I often make a large tub of potato bake to serve at barbecues, mine has brown onions, bacon and corn in it. This version with leeks looks good though and I might give it a go over the summer months.
LEEK AND POTATO SCALLOP
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Category Archives: Salads & Vegetables
ASPARAGUS OR LEEKS WITH PARMESAN
I love it when asparagus comes back into season each Spring and enjoy eating it as a vegetable, in salads and in stir fries, but I think served like this it would make a terrific first course. Mum and Dad both loved asparagus so I can see why Mum cut this recipe from the Herald Sun. The leek version sound good as well. Neither of Mum or Dad were wine drinkers though and I doubt they’d ever head of the matched Chateau Tahbilk Marsanne wine. I guess if you could get a bottle of the 1999 vintage for $13 now you’d be doing very well.
TWO-BEANS HOT-POT
Today, September 1st, is the first day of Spring in Australia so it seems fitting to post a recipe that is a side dish to have at a backyard barbecue. A good time as well to hope for lovely barbecuing weather in the months to come.
IRISH POTATO CAKES
I can hardly boast that this is an old Irish recipe passed down through the family, because Mum doesn’t have any Irish ancestors. Even so, I like the sound of these baked instead of fried potato cakes. I started off thinking that they would be little less fattening until I came to the last part about splitting them in two and spreading them with butter…. Despite that or maybe because of it – they sound great.
FINNISH MUSHROOM POTATO CAKE
I’m not quite sure what makes this Finnish, but as I’ve never been to Finland and know very little about their food I guess it could be from there. Wherever it’s from I do like the idea of mashed potatoes, mushrooms and onions baked together.
CHICKEN, CAULIFLOWER & BACON GRATIN
I know why Mum cut this recipe out and saved it, she really liked cauliflower. Some people might think cauliflower is a bit bland, but it’s really very versatile. It’s great topped with a white sauce and cheese, soaks up curry sauces deliciously, you can roast it with a little oil and of course just boil it. This is the first time I’ve seen it used in a recipe like this, but I think it should taste quite good this way.
PADDY’S PIE
With a name like this it had to be a potato pie, didn’t it? My first thought was that this would make a good Sunday night family tea, but I’ve now decided that slices would be good served up with a roast or b-b-que. Either way I think it would be a winner.
POTATOES ANNA
I’m not sure I could make these potatoes look quite as neat as they have in the photo, but it’s always handy to have a good potato dish to serve with a roast or a b-b-que and this does look very good.
GOLDEN POTATO SALAD
This another of Mum’s recipes that she’s pinned together when she couldn’t find the cellotape. It was probably published before mayonnaise in all it’s different varieties was available in the supermarket. If you don’t want to go to the trouble of making the mayonnaise use about a cup of a plain bought one and add the mustard and parsley.
HOT SPINACH CHEESECAKE
Not the usual cheesecake, this recipe combines cream cheese, feta cheese and parmesan cheese with spinach, mushrooms and onion to make a great savoury dish.
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