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On those dark and chilly evenings, when I'm standing in my kitchen deciding what to make for dinner, my mother's scalloped potatoes come to mind. I've always associated potatoes as being a comfort food, because while I was growing up, my mom made them as a side dish to go along with many different entrees during the colder months. In the winter time, she use to wrap potatoes up in tin foil and bake them in our wood burning fireplace. Unfortunately, I can't follow her tradition for baked potatoes cooked in the fireplace at my house, because our fireplace is gas. Most of the time she baked scalloped potatoes with olive oil. I missed it so much after she passed away, that I just had to try and master this dish myself. Well, I believe I've done it. At least my husband says I have. To my happiness and surprise, he was shocked at how I had nailed her potatoes right to a tee. Surely, My motivation was, if I couldn't make them just as she did, I would never be able to savor the fabulous flavors of this dish anymore. Anyway, here's the recipe for this awesome potato dish, Enjoy!
Ingredients;
7 medium white potatoes, washed, peeled and sliced thinly
1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
2 medium plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
4 large cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup olive oil
2 Tbs fresh sage
2 Tbs fresh parsley
1/2 Tbs dried rosemary
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup of Romano cheese (optional)
Pre heat oven to 425 degrees. Place all the ingredients in a large baking dish. Mix everything together well, cover and Place the dish into the oven on the middle baking rack. Bake covered for 30 minutes. When 30 minutes are up, remove the cover and bake uncovered for an additional 15 to 20 minutes. There is no need to stir this while it's cooking. When the potatoes are finished remove them from the oven and serve them with your favorite entree. For you carnivores, these potatoes go nicely along side of grilled steak or roasted chicken dishes. For us vegetarians, I enjoy eating these potatoes along side a nice hearty bowl of lentil soup, or vegetable minestrone, scooped over some 2 day old Italian bread.
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Hi olivia, I just couldn't resist blogging to this photo, with the light shining through an olive oil bottle just enough to capture that golden hue.
What a wonderful recipe. I tried it last nite and my wife was in heaven.
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Hi Dave, Thank You! I'm happy you both enjoyed it. I love making these potatoes on those chilly evenings.
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Hi Lydia,
here is what I looked up for you in the Dutch Wise Woman's book on "Plant Energies" (Amsterdam 1974):
"The potato (Solanum tuberosum) consists of 90 % water. The other 10% are rich on potassium,silicium and vitamin C. The potato cleanses the body and detoxicates the kidneys.
Water from boiled potatoes will remove fruit stains on white linen and will polish copper or silver."
So - potato and detox, they go together.
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Thanks so much Olivia, I didn't know potatoes were great for detoxing the body. I'll add them to one of the foods I eat, while I'm doing my 3 day autumn detox once a week through out the fall.
Hi Dave, Thanks, I'll put you on my list today. You surely can reciprocate. I would love that, thank you.
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Oehalim, Thank you so much. The same goes to you.
potatoes meeting
garlic, onions, parsley, sage
having a party
Hello Olivia, Thanks for the potato Haiku. They surely do taste good all blended together.
Sounds absolutely delicious! Potatoes and other root vegetables are great Ayurvedic foods for fall, as are other warm, dense, nourishing foods; eating what is in season is naturally helpful to the body. So happy for you that you were able to replicate your mom's potatoes; I'm sure it makes her happy that you honor her in this way.
Hello Rose, Welcome to my blog. Ayurveda is very interesting. Thank you so much for sharing this information with me. It's helpful. I just started reading up on Ayurveda and it certainly makes a lot of sense. I'm still trying to figure out which Dosha I am. You're so right about eating root vegetables in the fall. I find that eating foods that are in season actually strengthens our immune systems and keeps us healthier.
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Hello Lady Luxie, Welcome to my blog. It's amazing how our bodies know just what we need, and how and when we need to give things up. You're doing the absolute right thing by taking your time giving up beef. When the time is right you'll find a proper substitute for beef. For the longest time I was such a strict vegan. For some reason since my children were born, I can no longer resist an occasional fish dish.
This sounds great!! Will try it very soon. It's very different from my mom's scalloped potatoes which have no tomatoes but a good sharp grated cheddar cheese. Sometimes for meat eaters, she'd put slices of ham on top!! But anyway, being one who loves to cook and eat this sounds like a marvelous change of pace!
That sounds delicious.
I wouldn't have thought of tomatoes and romano with scalloped potatoes, I am definitely up for trying this one.
Cheers,
~Oswegan
This is a delicious looking recipe. I, too, have always made the more traditional scalloped potatoes with cheese and ham. I'll have to give this a try. We have potatoes with practically every meal in some form.
Hi Oswegan, You'll love them if you try them this way. These ingredients really do go well together.
Hello jzr, These potatoes are also very quick to put together, using many of the basic ingredients you already have in your pantry. I love eating potatoes when the temperature cools off outdoors.
Hi Sue, I make this potato dish with many meals, cause it really does go well as a side with many different foods. Another benefit to scalloped potatoes made with olive oil is, It's much lower in saturated fat, cause your omiting most of the dairy, therefore it's healther for you.
My husband loves this - in fact, potatoes are very popular in my house. Mmmm, who needs meat when vegetables offer so much?
Hi Linda, I feel the same way you do about vegetables offering so much to us. People really can live off of vegetables, grains and fruits. There's really no need to eat meat or animal products. My kids and husband wouldn't agree with me though, They're the biggest meat eaters I know.
I'm going to try this tonight with barbecued wild salmon. Should be good.
~Oswegan
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