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28 May 2006

I am making scalloped potatoes. The recipe calls for one clove of garlic, cut in half. You don't put it in the potatoes- you rub the pan with it, before you butter it. I love that.

post by: ThePinkSuperhero at: 18:10 | 14 comments

Yeah, that's the way you do it.

You could even rub it around individual sald bowls if you want to get fancy,

posted by StickyCarpet 28 May | 18:16

And play that Loituma song while you rub the garlic. :)

posted by wendell 28 May | 18:20

Whooooooooa, don't wanna get too fancy now! I am making chicken and green beans, too- that's fancy enough for me.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 28 May | 18:22

wow, the only scalloped potatoes I ever had were the ones that came in a box that my mom would fix with pork chops. *shudders* I've been scared off 'em ever since, but mebbe I should try making myself from scratch after all these years...because what can be bad when the pan's rubbed with garlic?

posted by scody 28 May | 19:10

...what can be bad when the pan's rubbed with garlic?
From personal experience, Baked Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes. Two great tastes that do NOT go great together. A classic example of "no, THAT goes in THAT pan, not THAT pan."

posted by wendell 28 May | 20:05

I like potatoes and I like cheese, but I don't like scalloped potatoes. It makes no goddam sense.

By the way, I need to go get something to eat. Thanks for reminding me.

Mmm, garlic.

posted by kmellis 28 May | 20:39

I HAVE MUCH GARLIC IN MY GARDEN, IT IS VERY USEFUL. YES HI HELLO. HOW ARE YOU, GENTLEMEN?

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 28 May | 22:08

Speaking of fine cuisine, did you know that if you add a little V-8 juice to a can of Chef-Boy-R-Dee Ravioli, you can blend it enough to slurp it up through a straw?

I'm NEVER going to make four weeks.

posted by yhbc 28 May | 22:19

Post the recipe!

posted by nomad 28 May | 23:32

I like potatoes and I like cheese, but I don't like scalloped potatoes. It makes no goddam sense.

To me it does. I like both, but somehow cheese and potatoes don't go together right. Although I may one day allow Amro to persuade me otherwise with some cheese fries.

posted by essexjan 29 May | 02:45

I bought one of these a few weeks ago in a pound shop (dollar store) and it's awesome. Perfect paper/wafer thin slices of garlic.

posted by essexjan 29 May | 02:49

I may one day allow Amro to persuade me otherwise with some cheese fries.

Yes! I will make you a believer.

I eat far too much of the cheese/potatoes combo, especially considering the clogged artery problems on both sides of my family. Right before I moved I discovered that the Mexican restaurant down the street from where I got my cheese fries makes a wicked potato and cheese chimichanga with guacamole on top. Heaven. I explored my new 'hood yesterday and found some promising potential cheese and potato vendors, who are unfortunately probably closed to further exploration today.

posted by amro 29 May | 07:49

essexjan: I've got one of those mini-mandolines, too. I like to slice up a whole bowl of garlic then fry it in oil like little potato chips.

posted by StickyCarpet 29 May | 11:44

The scalloped pototaes I made had no cheese- just cream and milk, baked for a little over an hour. Mmmmm mmmm. I have leftovers, too, so that's what I'll be eating for lunch tomorrow, yaay!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 29 May | 12:49

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