So I was making scalloped potatoes and using my son’s knives. Can you guess what happened next? Yes. You are right. I cut the finger. Really cut it. And I am quite the bleeder so I had to call in a Troop. Who was kind enough to be my hands. And I talked this very young fellow through making Mama’s Scalloped Potatoes.
As he was dealing with the garlic, I reached for the mandolin to cut the potatoes, I have never used a mandolin before. Surely I could do this one-handed. Wow, what a gadget! They are so sharp and make short work of the potatoes AND another finger on the other hand. Next time I am going to bring my own knives. By now I had both hands bandaged and needed more help.
Ava was paying close attention. I am not sure she would have been that useful. Third Son came home and helped the Troop. 
We rested the sliced potatoes in salty water with the whole garlic cloves and a few twigs of rosemary. 
To assemble the scalloped potatoes. Grease your dish, and wipe with a sliced piece of garlic. Layer thinly sliced potato, onion and cheese and pepper ending with potato and cheese. Half fill the dish with cream. 
Cook in a moderate oven for about two hours, slowly, until tender and tasty.
Ava wants a taste.
We had the Scalloped Potatoes with grilled lamb chops that had been lightly sprinkled with sea salt. Bowls of Mama Coleslaw. Now, my darlings, I am talking with limited fingers! Taking off the tips of your fingers is not a comfortable style. Ow. So I write again tomorrow.
c
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99 responses to “Scalloped Potatoes and Knives”
The recipe sounds delicious! I can’t wait to try it here at home. (My previous ventures with scalloped potatoes involve a box with dried potatoes and a mix and instructions on the back I can follow – they turned out pretty good, but I can’t wait to try them fresh!) I hope your fingers heal soon!
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This is a great recipe for eating cold too, so you can take it to work the next day!! c
Oh, no, this is no way to have a holiday. Enough with the finger cutting! Your potatoes look scrumptious in spite of all the mishaps. Have a safe and careful rest of your visit, won’t you?
I will . we will keep on cooking! and eating.. all the good stuff! ..c
Reminds me of my senior year in high school. Making an Italian dinner for our church youth group. I was grating the cheese on a hand grater. First time using one I think. Yep you probably guessed it. I kept slicing my finger nails and then my fingers on it. I just kept on going, joking about a little blood in the salad.
I guess I had some plumber in me already then and didn’t know it yet!
eeoo blood in the salad.. I hate that feeling of grating the fingernails.. c
Ouchie! (Why did those girls have scabby knees?)
Who knows what those girls get up to at college?.. c
cute pooch 🙂 Sorry about your knife experience! Maybe they just need to be sharpened? I love my mandolin but I don’t use it often enough 🙂
Hi Tandy, these knives are so sharp i could shave my legs with them.. c
….. 🙂 But what can I do, I love your Daisy! Thank you dear Cecilia, have a nice and enjoyable time, with my love, nia
Thank you darling.. c
Food looks good; sorry about your finger, though! Is Ava a Pitbull?
Yeah she is a Pitbull.. isn’t she sweet.. c
Your dish looks bubbly and delicious.
It is delicious! c
You poor thing! Something I do frequently, so you have both my sympathy and my empathy. Best one of all was trying to cut pumpkin at 4am when I couldn’t sleep…sigh…
Cutting pumpkins is dangerous, when we were kids mum sent us outside to do it with an axe! c
I’m so sorry about your accidents and losing a bit of finger but one thing is for sure…you haven’t lost your sense of humor. And to top it off you made a beautiful dish and took photos. An amazing woman for sure.
Lots of surprises in the kitchen that day!! c
Oh, you poor thing with cutting those fingers. But the potatoes look so scrumptious.
Eeks! Ouch ouch ouch. Hope your fingers are recovering well!
Absolutely stunning dog photos. You are a brilliant photographer! Mind if I ask what kind of camera you use?
I use a very old Nikon D70 nothing fancy at all!
Ah – that’s why! SLR vs digital. I love my digital Nikkon for its pure sense of ease. But I cannot do what you do with similar results. Just lovely. My husband agrees!
Your scalloped potatoes made on your mandolin look so tasty & apart! Well flavoured too!
I am sorry for your hands! Your son made this fab dish! 😉
Excellent pics too!
I became a supervisor that day! c
Finely sliced potatoes & fingers – oh dear! I’ve not made this potato bake version, mine is a little simpler – I must try yours 🙂
Ava is just stunning!!!
maybe you could post yours, or is it already there somewhere.. c