Sugar Magnolia Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I need a good potato recipe to go with a honey baked ham. Working in my Mom's smallish condo kitchen and serving 12 people-so need it simple but good. Also will be serving some crappy lima bean thing my Mom wants to make. Also ideas for a good side salad would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 (edited) salad: spinach with a warm bacon vinaigrette. lardons, blue cheese crumbles, sauted mushrooms. hard boiled eggs are good with this as well chipotle, cheddar mashed potatoes lardons: dice about 18 slices of bacon. crisp them in a saute pan. save the fat. in a blender: blend 2 diced shallots, 1 cup sherry vinegar, 1/2 cup honey, 1 tsp thyme, equivilant of 6 slices or bacon. slowly add 2 cups of canola or grapeseed oil (plus the bacon fat). hold it warm. Edited February 9, 2007 by Bier Meister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 salad: spinach with a warm bacon vinaigrette. lardons, blue cheese crumbles, sauted mushrooms. hard boiled eggs are good with this as well chipotle, cheddar mashed potatoes lardons: dice about 18 slices of bacon. crisp them in a saute pan. save the fat. in a blender: blend 2 diced shallots, 1 cup sherry vinegar, 1/2 cup honey, 1 tsp thyme, equivilant of 6 slices or bacon. slowly add 2 cups of canola or grapeseed oil (plus the bacon fat). hold it warm. Great idea for the salad except when my Mom came to visit me I a spinach warm bacon vinaigrette salad-so would like to do something different. I like the mashed potato idea. If I don't have a gravy for mashed potatoes I usually mash the potatoes then put them in the oven and brown them on top. Will that work with this recipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 (edited) different salad: mixed greens peel and small dice 2 sweet potatoes. boil in oil with 5 cinnamon sticks until a little soft. strain and cool oil and sp... can save oil for dressing in a blender: 1 cup champagne vinegar, 2 shallots (diced or chopped), 1 oz sugar, 1/8 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp nutmeg. very slowly drizzle in 2 cups canola or grapeseed oil and 1/4 - 1/2 cups pumpkin seed oil. garnish with sunflower seeds, dried cherries, diced sweet potatoes, and some chevre Edited February 9, 2007 by Bier Meister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 duchess potatoes: 12 potatoes (peeled and cut into 6ths) store in cold water. 4 oz unsalted butter (melted) salt to taste white pepper to taste 6 chipotles 7 egg yolks boil until tender. drain. put in oven for several minutes to dry. pass them through a food mill. add butter and mix until pasty. season with salt and pepper. if moist, stir over low flame to stiffen (don't want them moist like mashed). remove from the heat. add yolks and beat until smooth. place in a pastry bag. on a sprayed cookie sheet, bag out whatever design you want. place in an oven of 425 until lightly browned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckB Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 A simple spinach salad might be nice Spinach leaves tossed in a honey mustard dressing with apples chopped up in it topped with dried cranberries and toasted almonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 How about potatoes au gratun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 How about potatoes au gratun? gratins are good, but pretty time consuming with regard to prep. if sugar request a recipe, i'll post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia Posted February 9, 2007 Author Share Posted February 9, 2007 Thanks for all of the advice, but I it looks like I need to give you more details: 1. This is my 79 year old Mom's kitchen-no food mills to be found, not even a blender, although she owns a food processor since I got her one for her b-day. 2. She lives in the midwest and my Mom and one of my brothers have traditional midwest palates, so not real adventurous. 3. This is Cincinnati, Ohio and when I visit I always struggle to find what I know as common ingredients. Last time back I couldn't even find shallots! There is a Wild Oats store now so that helps. Maybe I could find grapeseed oil, but probably not pumpkin seed oil. Finding fresh herbs, forget it. One time I tried to make basil pesto back there and it cost me $15 buying up all of these tiny cellophane packages and the basil that was dry and tasteless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Thanks for all of the advice, but I it looks like I need to give you more details: 1. This is my 79 year old Mom's kitchen-no food mills to be found, not even a blender, although she owns a food processor since I got her one for her b-day. 2. She lives in the midwest and my Mom and one of my brothers have traditional midwest palates, so not real adventurous. 3. This is Cincinnati, Ohio and when I visit I always struggle to find what I know as common ingredients. Last time back I couldn't even find shallots! There is a Wild Oats store now so that helps. Maybe I could find grapeseed oil, but probably not pumpkin seed oil. Finding fresh herbs, forget it. One time I tried to make basil pesto back there and it cost me $15 buying up all of these tiny cellophane packages and the basil that was dry and tasteless. can still make the potatoes.. just mash them as you would normally. can make the dressing in the food processor, but: iceberg lettuce roquefort dressing blue cheese crumbles bacon bits candied walnuts or pecans diced or sliced pears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 more summery, but always good: bibb lettuce orange/lemon vinaigrette sunflour seeds either mandarin orages or sectioned blood oranges (or regular) shaved manchego cheese crisp prosciutto strips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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