LEFTOVER MASHED POTATO PANCAKE RECIPE

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and I wish everyone a very Happy New Year!  Today I want to share a very simple recipe with you for using up leftover mashed potatoes, I remember my grandmother and my mom making these for breakfast they go great with eggs! But my husband likes them for dinner as well.  There is no exact science for this recipe, because you never know how much potatoes you have left over but here is the basics and just adjust from it.

1 bowl of leftover cold mashed potatoes (lets say about 2-3 cups)
salt and pepper to taste
1 egg well beaten (maybe 2 if you have more potatoes)
1-2 T of flour (again maybe more but be careful if you add to much flour you will have something of a fried potato biscuit !! instead of a creamy fluffy potato cake)

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and shape into a patty with your hands don't worry if the mixture is a little loose but you don't want it falling all apart ( this is when you should add a little more flour)

Now fry in butter or bacon fat nice and slow till browned on both sides don't try to flip to soon or they will fall apart. Well I have a great picture to show you, but i can't seem to upload it right now.  so I will try to add it later.
Enjoy!

Allison

EASTER BRUNCH

I am a big fan of potatoes, and I love the Simply Potatoes web site http://www.simplypotatoes.com/  I have been making these hash brown breakfast cups for Easter for some time now, and I thought I would share this recipe with you for your Easter Brunch. We have to work this year on Easter this is a very busy time for Disney right now. but I hope you enjoy this recipe.

Ingredients:3 cups Simply Potatoes® Shredded Hash Browns


1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 pound ground Italian sausage

1/2 cup finely chopped mushrooms

1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper

2 cups (16 ounces) Better'n Eggs®

1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

1/2 cup Crystal Farms® Finely Shredded Cheddar Cheese





Instructions:1. Heat oven to 400°F. Grease 12-cup regular muffin cup pan; set aside. In medium bowl combine Simply Potatoes, butter and salt; mix well. Press about ¼ cup Simply Potatoes mixture into each muffin cup lining bottom and sides. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown.



2. Meanwhile, brown Italian sausage in 10-inch skillet; drain grease. Add mushrooms and red bell pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender. Fill each baked hash brown cup equally with sausage mixture.

3. In small bowl combine Better’n Eggs® and Italian seasoning; mix well. Pour over sausage mixture, filling each muffin cup equally. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cup comes out clean.

Invite HORMEL to your next Dinner

Hi every one, The weather in fl is perfect right now, Beautiful days cool evenings, perfect for entertaining.

As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program I received products from HORMEL.
So I invited family and friends together to enjoy a fall meal.
And i invite you to become familiar with all of Hormel's great tasting foods.
I made one appetizer, a potato and the main course and everyone brought a dish to share, I hope you enjoy my recipes we sure did and had a great time.
MINI PIZZAS WITH HORMEL TURKEY PEPPERONI MINIS:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Start with sandwich thins or you could use English muffins or pitas.

Add your favorite sauce, mozzarella cheese, and  garlic salt.  Top with Hormel minis bake at 400F till cheese is nice and melty, sprinkle with fresh pepper and fresh basil. The kids thought these little pepperonis were soooo cute.
ROASTED PORK LOIN WITH ROSEMARY AND GARLIC:

3 to 4 cloves of garlic chopped fine
3 T Fresh rosemary
2 T parsley
Kosher salt
Pepper
1 Hormel boneless pork loin roast
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup white wine to sart then more for gravy
Preheat oven to 350F
Crush garlic,rosemary salt and pepper and Parsley to make a paste.  Pierce meat in several places and press mixture into holes.  Rub meat with remaining garlic mix and olive oil let set in fridge for at least 1 hr to marinate.
Put Roast in pan add wine and cook till meat thermomater says 160 Turning and basting with pan juice.
Remove roast and let rest about 20 min. before you slice it.
Meanwhile add about 1 can of chicken broth to pan drippings add a little more wine and cook and loosen all the bits from the bottom of the pan.  Thicken with a little cornstarch mixed with water (about 2Tcornstarch with 2T water) cook and thicken adding more chicken broth or wine to make desiered consistancy taste and add S&P if needed
CHEESEY BACON POTATOES

Wow i can't tell you how many of these potatoes we use to make at our restaurants, every one loved them and we still make them a lot at home, these are super easy to make and you can make them ahead of time and heat on the grill or in the oven At the restaurant we would deep fry the skins then fill them with the stuffing but they are still wonderful just baking in the oven or heating on the grill.

1 potato makes 2 stuffed baked potatoes
so for every potato bake or microwave till just tender
slice in half while still hot hold each half in a kitchen towel and carefully scoop out the flesh be careful not to break the skin.
but both sides of potato into a micro safe bowl to this add 2T Butter and 2 slices of American cheese microwave till butter and cheese start to melt take a spoon and chop and mix potato mixture make sure cheese is melted all the way now scoop into each shell sprinkle with HORMEL bacon and chopped scallions or chives serve with sour cream.
Well that's it Thank you Hormel and Foodbuzz for a great day!
No matter if it's Breakfast, Lunch ,Dinner a snack or your next party Hormel procucts have you covered
Enjoy!
Allison
Allisonskitchen.blogspot.com

SCALLOPED POTATO AND HAM RECIPE

Ingredients:
4 cups italian béchamel sauce (white sauce)
3 cups cooked ham, cubed
1 cup cup onions, chopped
1 cup green peppers, chopped
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
5 cups potatoes, peeled, sliced 1/8-inch thick

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 175 C (350 F).
Combine italian béchamel sauce (white sauce) with ham, onion, green pepper, cheese and potatoes. Stir gently.
Pour into a buttered 13 x 9 x 2 inch casserole dish. Cover the casserole with aluminum foil.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Uncover and continue baking for 1 hour.
Enjoy
Allison
allisonskitchen.blogspot.com