POTATOES, HAM & EGGS BAKE 13 NOVEMBER 2023
So long as the word BAKE is in the recipe. I'll try it, even if it IS an actual meal. So here is . . . POTATOES, HAM & EGGS BAKE . . . So here I am, less than a month from my 75th year upon this Planet Earth, and I have never worked with potatoes. Ever. Oh, I once tried to make potato pancakes, as I'd married into a Lithuanian family. My BIL, who always tried to be kind, said, "Yum. Crunchy pancakes." Or was he being sarcastic? One never knew with him. Anyway, I guess I skipped a step. Who knows . . . but I never tried THAT again! Nor anything else involving potatoes. (I used to make a delicious spinach quiche, tho. I might have to try making that again.) Putting-it-all-together station . . . I had thought to make a half recipe,  but changed my mind when I brought out my springform pan and realized it was deeper than I'd thought, so you'll have to visualize SIX eggs. As for the turmeric: I happened to have this for the orchids I am trying to revitalize (which you can read about HERE). I took one sniff of this spice, and decided that it might be good for orchids, but it wasn't going into this bake. Three things I was NOT looking forward to doing: 1) washing the potatoes; 2) peeling the potatoes; and 3) slicing the potatoes evenly. Neal brought home these thrice-pre-washed potatoes, with edible skin . . . Not quite 2.2 pounds, but this'll have to do.
Then, my 40-plus-year-old Cuisinart™ did the slicing for me, so the slices were of uniform thickness and all in less than one minute, with no divots and no cut fingers.
A beautiful sight . . . Gipsy & SweeTea stayed on the couch . . . . . . SweeTea is under the couch cover; you can just see her tail to the left of the pillow. (No matter how tightly we tuck in the covers, one or the other [or both] manage to get under them.) Neal had just left to run some errands, so they were awaiting his return. SweeTea: Did I hear the click of a camera? Are we gonna be on a webpage?? AGAIN??? SweeTea looks bedraggled 'cause she had seven teeth extracted on Thursday and is still on painkillers . . . And where is Emmie? In my office, on (not in) the smallest bed available . . . I think she didn't realize I was in the kitchen, or she'd've been trying to "help". I spent about15-20 minutes frying the potato slices "until half cooked". What that means, I've no idea; wouldn't something have to be completely cooked before you know where half-cooked is? Also: "Add salt & pepper to taste". HOW would I know what the taste is until it's done and I taste it? This is why I prefer to bake; less confusing instructions!

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