Best Breakfast Side Dish - Potatoes and Onions

I grew up on potatoes and onions, pan-fried in bacon grease or butter with salt and pepper.

I know what you're thinking. That sounds ridiculously delicious and healthy. Well, it is. Okay, and isn't. But who doesn't love bacon? Or butter, for that matter? Yeah, that's what I thought.

So here you have it.

- Peel, wash, and grate some potatoes. Think one potato a person (you're going to want to eat all of them, I promise).

- Dice an onion, yellow or white.

- Use the same pan you used to cook your bacon (but get rid of some of the grease...) or melt a couple tablespoons of butter in a skillet. (This is pretty scientific, huh?)

- Toss in your grated potatoes and diced onions, add some salt and pepper, and let them babies cook on medium heat.

You'll want to flip them over. I like mine a little on the brown and toasted side. If you toss them around or mix them too much, they get mushy. Just FYI. It helps if you just let them fry for a few minutes, then kind of flip them over. Just cook them until everything is soft and cooked, and even a little brown.

Eat them with a lovely over-medium egg and a piece of toast (you have to have the toast to dip in the egg yolk). They're really good with my grandma's chili sauce, but, unfortunately, I don't have the recipe for that. They're also good with salsa or ketchup. Seriously, you can't ruin these. They're just SO good!

(And so not healthy... and who cares. :D)

Cinnamon Rolls

This is a family recipe that my sister-in-law made for a big family get together we had on Sunday.  They are delicious!

Cinnamon Rolls

(Neva Mae Brandt Herbert) 

1/2 c shortening

1/2 c sugar

1 egg

1 T yeast in 1/2 c warm water & 1/2 tsp sugar (let sit 10 minutes)

8 c flour

2 c warm water

1 1/2 tsp salt 

Combine all ingredients.  Raise and knead down.  Rise again and roll out on floured surface.  Cover with butter, cinnamon, and sugar (You can use brown sugar).  Roll up and cut into 1" wide slices.*  Melt butter in pans and dip top of roll in butter and turn up in pans.  Bake at 425 for 10 - 15 minutes.  Cover with icing immediately as they come out of the oven. 

Icing:

2 c powdered sugar

4 T water (not more than)

(If you want to make it richer 2 T butter or cream cheese [both of these need to be at room temperature] – this can be more if you want) 

Don’t make it too runny.

*Tip for cutting rolls into 1" wide slices.  Use a piece of floss (no flavor, plain, waxed) about 12" long.  Place under the rolls, then cross on top in a tying motion.  This creates a clean, fast, and easy cut.

Definition:

Knead: to work dough into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.