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My mother used to make "poorman's potatoes." Potatoes sliced thin with onions and water, baked til they're edible, obviously with salt and pepper, etc.

Tonight I improved on the recipe. We wanted scalloped, but we didn't have enough cheese or any milk, for that matter.

So, I sliced'em thin, layered them with salt and pepper, garlic powder, onions, Frank's hot sauce, plus a sprinkling of the shredded cheese we had left over. In a 1 and 1/2 quart casserole. Sprinkled some generic parmesan cheese here and there and topped off the layers with the majority of the cheese. At the last minute forgot I'd not added butter, so plopped four big pats on top. Covered and cooked for an hour or so and then took the tinfoil off. The top is crusty cheesy. The innards are hot, moist, lightly gooey with cheese/butter/water.

They're totally fabulous.

Beebs52 wrote:The top is crusty cheesy. The innards are hot, moist, lightly gooey with cheese/butter/water.

Just how I like it....

ShitSandwich wrote:

Beebs52 wrote:The top is crusty cheesy. The innards are hot, moist, lightly gooey with cheese/butter/water.

Just how I like it....

You appear to have the infamous "disappearing cheese" topping that is very popular in heavily wooded areas and Las Vegas, but will just not make it in polite potato society.

Beebs52 wrote:

ShitSandwich wrote:

Beebs52 wrote:The top is crusty cheesy. The innards are hot, moist, lightly gooey with cheese/butter/water.

Just how I like it....

You appear to have the infamous "disappearing cheese" topping that is very popular in heavily wooded areas and Las Vegas, but will just not make it in polite potato society.

I need water.

TheGlowingPotato wrote:

Beebs52 wrote:

ShitSandwich wrote:
Just how I like it....

You appear to have the infamous "disappearing cheese" topping that is very popular in heavily wooded areas and Las Vegas, but will just not make it in polite potato society.

I need water.

Sweetums, you're the one we tossed into the compost bin. That we don't use anymore. So, raccoons it is!

But, you're quite lovely, and your potato esteem should remain intact even as you're devoured by critters.

Beebs52 wrote:

TheGlowingPotato wrote:

Beebs52 wrote: You appear to have the infamous "disappearing cheese" topping that is very popular in heavily wooded areas and Las Vegas, but will just not make it in polite potato society.

I need water.

Sweetums, you're the one we tossed into the compost bin. That we don't use anymore. So, raccoons it is!

But, you're quite lovely, and your potato esteem should remain intact even as you're devoured by critters.

I got dibs!

Evil Squirrel wrote:

Beebs52 wrote:

TheGlowingPotato wrote:
I need water.

Sweetums, you're the one we tossed into the compost bin. That we don't use anymore. So, raccoons it is!

But, you're quite lovely, and your potato esteem should remain intact even as you're devoured by critters.

I got dibs!

You little SOB. We've reattached the birdfeeder three times because you're such a deadbeat you can't find your own dinner. Ya scumbucket.

Beebs52 wrote:

Evil Squirrel wrote:

Beebs52 wrote: Sweetums, you're the one we tossed into the compost bin. That we don't use anymore. So, raccoons it is!

But, you're quite lovely, and your potato esteem should remain intact even as you're devoured by critters.

I got dibs!

You little SOB. We've reattached the birdfeeder three times because you're such a deadbeat you can't find your own dinner. Ya scumbucket.

Next time, how about a little of that Frank's on that birdfeed? I like my vittles with a little kick...

Evil Squirrel wrote:

Beebs52 wrote:

Evil Squirrel wrote:
I got dibs!

You little SOB. We've reattached the birdfeeder three times because you're such a deadbeat you can't find your own dinner. Ya scumbucket.

Next time, how about a little of that Frank's on that birdfeed? I like my vittles with a little kick...

I'll Frank your birdfeed. How's about a little Merv on your feed? Trust me. You'll like it.

