My First Post: Potatoes Au gratin

So, I decided to make a Food Blog because, well, I love food. My kids tell me I should open a restaurant. I'm flattered but really I just enjoy cooking. It's starting to get cold so I spend a lot more time cooking and making comfort foods. I don't necessarily cook healthy but I use fresh ingredients and well, it's just Yummy. Oh did I mention I don't measure? Sorry, it's just the way I cook. I eye things, try them, smell and taste to get my final product.

I was busy driving to college visits this weekend so to be honest when I got home today I decided to make something quick. I am cooking up some Bratwurst and what goes well with that? Potatoes. I have red potatoes.

I sliced them up stuck them in a casserole dish and whipped up a cheese sauce to bake it in. I pre-heated the oven to 350. I made a rue with butter and flour, whisked in some whole milk and added cheese. A Lot of cheese. I used cheddar, swiss and some mozzarella. But mainly cheddar, just a smidge of the others. Mozz makes it too stringy swiss adds tang. Blended some milk, I don't want it to be thick because the potatoes are going to bake in it and absorb it. I added some minced garlic, about a clove, some black pepper, a light sprinkle of cayenne pepper and a little sprinkle of cajun seasoning and some dried rosemary. Pour the cheese sauce over the potatoes, and bake until potatoes are tender. Check on them though to make sure that there's enough liquid for the potatoes to absorb. 45 minutes to an hour depending on how many potatoes used. I only used 5. In the last five minutes, top with cheese and let melt.

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