Sunday Potatoes

4 cups mashed potatoes (6 potatoes) 1 tsp salt
3 cups cottage cheese
3/4 cup sour cream
1 TBSP grated onion or onion flakes, or 1/2 tsp onion salt
2 1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp white pepper (black can be used)
garlic powder to taste
cheddar cheese
chives

Whip together and put in a casserole dish. Top with cheese and chives. Bake 1/2 hour at 350 degrees.

As roommates in college, we would each make a meal once a week and share. That way we would eat real meals and get some practice making dinner. We would say we were training to be domestic goddesses. My good friend Roma put together a recipe book at the end of the year. It is one I cherish, I thought I lost it a little while back and I wanted to cry. Anyway these potatoes are something Roma's mom would make. They are delicious. I made them for two holiday parties this year and everyone loved them.

Potato Salad Dressing

1 c. vinegar
1c. sugar
dash of salt
2 Tbsp. corn starch
1 Tbsp. dry mustard
2 Tbsp. cold water
3 eggs
1 Tbsp butter

In a small saucepan, bring vinegar, sugar, and salt to boil. Meanwhile, in another bowl, whisk together the cornstarch, mustard, adn water. When cornstarch is dissolved, add the eggs and beat well. Whisk a small amount of the boiling vinegar mixture into the eggs (to temper) then pour it all back into the saucepan. Continue cooking and stirring until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and whisk in th ebutter. Pour into a bowl and press plastic wrap on the surface. refrigerate until cool. Mix half and half with mayonnaise for potato salad.

For my salad, I boil red potatoes until tender, let them cool, then dice them. Add crumbled cooked bacon, diced hard-boiled eggs, and chopped parsley. Add salad dressing then stir and chill.

From Amy H. 6-21-09