BB, try just baking them with real butter and salt and pepper.

Sorta scalloped without the cheese and/or milk. They are really good.

Yours sound interesting, although I'm not big on Frank's sauce. I'd be willing to try it, though.

Beebs52 wrote:My mother used to make "poorman's potatoes." Potatoes sliced thin with onions and water, baked til they're edible, obviously with salt and pepper, etc.

Tonight I improved on the recipe. We wanted scalloped, but we didn't have enough cheese or any milk, for that matter.

So, I sliced'em thin, layered them with salt and pepper, garlic powder, onions, Frank's hot sauce, plus a sprinkling of the shredded cheese we had left over. In a 1 and 1/2 quart casserole. Sprinkled some generic parmesan cheese here and there and topped off the layers with the majority of the cheese. At the last minute forgot I'd not added butter, so plopped four big pats on top. Covered and cooked for an hour or so and then took the tinfoil off. The top is crusty cheesy. The innards are hot, moist, lightly gooey with cheese/butter/water.

They're totally fabulous.

Did you need some spices?

ulysses5019 wrote:

Beebs52 wrote:My mother used to make "poorman's potatoes." Potatoes sliced thin with onions and water, baked til they're edible, obviously with salt and pepper, etc.

Tonight I improved on the recipe. We wanted scalloped, but we didn't have enough cheese or any milk, for that matter.

So, I sliced'em thin, layered them with salt and pepper, garlic powder, onions, Frank's hot sauce, plus a sprinkling of the shredded cheese we had left over. In a 1 and 1/2 quart casserole. Sprinkled some generic parmesan cheese here and there and topped off the layers with the majority of the cheese. At the last minute forgot I'd not added butter, so plopped four big pats on top. Covered and cooked for an hour or so and then took the tinfoil off. The top is crusty cheesy. The innards are hot, moist, lightly gooey with cheese/butter/water.

They're totally fabulous.

Did you need some spices?

I'll take a pound of saffron and the western portion of the upper quadrant of the eastern universe.

Beebs52 wrote:
I'll take a pound of saffron and the western portion of the upper quadrant of the eastern universe.

Ya know, I don't think you're likely to see a sentence like that quote any where but here. It would make a good signature line.

It's hard to go wrong. I have a favorite cheesy carrot bake, and I was short on carrots. So I filled in with potatoes. It was really good.

Beebs52 wrote: I'll take a pound of saffron and the western portion of the upper quadrant of the eastern universe.

That would be worth about as much as my car, except you could keep the universe portions...

Beebs52 wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:

Beebs52 wrote:My mother used to make "poorman's potatoes." Potatoes sliced thin with onions and water, baked til they're edible, obviously with salt and pepper, etc.

Tonight I improved on the recipe. We wanted scalloped, but we didn't have enough cheese or any milk, for that matter.

So, I sliced'em thin, layered them with salt and pepper, garlic powder, onions, Frank's hot sauce, plus a sprinkling of the shredded cheese we had left over. In a 1 and 1/2 quart casserole. Sprinkled some generic parmesan cheese here and there and topped off the layers with the majority of the cheese. At the last minute forgot I'd not added butter, so plopped four big pats on top. Covered and cooked for an hour or so and then took the tinfoil off. The top is crusty cheesy. The innards are hot, moist, lightly gooey with cheese/butter/water.

They're totally fabulous.

Did you need some spices?

I'll take a pound of saffron and the western portion of the upper quadrant of the eastern universe.

I'll have a sandworm deliver the spices. The entire upper quadrant is under repair right now due to damages from spring break. I'll get back to you.

ulysses5019 wrote:

Beebs52 wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote: Did you need some spices?

I'll take a pound of saffron and the western portion of the upper quadrant of the eastern universe.

I'll have a sandworm deliver the spices. The entire upper quadrant is under repair right now due to damages from spring break. I'll get back to you.

It better not be that scruffy-looking desegmented one. I was embarrassed in front of the neighbors last time.

