On Wed, 13 May 2015 12:04:46 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:

>On 5/13/2015 9:48 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
>> On Wed, 13 May 2015 08:53:50 -0400, William > wrote:
>>
>>> What is the one Vegetable dish that stands out in your mind as being
>>> the most favored at family gatherings?
>>>
>>> William
>>>
>>
>> Majic Garlic Potatoes:
>>
>> It's a recipe from a local restaurant that I got in a newsletter years
>> ago. I'll give you my slightly modified version:
>>
>> 5 lbs potatoes
>>
>> 4 cups 40% cream
>>
>> 2 heads of fresh garlic (not the stuff in jars!)
>>
>> 1 tsp salt
>>
>> 1 tsp white pepper (black pepper works too, but makes black specks in
>> the sauce!)
>>
>> Gruyere swiss cheese
>>
>>
>> Peel (optional I suppose) and slice up the potatoes into chunk slices
>> about 1/4 inch thick. Peel and mince the garlic, and I pare that
>> little green plant out of the middle of each clove (A PITA, but it's
>> kinda fun too!)
>>
>> In a large pot, put the potato pieces, the cream, the garlic and the
>> salt and pepper and bring to a gentle boil for about 10-15 mins. Thin
>> with a little milk to make it easy to stir.
>>
>> Then pour into a shallow baking pan like a lasagna pan, and grate
>> Gruyere cheese on top. Bake at 350F for 40 mins or into until the
>> Gruyere gets light golden brown.
>>
>> Let sit for 30 mins after baking, and enjoy!
>>
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>>
>
>Fascinating recipe, sounds tasty, sounds fattening too!

It's definitely not diet food, if that's what you mean!! And it's
amazinlky delicious!!! I upped the amount of fresh garlic from the
original recipe because I think my recipe for this dish evidences that
there is no such thing as too much garlic!! :-)

John Kuthe...