

Healthier Hash Browns
Serves 2 (or 1 if it's a sick day)


1 baking potato, scrubbed
Approx 2 Tbs of Olive oil


Preheat oven to 425. Slice potato into coins. Slice coins into sticks. Slice sticks into cubes (ish). Put potato cubes on baking sheet and coat in olive oil. Cook for 20 min, tossing halfway. They may stick to the pan (see picture 4). It's fine, just unstick them and continue. Let cool, serve with ketchup.  

Crispy Flat Potatoes

So in my last post (sorry about the lack of posting - would you believe I’ve been busy?) I had a cute little side dish with the yummy yummy sandwiches. ‘What were those little cuties’ you asked? Well! Guess what - I’m about to give you the answer.

Crispy Flat Potatoes from Whisked.

Ta da?

Very yummy and fun to eat. However, make sure you bake them long enough otherwise you’ll end up with my problem. Above, you’ll notice 3 potatoes - 2 were under-baked and smashed into bits when I - well… smashed them. The third one was baked to perfection and smashed just right. Do it this way.

Fry in a smidge of oil and enjoy.

Potato Soup

Since it rained all weekend here in the sunshine state, I decided it was time to break out the soup pot. Luckily, I just happened to have some potatoes sitting around not quite to the point of looking back at me.

There are a thousand different ways to make potato soup. Mine involves slicing potatoes very thin/small and boiling them in milk and butter. I seasoned with salt, pepper, granulated garlic, and onion powder.

(Here's a recipe from Lighter and Local that I forgot I had saved. I’ll use this one in the future.)

If you have some sort of potato masher, this would be the time to use it. I used the back of a plastic spoon (pictured).

Once it is the consistency of a thick, runny porridge (more or less) serve topped with one or more of several toppings: shredded cheese, bacon crumbles, sour cream, chives, crispy onions, etc.

Enjoy.