Twice Baked Potatoes

potatoes
butter
milk
sour cream
salt
garlic powder

Bake potatoes in oven on 400 for about an hour or until soft. Gently cut the top off enough to be able to scoop out the insides. Throw away the top or eat as a separate snack. Mash potatoes with the rest of the ingredients, slowly adding each one until you get the right taste. Carefully stuff back into potato skins making sure not to rip the skins. Top with cheese and put back in oven on cookie sheet until cheese is melted. Enjoy!

Baked Potato Soup

4 large baked potatoes
2/3 cup butter
2/3 cup flour
6 cups milk (the recipe says whole or 2%, but I used fat free and it was fine)
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
4 green onions, chopped
12 slices bacon, fried and crumbled (I save time and use the already cooked bacon pieces you can buy in a bag)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream

Cut potatoes (already baked) in half, scoop out pulp, and put in bowl. Melt butter in large pot, add flour, and gradually stir in milk. Make sure you keep stirring it and don't have the heat too high or else it will burn. Continue to stir until smooth, thickened, and bubbly. Stir in potato pulp, salt, pepper, and 3/4 of onions, bacon, and cheese. Cook until heated through. Stir in sour cream. When serving, top with remaining onions, bacon, and cheese.

Mashed Potato Candy

When I moved to Idaho to attend college, my friend bought this cookbook for me as a joke. It was especially funny because I didn't know how to cook AT ALL. Wow, how times change. :) This recipe is from the book. If you like Mounds candy bars, you will LOVE these!

1/4 cup hot mashed potatoes
1 tsp. butter
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
chocolate chips, melted

Mix potato and butter in a bowl; add sugar gradually, working it into potato. Add vanilla, salt and coconut, mixing with hands, if necessary. *Press mixture into a buttered 8x8 inch pan. Spread top with melted chocolate. Chill and cut into bars.

*I followed the directions the first time, but when I make this again, I think I would rather roll them into balls or make them into patties and then dip them in chocolate. It would be a little bit more time consuming, but the bars weren't very pretty. Plus if they were dipped, there would be more chocolate per bite. And I'm ALL about that!

Potato Pancakes

This is a really easy version. It makes a great breakfast or side dish.

1 T butter
3-5 potatoes, grated
chopped onion (optional)
1 egg
1/4-1/2 c pancake mix or flour
salt and pepper to taste
parsley to taste

Melt butter in a pan. Mix the ingredients until they form a batter. Spread a tablespoon of batter for each pancake and brown on both sides. Serve with butter, sour cream, or applesauce. I think you can do this with zucchini too, although I have never tried it.

Baked Potato Soup

I tried this recipe for the first time last night, and I don't know what they are thinking--it was not a soup. But it was yummy. Next time I'm going to add a lot more liquid (chicken broth or milk), not just to make it really a soup, but also because the potatoes took forever to cook without enough liquid. Maybe keeping the lid on while they cook would help too.

Baked Potato Soup

¼ c butter
½ onion
2 T flour
1 can chicken broth
4 potatoes, cubed
½ t salt
½ t pepper
½ t garlic salt
Dash Tabasco sauce
1 c sour cream

Melt butter in a pot, sauté onions, sprinkle in flour—cook about 5 minutes.
Gradually add in the chicken broth. Stir in potatoes and seasonings. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Serve with chopped green onions, crumbled bacon, and grated cheddar.

Chocolate Potato Cake

I had this for breakfast today. :)

4 oz unsweetened chocolate
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups cake flour (I just used regular flour)
1 tsp. baking flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup butter
1 3/4 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup mashed potatoes (probably shouldn't use instant: different consistency)
1 cup buttermilk (put 1T white vinegar or lemon juice in a 1c. measure, then fill the rest with milk)

Melt chocolate with the vanilla, cool slightly. Sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and cinnamon. Cream the butter and sugar and beat in the eggs one by one. Add the chocolate and mashed potatoes. Beat in the dry ingredients alternatively with the buttermilk. Pour into a greased 13x9inch pan and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for approximately 40 minutes (or bake in 2 round 9 inch pans for 30-35 minutes.) Cool before frosting.

Perogi Potato Casserole

Ingredients:
15 lasagna noodles
2 cup cottage cheese
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon onion powder, divided
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
2 cups mashed potatoes
1/8 teaspoon Pepper
1 cup butter
1 large onion, chopped
sour cream, optional

Preparation:Cook lasagna noodles as directed on package; drain. Line bottom of 9x13x2-inch pan with noodles. In a medium bowl, mix cottage cheese, egg, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon onion powder together. Spread over noodles. Cover with another layer of noodles.
In same bowl, mix cheddar cheese with potatoes, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon onion powder, and pepper. Spread over noodles. Cover with another layer of noodles.

Melt butter in pan. Saute onion until transparent and soft. Pour over noodles. Cover with foil and bake for about 30 minutes in 350° oven. Let perogi casserole stand 10 minutes before serving. Perogi Casserole Serves 4

(I only used 12 lasagna noodles, and 1/2 cup of butter. Also, I added some chives in with the mashed potatoes)

Mashed Potatoes Supreme

Mashed Potatoes Supreme
3 lbs medium red potatoes, quartered
1 package (8 oz each) cream cheese, cubed
½ cup butter, cubed
½ cup half-and-half cream or milk
1 medium green pepper, chopped
4 green onions, thinly sliced
½ cup cooked ham, sliced
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
· Place potatoes in a large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain.
· In a large mixing bowl, mash the potatoes. Add the cream cheese, butter and cream; beat until blended. Stir in the green peppers, onions, ham, salt, and pepper. Stir in 1/3 cup cheddar cheese and 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese.
· Transfer to a greased 9x13 baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.