My posts are a bit out of order these days due to the demise of my mouse-pad-thingie on my macbook. Thanks to Facebook, one of my high school friends was able to suggest a solution that worked quite well and allowed me to download my pictures! Aug 19 was Rich's birthday (which he shares with Bill Clinton...). We both worked all day however that did not stop me from making him a yummy birthday dinner. Rich's favorite meals usually involve meat, cheese, potatoes, bread, and A-1 sauce. Don't mess up his celebratory meals with veggies or salad, unless it is Caesar, and smothered with bacon bits and croutons. On my lunch break I rushed home to peel and slice potatoes and make a delicious sharp cheddar roux for homemade potatoes au gratin. Filet mignon and a loaf of rosemary & sea salt sourdough bread completed his birthday dinner. I made him his birthday "cake" which was Jell-O no bake cheesecake. Yes, that is his favorite. After dinner we went out for a while and came home ready for sleep like 2 oooold people. And he's only 25....Happy birthday babe!
A happy face :)
"Real men eat meat and potatoes."
This was a great recipe. See below if you'd like to try it.
Orange is his fav. color!
--->>Potatoes Au Gratin
4 russet potatoes, peeled & sliced thinly
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp flour
2 c milk
2 c shredded Cheddar
salt & pepper
onion powder
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Butter a 2-quart baking dish. Layer 1/2 the potatoes in the baking dish and sprinkle liberally with salt, pepper, and onion powder. Add remaining potatoes and repeat salt, pepper, and onion powder.
In a medium saucepan make your roux--melt butter over medium heat, add flour and 1/2 tsp salt, and whisk constantly for 1 minute. Whisk in milk. Stir constantly until mixture has thickened. Stir in the all cheese, and continue stirring until well melted, 1-2 minutes. Pour the cheese mix over the potatoes and bake for 1-1/2 hours.
**if done in the crock pot you may cook on high about 3 hours. This is what I ended up doing, but I prefer this done in the oven.
Enjoy!