Beebs52 wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:

Beebs52 wrote: I'll take a pound of saffron and the western portion of the upper quadrant of the eastern universe.

I'll have a sandworm deliver the spices. The entire upper quadrant is under repair right now due to damages from spring break. I'll get back to you.

It better not be that scruffy-looking desegmented one. I was embarrassed in front of the neighbors last time.

He might already be there.......check behind the fridge. Just don't poke him with a rake.

ulysses5019 wrote:

Beebs52 wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:
I'll have a sandworm deliver the spices. The entire upper quadrant is under repair right now due to damages from spring break. I'll get back to you.

It better not be that scruffy-looking desegmented one. I was embarrassed in front of the neighbors last time.

He might already be there.......check behind the fridge. Just don't poke him with a rake.

Hon, the stuff that lives back there would finish him off waaay before he'd be a threat to us. You don't wanna go back there. Even Merv is put off.

Beebs52 wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:

Beebs52 wrote: It better not be that scruffy-looking desegmented one. I was embarrassed in front of the neighbors last time.

He might already be there.......check behind the fridge. Just don't poke him with a rake.

Hon, the stuff that lives back there would finish him off waaay before he'd be a threat to us. You don't wanna go back there. Even Merv is put off.

Ok. But he is very resilient. His brother did end up segmented after his delivery to Norman.

ulysses5019 wrote:

He might already be there.......check behind the fridge. Just don't poke him with a rake.

<snippage>

Ok. But he is very resilient. His brother did end up segmented after his delivery to Norman.

I was just about to point out that a rake can be a very useful tool for wrangling no-footers. So can a sharpened chef's knife from Chicago Cutlery.

silvercamaro wrote:

ulysses5019 wrote:

He might already be there.......check behind the fridge. Just don't poke him with a rake.

<snippage>

Ok. But he is very resilient. His brother did end up segmented after his delivery to Norman.

I was just about to point out that a rake can be a very useful tool for wrangling no-footers. So can a sharpened chef's knife from Chicago Cutlery.

Chicago Cutlery is fabulous. Would you recommend the serrated or just the big honking cleaver for desegmentation?

Beebs52 wrote:
Chicago Cutlery is fabulous. Would you recommend the serrated or just the big honking cleaver for desegmentation?

If I had planned ahead, I would have ordered one of those big serrated knives sold through infomercials -- the kind that can slice through frozen foods and bones. While I personally was not involved in the desegmentation, I observed that lots of bones seemed to resist the process. On the other hand, the sharp point on the blade of the heavy chef's knife was efficient, lobotomy-wise. I wouldn't want to use a cleaver, as the handle is on the short side, given an active biting appendage in close proximity. An axe probably would be better, not counting the side effect of destroying the counters and cabinets.

It just goes to prove that we all need a wardrobe of kitchen tools.

silvercamaro wrote:

Beebs52 wrote:
Chicago Cutlery is fabulous. Would you recommend the serrated or just the big honking cleaver for desegmentation?

If I had planned ahead, I would have ordered one of those big serrated knives sold through infomercials -- the kind that can slice through frozen foods and bones. While I personally was not involved in the desegmentation, I observed that lots of bones seemed to resist the process. On the other hand, the sharp point on the blade of the heavy chef's knife was efficient, lobotomy-wise. I wouldn't want to use a cleaver, as the handle is on the short side, given an active biting appendage in close proximity. An axe probably would be better, not counting the side effect of destroying the counters and cabinets.

It just goes to prove that we all need a wardrobe of kitchen tools.

Would you kids mind taking your knives and playing mumbly peg on someone else's bored.

ulysses5019 wrote:
Would you kids mind taking your knives and playing mumbly peg on someone else's bored.

Don't be givin' us no chit, Blast Boy. I have a rake and an array of carbon steel cutlery, and bb has potatoes.

We are armed and dangerous.