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Blog #100 - WOW! + Hashbrown Recipe

I can't believe it, but this is my 100th blog!  It's taken me awhile to get here as I don't post every day, but I have really enjoyed my time here on homesteadblogger.com.  There are so many wonderful, intelligent, thrifty and insightful people on this blog and I've learned so much! 

I love to cook from scratch - especially "convenience" foods. I love the idea of convenience foods but I hate to pay the price for them.  I found one the other day for hashbrowns.  My kids love McDonald's hashbrowns but we rarely go to McDonald's (but I knew that any I made would be compared to McDonald's).  So, when I found this recipe, I thought:  voila!  They are very good and they loved them better than McDonald's.  So, I thought I'd share the recipe:

HASHBROWNS

6 medium potatoes

water, to cover

1-2 tablespoons butter

salt & pepper, to taste

Peel potatoes, if desired.  Cut in half and place in large pot.  Cover with cold water.  Bring water to boil and cook until potatoes are just tender (about 10 minutes).  Drain.

Place potatoes in large bowl and cover with cold water.  Place in fridge overnight.

Drain potatoes.  Shred with hand grater or food processor. 

To cook right away:  Heat frying pan over medium-high heat.  Add butter or margarine.  Place shredded potatoes in pan.  Cook for approximately 5-7 minutes or until bottom is browned.  Flip potatoes and cook until browned.  Season with salt and pepper.

To freeze:  I simply divided up the shredded potatoes into "meal-size" portions and wrapped them in Glad Press & Seal, put them in a large freezer bag and stuck them in the freezer.  Now, I have "convenience" hash browns!

JUST A LITTLE TIP:  As I find good recipes, I cut them out of magazines or print off the internet and tape them into my own little "cookbooks".  These are little journals that I've found here and there over the years and instead of having a recipe box, I make little cookbooks out of the journals.  After 14 years of doing this, I have 3 full books and I'm in the middle of the 4th.  This really helps with keeping things organized for me.  Plus, none of the recipes get lost!

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{ 07:51 , Tuesday, June 17, 2008 } { Posted by southernbelle }

What a great recipe and what a great idea. I have GOT to start doing that! I'm worried I won't be able to find the recipe when I need it because I have them stuck here and there.