I am so cheap unbaked fried potato skins

[Guest guest]

Well, the melding of our High Tea for Thanksgiving and the last minute " BTW Mom

can you make Thanksgiving dinner here " when I had thought they were going

elsewhere, went well.

 

The food was put on the table and disappeared. Four adults and two almost teen

boys devoured 4 DOZEN deviled eggs. That's whole eggs, not 48 halves. I got a

half.

 

I ended up making 5 large pots of tea and every crumb of sweeties went so fast I

almost didn't get a lemon bar. Carl and I was certain that we would be the only

one who would eat the cucumber sandwiches, so I only brought 16 of them (quarter

slice bread, etc). They also were sucked down.

 

I swear it was a swarm of locusts! Everyone's particular favorite was made and

Brandon ate almost half the pan of his favorite cheese and corny corn muffins.

Jarod tried to hide the big bowl of banana pudding in his room, but ended up

sharing. The big casserole of broccoli souffle that really isn't a souffle went

well and I ate a lot more than I should have of Kimmie's green bean casserole.

She doesn't cook, but I love her casserole and it makes her feel good to see the

dish empty.

 

Thank heavens we did this. Kimmie works so hard and our son is not doing well,

so we made sure they had lots of leftovers (and surprises) in the refrigerator

and gas in the car. The only thing they had in the house to eat was Ramen

noodles and a couple cans of Rico cheddar cheese sauce/dip with peppers. By the

end of the night she had a blinding migraine so I made her a cup of mildly

spiced apple cider and made her take off her shoes and snuggle on the couch. I

also loaded the dishwasher and wiped up the kitchen, putting food and stuff away

so they didn't have to do it next year.

 

Think I'm kidding? HA, wish I wasn't.

 

Ah, the unbaked fried potato skins. I used red potatoes for the mashed potatoes

and peeled them first. They couldn't find the peeler or a paring knife so I

ended up doing it with a chef's knife. The skins were a lot thicker than I'd

normally have cut, but that worked out rather well.

 

So I put two pots of oil on the stove. Sounds crazy, but it works for frying

normal french fries. We fried in one pot, finished frying in the other, which

made them crispier so the skins were nice and cooked inside and crisped outside.

After draining and letting the oil drip onto paper towels, I arranged them on a

couple of large plates and heated a can of the cheddar cheese and poured it all

over. That was also devoured and I did get to eat a couple. I love recipes that

use everything. 

 

So there's the recipe-ish for the potatoes. If we'd had fried the Beast, I'd

have just popped them into a frying basket after the Beast had been removed, and

cook them there.

 

I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving and if you lived where Thanksgiving

isn't celebrated, then I hope you had a happy Thursday!

 

Things have been a little crazy here, but I promise to be better about writing!

Love and hugs, Jeanne in GA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, Jeanne B <treazured wrote:

>

> Well, the melding of our High Tea for Thanksgiving and the last

minute " BTW Mom can you make Thanksgiving dinner here " when I had

thought they were going elsewhere, went well.

>  

> The food was put on the table and disappeared. Four adults and two

almost teen boys devoured 4 DOZEN deviled eggs. That's whole eggs, not

48 halves. I got a half.

 

 

Great story! There *is* something mysterious about deviled eggs that

compels us to eat them until gone. A co-worker makes a cereal snack

like that I refer to as " crack Chex " for its addictiveness.

 

What a joy to be able to whip up a special dinner on a moment's

notice. Congratulations on creating a memorable holiday for your

family!

 

Marcey in Bloomington, Indiana