Prompt: Potatoes

[runpunkrun]

You can mash 'em. You can slice 'em. You can grind 'em into flour. Potatoes!

To fill this prompt, you can:

1. Slide into the comments of this post and share a link to a recipe and why you like it.
2. Write up a favorite recipe and post it to the comm.
3. Post a review of a related product or cookbook to the comm.
4. Try someone's recipe and reply to their post (or comment) with any changes you made and how it turned out.

This prompt lasts all month, but it's only for inspiration and not a requirement. You can still post to the comm even if it isn't related to the prompt.

Here's what's going on in the comments:

• Thinly Sliced Potatoes with Rosemary from lunabee34
• Mashed potatoes topped with sauteed cabbage, apple and shredded cheddar cheese from kelkyag

Recipe: Potato, Ham, and Leek Casserole (for slow cooker)

[celli]

from Everyday Gluten-Free Slow Cooking by Kimberly Mayone & Kitty Broihier, MS, RD

I make this regularly with a couple of small substitutions (noted) and really love it. It's basically scalloped potatoes & ham with a cheese sauce - and there's a variation that takes the cheese out (though not the milk). Prep is slicing potatoes and leeks, so...20 minutes for me? And total cook time is 4 hours in the slow cooker on low.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 pounds round, white potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
1 medium leek, trimmed, washed well, and sliced into 1/4 inch pieces (the cookbook notes you can substitute a small, thinly sliced onion)
8 ounces ham, cubed
1/4 cup chicken broth

for the sauce:
1 1/4 cups 2% milk (I use whole milk with no major difference)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese (I use baby Swiss with no major difference)

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SCALLOPED POTATOES AND HAM VERSION

In Step 4: Omit the Gruyere and add 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt to the sauce mixture.