Why do we need boxed potatoes?

On Sundays, I go to the grocery store and prepare food for the week. {Even yesterday, after my awful 6 mile trail run!}

I like to collect recipes, especially frugal ones. My recipe book consists of a 3-ring binder and page protectors. I cut recipes out of magazines, print them from the Internet, or collect them from friends. I can pop them right into those page protectors for safekeeping.

Hubs and I have gotten in a rut with our food lately, so I decided to try a new recipe. At 43 years of age, you would think that I would have made scalloped potatoes before. Nope.

Well... if you count these...I guess it's a yes?

These did serve a purpose in college and early married years. But Hubs never liked them. And as I got older and started eating more whole foods, I didn't enjoy the taste of them.

Have you seen the list of groceries that can be purchased for approximately $10? {I printed a long while ago, so I'm not sure that the $10 would still cover it.} Lissa Burnell of Budget101.com created it, along with a bunch of recipes.

Yay for Lissa's Scalloped Potatoes. I had all the ingredients on hand. And they looked pretty easy to make. So I went for it.

Here's the recipe, in case any of you want a yummy, easy, side dish for the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays.

Scalloped Potatoes
1 large onion, cut in rings
3 T. Butter
3 T. Flour {I only had almond flour on hand, it worked great}
Salt & Pepper
1 C. milk {I used fat-free}
1 C. Chicken broth
Potatoes, washed {I used 3 medium/large ones}

Cut potatoes into slices and toss 'em in a 9x13 pan. Place the onion (cut into rings) all over the potatoes.

Melt butter, add flour, mix until pasty. Add broth and milk. Stir constantly until creamy and thick (cooking over medium heat). (I think I could have cooked this a little longer til it got thicker.)

Pour the sauce over the potatoes and onions. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes. (I had to cook mine for 1 hour.) ??

Here it is in all it's yumminess.

Mom's going to be so proud!

Bye, bye, Betty. We'll still be friends!



I would rather eat foods that my grandmother would have made in her kitchen. {In other words, if there's ingredients on the package that you can't pronounce, don't eat it.}

Do you have a dish that you can buy as a "convenience" food, but you would rather prepare "home-made"??

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